Former Perth Glory winger blasts debut goal for Queens Park Rangers ‘It’s the best feeling in the world,’ 19-year-old saysA stunning first goal in the English Championship by Australian youth international Daniel Bennie has helped Queens Park Rangers to a vital win in their push for a Premier League return.Bennie, a former Perth Glory winger who helped Australia’s Young Socceroos to U20 Asian Cup glory in February 2025, blasted home a shot from outside the box in the 84th

Danielle Scott produces stunning run in mixed aerials finalTeenager’s freeski halfpipe final postponed to Sunday night AEDTDanielle Scott has been left reflecting on a near miss for another aerials medal at the Winter Olympics as the Australian team prepare for one final delayed push for glory from young star Indra Brown.Brown, who is seeking become Australia’s youngest ever Winter Olympics medallist at just 16, was scheduled to compete in the freeski halfpipe final on Saturday night

Manchester City beat Newcastle to cut Arsenal’s lead to twoTeam given three days off before facing LeedsPep Guardiola told his players to “take a lot of caipirinhas, daiquiris” to handle the pressure of the title chase after Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 to close to within two points of Arsenal.Two goals from Nico O’Reilly on 14 and 27 minutes at the Etihad Stadium were answered only by Lewis Hall’s strike in between as City moved to 56 points and a goal differ

American given rousing reception by crowd in MilanAlysa Liu and Mikhail Shaidorov among other performersAlysa Liu had the opportunity to cherish skating on the same Olympic ice where she won two gold medals one more time. Ilia Malinin had the chance to replace some disappointing memories with much better ones.The two Americans were among more than 40 Olympic figure skaters who took part in the traditional exhibition gala on Saturday night, which not only serves to wrap up the program but to cele

Fofana’s first of two bookings was for fouling HannibalBurnley: ‘There is no place for this in our society’Hannibal Mejbri and Wesley Fofana have both been racially abused on Instagram in the wake of the former’s Burnley side drawing 1-1 at Chelsea after the latter was sent off.Hannibal, who was fouled for the first of the two yellow cards that led to Fofana’s dismissal, posted the abuse he had received via a direct message on Instagram and wrote: “It’s

City closed the gap on Arsenal at the top thanks to two first-half goals from Nico O’ReillyNewcastle get the ball rolling! “No-one actually believes we’ll win this game, do they?” sighs Toon fan Chris Paraskevas. “I mean the last time we won at the Etihad, the goal-scorers were Moussa Sissoko (now ruining his reputation at Panathinaikos with Rafa Benitez) and Ryan Taylor.”The teams are out. Manchester City, in sky blue, are given a guard of honour by members o

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⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email ScottNewcastle get the ball rolling! “No-one actually believes we’ll win this game, do they?” sighs Toon fan Chris Paraskevas. “I mean the last time we won at the Etihad, the goal-scorers were Moussa Sissoko (now ruining his reputation at Panathinaikos with Rafa Benitez) and Ryan Taylor.”The teams are out. Manchester City, in sky blue, are given a guard of

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• Klæbo claims sixth gold of Games | And email JamesMen’s four-man bobsleigh In the workshop, a man carefully waxes down a sleigh. Another Canadian team next, under Dearborn, but they can’t improve on their countrymen.Men’s four-man bobsleigh: The French have a cracking silver sled, but it all goes wrong at the start when one of the riders gets his foot stuck. Continue reading...

New signing makes mark as leaders see off FalkirkDundee win at Aberdeen; Motherwell thrash St MirrenHearts got their Premiership title push back on track with a 1-0 win over Falkirk at Tynecastle. The Jambos, beaten 4-2 at rivals Rangers last weekend, broke the deadlock just before half-time when the January signing Islam Chesnokov lashed home his first goal for the club. Hearts held out to move five points clear of Rangers, who travel to bottom side Livingston on Sunday.Ethan Hamilton’s l

Great Britain 6-9 CanadaMouat’s side take silver after falling short in last endSometimes the silvers you win feel more like the golds you lose. After an excruciatingly tense three-hour final, there’s no doubt which way Bruce Mouat and the British men’s curling team will see this one. They were beaten 9-6 by Canada, in a game that took several twists and turns on its way to the very last stone of the 10th end. It is their second Olympic silver medal, after the one they won when

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⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email ScottNewcastle get the ball rolling! “No-one actually believes we’ll win this game, do they?” sighs Toon fan Chris Paraskevas. “I mean the last time we won at the Etihad, the goal-scorers were Moussa Sissoko (now ruining his reputation at Panathinaikos with Rafa Benitez) and Ryan Taylor.”The teams are out. Manchester City, in sky blue, are given a guard of

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• Klæbo claims sixth gold of Games | And email JamesMen’s four-man bobsleigh In the workshop, a man carefully waxes down a sleigh. Another Canadian team next, under Dearborn, but they can’t improve on their countrymen.Men’s four-man bobsleigh: The French have a cracking silver sled, but it all goes wrong at the start when one of the riders gets his foot stuck. Continue reading...

Hannibal abused via a direct message on InstagramBurnley: ‘There is no place for this in our society’Burnley have condemned racial abuse on social media received by Hannibal Mejbri after their 1-1 draw at Chelsea.Hannibal, who was fouled for the first of the two yellow cards that led to Wesley Fofana being sent off, posted the abuse he had received via a direct message on Instagram and wrote: “It’s 2026 and there still ppl like that … Educate yourself and your kids

Tottenham have rolled the dice and an injury-ravaged side’s anxiety may only get worse as West Ham close the gapWhen did the reality dawn? Perhaps it was towards the end of the first half of West Ham’s game at Chelsea at the end of January with the away side leading 2-0. Or perhaps it was when West Ham took the lead against Manchester United 10 days later. As it turned out, West Ham won neither fixture; had they done so they would have had five points more and so been level with Tott

25-year-old says she is ‘doing okay’ after injuryAthlete posts update to Instagram after scary crashPolish short track skater Kamila Sellier says that she is “doing okay” after suffering a bad cut to her face in a crash on Friday.Sellier went down along with 14-time Olympic medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy and American skater Kristen Santos-Griswold, who was penalized for an illegal lane pass that contributed to the collision. That kept Santos-Griswold from advancing thr

Fifth round: Birmingham 8-0 ChathamHurtré 26 59 68, Sarri 53, Louis 65 89, Lee 70, Leidhammar 76For just under an hour, Chatham kept themselves in this contest at 1-0 down. Given they are paid only their travel expenses, while their opponents are full-time professionals chasing promotion to the Women’s Super League, that was an admirable effort from the lowest-ranked side remaining in the Women’s FA Cup fifth-round. They were powerless, though, to stop Birmingham charging into

Scotland pinch victory over spirited Wales five minutes from time in thrilling Six Nations contest in Cardiff. Yes, we know the team is struggling, but the Principality Stadium looks incredible!If you are a rugby fan and you’ve not visited this cathedral, get your accountant on the line and book yourself a trip.I am not a confident Welsh fan. There are so many issues at the moment, it’s hard to know where to start. The WRU is spectacularly badly run. We were fortunate to have a coupl

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• Klæbo claims sixth gold of Games | And email JamesMen’s four-man bobsleigh In the workshop, a man carefully waxes down a sleigh. Another Canadian team next, under Dearborn, but they can’t improve on their countrymen.Men’s four-man bobsleigh: The French have a cracking silver sled, but it all goes wrong at the start when one of the riders gets his foot stuck. Continue reading...

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Follow us over on Bluesky | And you can email DanielYes, we know the team is struggling, but the Principality Stadium looks incredible!If you are a rugby fan and you’ve not visited this cathedral, get your accountant on the line and book yourself a trip.I am not a confident Welsh fan. There are so many issues at the moment, it’s hard to know where to start. The WRU is spectacularly badly run. We were fortunate to have a couple of

A whole haberdasher’s worth of experience, led by the peerless Gibson-Park, fairly tormented their younger and more hopeful hostsSo it looks as if it might have been a bubble. England’s 12-match winning run came to a shuddering halt last week, but it was possible to believe that flop might prove a one-off – a chastened Scotland at home, after all, has been the downfall of many an England team.Well, there are scattered strips of latex all over Twickenham now, England’s bal