Los Angeles Chargers 3-16 New England PatriotsPatriots defense dominates shaky ChargersDrake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter, and New England’s defense roughed up Justin Herbert as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 in their AFC wildcard playoff game on Sunday night.Andy Borregales kicked three field goals for the Patriots, who won a playoff game for the first time since their Super Bowl victory in the 2018 season. They’ll host the winne

San Francisco 49ers 23-19 Philadelphia EaglesNiners will play Seahawks in divisional roundAFC wildcard: Allen shines as Bills beat JagsBrock Purdy threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wildcard victory on Sunday.The 49ers head to top-seeded Seattle next weekend for an NFC divisional

Allegations center around son’s wrestling meetFighting Irish deny any wrongdoing by coachNotre Dame have denied wrongdoing by Marcus Freeman after the school’s head football coach was accused of battery.The South Bend Tribune reported on Sunday that Chris Fleeger, an assistant wrestling coach for New Prairie High School, had filed a police report over an incident at a meet on 3 January. According to the report, police and school officials had to separate the Freemans from Fleeger, as

Murphy defeated 6-2 by China’s Wu YizeUK champion Mark Selby also knocked outThe defending champion Shaun Murphy is out of the Masters after a shock 6-2 defeat against China’s Wu Yize on the opening day of the 2026 tournament at Alexandra Palace.Wu, the world No 13, dominated from the outset and won the opening three frames, recording a superb break of 137 in the second. Murphy, the top seed, rallied briefly but, with a highest break of only 49, could not get back into the contest. C

Scotland midfielder scores two equalisers in 2-2 drawBayern Munich crush Wolfsburg to go 11 points clearScott McTominay scored a double as the defending champions Napoli twice came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw with the Serie A leaders Inter at San Siro.Inter came close to gaining revenge for their 3-1 defeat in Naples earlier this season and a win would have opened up a commanding gap at the top, but Napoli’s never-say-die attitude keeps them very much in the title race. Continue readi

Scotland midfielder scores two equalisers in 2-2 drawBayern Munich crush Wolfsburg to go 11 points clearScott McTominay scored a double as defending champions Napoli twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Serie A leaders Inter ate San Siro.Inter came close to gaining revenge for their 3-1 defeat in Naples earlier this season and a win would have opened up a commanding gap at the top but Napoli’s never-say-die attitude keeps them very much in the title race. Continue reading...

Former midfielder ahead of Solskjær after interviewsDarren Fletcher admits he is in the dark over his positionMichael Carrick has emerged from the interview process as the favourite ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjær to be Manchester United’s interim manager for the rest of the season, with the club’s executive expected to seal the decision on Monday.While Omar Berrada, the chief executive, and Jason Wilcox, the director of football, are understood to have not made a formal off

Bundesliga leaders crush Wolfsburg to go 11 points clearScott McTominay doubles up as Napoli draw at InterBayern Munich, helped by two record-breaking own goals and two from Michael Olise, demolished Wolfsburg 8-1 to extend their lead at the top, as the Bundesliga resumed from its winter break.The reigning champions, who are on 44 points, 11 ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, took a fifth-minute lead when Luis Díaz’s cutback was turned in by Kilian Fischer for an own goal. It

Supercopa de España: Barcelona 3-2 Real MadridRaphinha 36 73, Lewandowski 45+4; Vinícius 45+2, García 45+7Football is wild sometimes, and this was one of those times. A night that didn’t always make sense but was a lot of fun ended with every player on the pitch inside the Barcelona penalty area and the ball dropping through the crowd to Raúl Asencio, standing there on the edge of the six yard box. The board had gone up with six minutes on it, those six minutes

Josh Allen leads Bills to victory with late drive
Eagles take on 49ers in PhiladelphiaGet in touch: email Graham hereBills 0-0 Jaguars 9:22, 1st quarterThere is a seriously charged atmosphere in Jacksonville. The jeers are popping off while Josh Allen picks up another 1st down with a 10-yard pass to Brandin Cooks on the right sideline. Before that a Bill and Jag were locking facemasks. Spicy. Continue reading...

34-year-old led Minnesota United to MLS semi-finalsRamsay takes charge after sacking of Ryan MasonWest Brom have named the former Manchester United assistant Eric Ramsay as their new head coach after the 34-year-old guided Minnesota United to the semi-finals of the Major League Soccer play-offs.Ramsay, 34, took charge of Minnesota in February 2024, his first senior managerial role, after working alongside Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. He has also worked as an assistant coach for Wales and had sp

34-year-old led Minnesota United to MLS semi-finalsRamsay appointed head coach after sacking of Ryan MasonWest Brom have named the former Manchester United assistant Eric Ramsay as their new head coach after the 34-year-old guided Minnesota United to the semi-finals of the Major League Soccer play-offs.Ramsay, 34, took charge of Minnesota in February 2024, his first senior managerial role, after working alongside Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. He has also worked as an assistant coach for Wales an

AFC wildcard: Buffalo Bills 27-24 Jacksonville JaguarsQuarterback’s fourth-quarter touchdown seals winBuffalo grab first playoff road win in more than 30 yearsSan Francisco 49ers v Philadelphia Eagles – live updatesJosh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered Buffalo their first road playoff victory in more than three decades, a 27-24 win over Jacksonville in the AFC’s wildcard opener on Sunday.With linebacker Devin Lloyd bearing down, Allen found Brandin Cook

Interim manager: ‘I’ve had no discussions, zero indications’Admits players are ‘fragile’ and confidence is lowDarren Fletcher admitted he was in the dark about his future as Manchester United’s interim manager and expected to find out when he reported to the club’s Carrington training base on Monday.The Scot was in charge for the 2‑1 FA Cup third-round defeat by Brighton on Sunday and he described United’s players as “fragile”. Th

Pool 1: Saracens 20-14 ToulouseRotimi Segun also scores twice for Prem side Even for the world’s best rugby player it is not all glamour. As he sniffed the damp air on a blustery, cheerless Sunday night in north London, Antoine Dupont must privately have been wondering if this was some sort of fiendish Anglo-Saxon conspiracy. Any similarity with the classic cathedrals and comforting familiarity of the Stade de France in next month’s Six Nations was conspicuously lacking.For a defiant

Alexander Schwolow sees red but Hearts win 1-0Aberdeen 0-2 Rangers | Celtic 4-0 Dundee UnitedHearts demonstrated their title credentials by overcoming a red card for their goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow to grind out a 1-0 victory at Dundee, leaving the leaders’ manager, Derek McInnes, praising Craig Gordon for doing so well after “coming on cold”.In front of a 4,000-strong travelling support, the league leaders went ahead through Cláudio Braga’s 27th-minute strike.