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• Policy allowing transgender athletes to compete as girls found to violate US law

  28-05-2020 22:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Ruling calls policy a violation of civil rights of ‘female athletes’DeVos-led department may seek to withhold federal fundingConnecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the US Education Department has determined in a decision that could force the state to change course to keep federal funding and influence others to do the same.A letter from the department&r
  
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• 'I was praying': Arteta and Postecoglou react to North London Derby – video

  28-04-2024 20:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Arsenal kept their title hopes alive on the back of a clinical first-half performance which resulted in them taking a 3-0 lead. Nobody predicted the second-half drama at that point with everything going against Tottenham, including a tight offside call from the VAR to disallow what would have been a Micky van de Ven equaliser for 1-1. Ultimately the game ended 3-2 to the Gunners with Arteta admitting 'I was praying. So many Spurs bodies in our box. It was a really emotional game, a very tough pl
  
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• Carlos Alcaraz passes ‘litmus test’ with third-round win at Madrid Open

  28-04-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Spaniard recovering from injury but beats Thiago Seyboth WildMirra Andreeva stuns Wimbledon champion VondrousovaCarlos Alcaraz says he is feeling “spectacular” after taking another significant stride in his recovery from injury by reaching the fourth round of the Madrid Open with an efficient 6-3, 6-3 win over Thiago Seyboth Wild.“Today I was also a little nervous to see how it was going to be, he hits the ball very hard,” said the Spaniard. “Today has been a litmus
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened

  28-04-2024 19:36 via theguardian.com
  
  A goal in each half, one from Josko Gvardiol and one from Erling Haaland, kept City pole position to retain their title and Forest still in the thick of the relegation battleArsenal hang on, beating Spurs 3-2, and now top the table by four points. City, though they have two games in hand, now trail by nine in goal difference.Email! “Good morning from Pittsburgh!” begins Eric Petersen. “Going out on a limb here, but I don’t think Nottingham Forest’s blowout loss in t
  
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• Hull and Leeds continue to flounder in Super League despite A-grade ratings

  28-04-2024 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Leeds claim nervy 18-12 win, giving Rhinos outside hopes of the playoffs while Hull face a squad overhaul in the coming monthsThe winds of change are blowing through rugby league more than ever before as IMG’s plans to revolutionise the sport begin to take shape. With a grading-style system replacing promotion and relegation later this year, the end goal is simple: the biggest and best clubs on and off the field competing in Super League.In a sport where big city presences are perhaps thin
  
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• Erling Haaland wraps up Manchester City’s win at Nottingham Forest

  28-04-2024 19:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester City knew they were coming into a storm but they are the masters of navigating hostile environments. Pep Guardiola’s side were nowhere near their best but came up with moments of quality when it mattered to silence Nottingham Forest and keep their title charge on track.Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland had Kevin De Bruyne to thank for two fantastic assists as City had to bide their time to defeat a disciplined Forest fighting for Premier League survival. The home team worked inc
  
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• ‘Sensational’: Arteta marvels at Havertz and promises Arsenal will fight to end

  28-04-2024 19:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Manager stands by David Raya after mistake gave Spurs hopeAnge Postecoglou: ‘Arsenal deal with the details and we don’t’Mikel Arteta promised that his Arsenal players will fight to the bitter end of a thrilling title chase after they survived a frantic finale to squeak past Tottenham in the north London derby.Arsenal continue to jostle with Manchester City in what has become a two-horse race, even though they had to defend for their lives in the latter stages as Spurs threatene
  
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• Celtic stay three points clear of Rangers after both sides win on the road

  28-04-2024 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Forrest double gives Celtic points at DundeeDessers scores Rangers’ winner at St MirrenJames Forrest hit a double on his first start for five months as Celtic maintained their lead at the top of the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 victory at Dundee.Forrest was drafted in for only his fourth start of the season after coming off the bench to net in last weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen. Continue reading...
  
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• Bristol City v Manchester City: Women’s Super League – live

  28-04-2024 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the 6.45pm BST kick-off at Ashton GateSend an email to Emillia with all your thoughtsGood afternoon and welcome to coverage of today’s WSL match between Bristol City and Manchester City. This could be a defining fixture at both the top and bottom of the table with the hosts looking to avoid relegation and the visitors pushing for the title.If Bristol lose today, they will be relegated to the Championship with two games remaining. Meanwhile, if Manchester City win they will ext
  
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• 'Crazy': Travis Clayton, former rugby player, selected in NFL draft – video

  28-04-2024 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  The 6ft7in athlete, who played in the eighth tier of English rugby for hometown club Basingstoke, has been picked by Buffalo Bills from the NFL’s international player pathway programme as an offensive lineman. Clayton was selected with the 221st overall pick in the seventh round despite having never played a game in the sport but recorded his 40-yard dash in 4.79sec during the draft combine, which the Bills said was faster than all offensive lineman have recorded over the past 10 years. 'I
  
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• Vermeulen double inspires Exeter to emphatic victory against Gloucester

  28-04-2024 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Gloucester 17-38 ExeterPlayoff chasers score five tries in bonus-point winA glance at the team sheet suggested this might be a difficult afternoon for Gloucester and so it proved. Exeter’s international contingent, led by Wales’s Dafydd Jenkins and spearheaded by virtuouso displays by England internationals Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Henry Slade, kept their playoff hopes alive with a fluent bonus-point victory.Slade kicked 13 points – a perfect six out of six – and stylishl
  
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• Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal: Premier League player ratings

  28-04-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Bukayo Saka performed on the big occasion for the title hopefuls while Pierre-Emile Højbjerg had an afternoon to forgetGuglielmo Vicario 6/10 Helpless for all of Arsenal’s goals and could justifiably lament the lack of protection from his defence. Brilliant second-half save from Saka kept things respectable. Continue reading...
  
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• PSG 1-2 Lyon (3-5 agg): Women’s Champions League semi-final, second leg – live reaction

  28-04-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the 3pm BST kick-off at the Parc des PrincesEverton 1-1 Arsenal: Hobson, 16, dents Gunners’ WSL title bidHave any thoughts? Send them to John via email10 min: As is customary at many European games, and is anathema to those of us in Britain whose emotions are governed by what’s happening, the PSG fans seem to be having a whale of a time.8 min: Endler, in the Paris goal, jumps high to collect a ball lofted to back post. PSG seem a tad short of ideas at present. Continue r
  
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• PSG 1-2 Lyon (3-5 agg): Women’s Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happpened

  28-04-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Melchie Dumornay’s late strike took the tie beyond PSG and set Lyon course for an 11th final10 min: As is customary at many European games, and is anathema to those of us in Britain whose emotions are governed by what’s happening, the PSG fans seem to be having a whale of a time.8 min: Endler, in the Paris goal, jumps high to collect a ball lofted to back post. PSG seem a tad short of ideas at present. Continue reading...
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Hampshire, Gloucs v Middlesex and more – live

  28-04-2024 17:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from around the grounds from first ball at 11am BSTSaturday report: Derbyshire cling on after Root and Brook tonsEmail Tanya with your thoughtsThere’s justice in there somewhere. Worcestershire get onto the green first.To sum up: play abandoned for the day at Grace Road, no play anywhere now, no play before lunch at The Oval, but, like a snowdrop in January, a pitch inspection at 11.30 at Bristol. Continue reading...
  
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• Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened

  28-04-2024 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Arsenal raced into a three-goal lead at half-time but had to endure a nervy finale after David Raya’s error let Spurs back in the gameAnge Postecoglou is asked what Tottenham need to do well today. “Pretty much everything! A lot on the line for both clubs, but we need to embrace it, and focus on what we’ve done well this season. If you want to be challenging for things, every game at the end of the season is going to be big. Has it felt like a long time since Newcastle? “
  
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• Ronnie O’Sullivan finds Crucible form as Maguire beats Murphy to reach quarters

  28-04-2024 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  O’Sullivan leads Ryan Day 5-3 after first session of last-16 clashMaguire holds off late Murphy fightback to secure 13-9 victoryRonnie O’Sullivan showed signs of his best form as he took a 5-3 lead against Ryan Day at the World Snooker Championship.Both players made a number of big breaks in a high-quality first session of their last-16 clash at the Crucible. Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal survive late Spurs fightback to boost title charge with derby victory

  28-04-2024 17:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Everybody knew the backstory, how Arsenal had won their previous Premier League title almost 20 years ago to the day at White Hart Lane. To borrow a line from Mikel Arteta, it was about making their own history here, about doing everything they could to maintain the pressure on Manchester City, who would play at Nottingham Forest later in the day.Arsenal achieved their ends, keeping their title hopes alive and kicking on the back of a clinical first-half performance that had seen them storm into
  
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• Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal: Premier League – live reaction

  28-04-2024 17:11 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the 2pm BST kick-off in North LondonEverton 1-1 Arsenal: Hobson, 16, all-but-ends Gunners’ title bidLive scores | And why not send Niall an emailAnge Postecoglou is asked what Tottenham need to do well today. “Pretty much everything! A lot on the line for both clubs, but we need to embrace it, and focus on what we’ve done well this season. If you want to be challenging for things, every game at the end of the season is going to be big. Has it felt like a long time
  
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• Bournemouth capitalise on Brighton’s late-season malaise to dream of Europe

  28-04-2024 17:10 via theguardian.com
  
  There were a few eyebrows raised when Bournemouth owner Bill Foley said in December he is confident the club can qualify for Europe within five years but that prediction doesn’t look at all outlandish now. A comfortable victory thanks to goals from Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal on his first Premier League start and Justin Kluivert means Andoni Iraola’s side still have an outside chance of achieving that this season after totally outplaying a Brighton team who have clearly lost their way u
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Manchester City: Premier League – live

  28-04-2024 16:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off at the City GroundHave any thoughts? Send them to Daniel via emailThere’s been a livener at Spurs…Nottingham Forest (4-5-1-): Sels; Williams, Niahkhaté, Boly, Murillo, Aina; Elanga, Danilo, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood. Subs: Turner, Sangaré, Toffolo, Reyna, Yates, Origi, Montiel, Omobamidele, Ribeiro. Continue reading...
  
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• Issy Hobson, 16, strikes at the death to all-but-end Arsenal’s WSL title hopes

  28-04-2024 16:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Arsenal’s hopes of challenging Chelsea and Manchester City for the Women’s Super League title took a major hit, as 16-year-old Issy Hobson earned Everton a draw deep in stoppage time.Jonas Eidevall’s side had to win to keep alive their faint hopes of competing for the WSL crown, but this 2-2 draw leaves them five points off the leaders, City, having played a game more. Continue reading...
  
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• First all-female referee team in Serie A officiate Internazionale win over Torino

  28-04-2024 16:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi and her team make historyChampions cruise to 2-0 win and hold Scudetto party at San SiroInter Milan’s 2-0 win over Torino became the first match in Serie A to feature an all-female officiating team. Referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi, along with assistant referees Francesca Di Monte and Tiziana Trasciatti, took charge at San Siro as Hakan Calhanoglu scored twice to give the newly-crowned Serie A champions victory.The victory over 10-man Torino extended In
  
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• Rangers stay in title hunt after Cyriel Dessers’ header sees off St Mirren

  28-04-2024 16:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Cyriel Dessers’ second-half header gave unconvincing Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 win at St Mirren to keep their Premiership title bid on track.The Ibrox side arrived at the SMiSA Stadium without a league win in three matches and they were helped in the 32nd minute when Saints defender James Bolton put the ball in his own net attempting a goalline clearance. Continue reading...
  
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• England’s Six Nations blitz built on sacrificing discipline for dynamism | Sarah Rendell

  28-04-2024 15:48 via theguardian.com
  
  The Red Roses proved the sky is the limit but they will need to be keeping 15 players on the field come next year’s World CupEngland Women’s Six Nations campaign was formidable but it seems even more so when you look at their numbers: 270 points scored via 44 tries across five matches, with only 41 points conceded. The captain, Marlie Packer, said after the championship-sealing win over France on Saturday that there are no limits in regards to what the Red Roses can achieve, which mu
  
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• ‘Get up and go again’: Carter turns focus to league after Chelsea’s European exit

  28-04-2024 15:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Defender rues ‘lack of tactical awareness’ in Barcelona defeatChelsea resume league title bid against Liverpool on WednesdayJess Carter believes Chelsea have “no choice” but to regroup quickly after their Champions League semi-final heartbreak.Emma Hayes’s side suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to holders Barcelona on Saturday, going out of the competition 2-1 on aggregate after claiming an impressive 1-0 first leg victory in Spain. Afterwards, the manager questioned th
  
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• Prince Harry set to return to London to celebrate Invictus Games' 10th anniversary

  28-04-2024 15:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Prince Harry will attend a church service on May 8th to mark the anniversary of the multi-sport event for military personnel wounded in action he founded in 2017.
  
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• Bagnaia wins Spanish Grand Prix to close gap in MotoGP world standings

  28-04-2024 15:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Francesco Bagnaia wins at Circuito de Jerez for third straight yearReigning world champion closes gap to leader Jorge MartínReigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia won his third straight Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to make up ground on Jorge Martín in the world championship standings after the Pramac Racing rider crashed out of the race while leading.Pole-sitter Marc Marquez, a six-times MotoGP champion, finished second for Gresini Racing at the Circuito de Jerez, with VR46 Rac
  
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• Lionel Messi breaks MLS record in front of historic crowd in New England

  28-04-2024 14:55 via theguardian.com
  
  65,000 in attendance at Gillette Stadium for Miami’s 4-1 winMessi has 16 goal contributions this seasonLionel Messi scored two goals to excite a New England Revolution-record crowd, leading Inter Miami CF to a 4-1 victory on Saturday night.Messi didn’t disappoint the crowd of 65,612 that filled Gillette Stadium, scoring on a left-footed kick from deep inside the box for his ninth goal of the season, breaking a 1-all tie in the 68th minute.In fact, he made a little history, too. Miami
  
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• Emma Hayes on 'worst decision in Women’s Champions League history' – video

  28-04-2024 14:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Emma Hayes called the referees' decision to send off Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan as the 'worst in Women's Champions League history', as her side crashed out to Barcelona at the semi-final stage with a 2-0 defeat. The tie was level at 1-1 from the first leg, with Aitana Bonmatí cancelling out Erin Cuthbert's strike, but the game at Stamford Bridge turned decisively against Chelsea in the second leg. Buchanan stretched for a loose ball and was judged to have caught Patri Guijarro on
  
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