Newcastle host Manchester City at Saturday teatime while Arsenal face Tottenham in Sunday’s north London derby
Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Turf Moor
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Semenyo can lift Bournemouth, Isak must show up for Liverpool and north London derby rivals left to rue injuries
A Mancunian reunion of sorts is on the cards should Kyle Walker of Burnley face Alejandro Garnacho on Chelsea’s left at Turf Moor. The winger has started to settle at Stamford Bridge after his summer move from Manchester United and showcased his range against Wolves before the international break. His assist for Pedro Neto combined wicked pace with a perfect ball along the carpet. His setup for Malo Gusto involved shifting on to his right foot before a dinked cross to the far post. His celebration with Neto, replicating his sitting embrace with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmund Højlund, was a reminder of how quickly things change. The last time Garnacho took on Walker? When the former scored for United in their FA Cup final win over Manchester City. Taha Hashim
Continue reading...Ashes 2025-26: Guardian writers’ predictions for the series
From pyrotechnics in Perth to the denouement in Sydney, our team of writers outline their hopes and fears for the five Tests
Ali Martin A full-blooded Ashes tour – both sets of supporters in the stands watching a hard-fought contest – after the pandemic proved something of a buzzkill four years ago.
Continue reading...Anthony Joshua will ‘break internet over Jake Paul’s face’ as fight is confirmed
Fight will be live on Netflix on 19 December
YouTuber to face former heavyweight world champion
Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will face each other in a heavyweight fight in Miami on 19 December, it has been confirmed.
Rumours of the fight between Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, and Joshua, the British former heavyweight champion of the world, had been trailed earlier this month and Paul’s company, Most Valuable Promotions, confirmed the news on Monday. The fight will be shown live on Netflix.
Continue reading...Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai in last after 83 in shaky LPGA debut
Trump opens LPGA career with 13-over 83
Day’s biggest gallery trails debutante
Sorenstam defends controversial invite
Kai Trump, the US president’s granddaughter and the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr, opened her LPGA career with a 13-over-par 83 on Thursday at The Annika, a debut round that left her at the bottom of the leaderboard and underscored the chasm between elite junior golf and a field stacked with the sport’s top professionals.
The 18-year-old amateur, playing on a much-discussed sponsor’s exemption, began her round on the back nine alongside former major champion Hinako Shibuno and Germany’s Olivia Cowan. She received warm applause when her name was announced on the par-4 10th tee and again after she drove it safely into the fairway, one of the few calm moments in a jittery start.
Continue reading...Arsenal and Crystal Palace games moved by Premier League before Carabao Cup tie
Clubs face each other in cup quarter-final on 23 December
Their weekend league games go from Sunday to Saturday
Arsenal and Crystal Palace have succeeded with requests to the Premier League to move their fixtures the weekend before they meet in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
The teams play in the cup at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 23 December and had been due to play at 2pm GMT on Sunday 21 December. Instead Arsenal’s game at Everton and Palace’s at Leeds will take place at 8pm the previous day.
Continue reading...The 100 greatest men’s Ashes cricketers of all time
Sport’s famous rivalry began in 1877 and since then 853 men have featured in Australia v England Tests. But who are the very best of the best?
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football
Everton duo stake England claim, Jaydee Canvot steps up for Crystal Palace, and Benjamin Sesko struggles to settle
Amid the headlines about Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham being recalled for England, there was a little less said about Nico O’Reilly being named in Thomas Tuchel’s squad. Myles Lewis-Skelly paid the price for his lack of game time and now the City man gets his opportunity to stake a claim for a World Cup spot. The 20-year-old now goes into camp having become the latest defender to shut out Mohamed Salah. That’s less of an achievement than it used to be, but O’Reilly still had to show tenacity and patience against this nuggety, late-era version of the Egyptian superstar. The City full-back nicked the ball off his man regularly – much to the delight of the home fans – and got forward to decent effect, too. If Pep Guardiola trusts O’Reilly in the biggest games and he can avoid injury there is no reason to think that the City academy graduate cannot make England’s most open position his own. Tom Bassam
Match report: Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Match report: Aston Villa 4-0 Bournemouth
Match report: Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton
Match report: Brentford 3-1 Newcastle
Match report: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds
Match report: Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United
Continue reading...Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action
Arsenal travel to Sunderland aiming for a sixth consecutive league win while Manchester City host Liverpool on Sunday
Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Everton need more edge in attack, Potts lifts West Ham’s leaden midfield and Liverpool face a rampaging Haaland
Time is running out for Richarlison. Injuries to Dominic Solanke and Randal Kolo Muani gave the Brazilian a consistent run in Thomas Frank’s starting XI but, with just one goal since the first league game of the season, he has not taken his opportunities. Now, with Kolo Muani fit, the former Everton striker has had to make do with a place on the bench and failed to impress against FC Copenhagen in midweek, missing a penalty that another striker, Dane Scarlett, won. Competition is fierce, even for a Spurs side that registered 0.1 xG in the defeat to Chelsea – the lowest by any Premier League team this season – and speculation has already begun before the January transfer window. Both Ivan Toney (who played under Frank at Brentford) and Dusan Vlahovic (whose contract at Juventus is up next summer) have been linked. Tottenham have money to spend so Richarlison must make the most of his minutes if wants to have a future at the club, as well as keep himself in contention for Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad with the World Cup coming up next summer. Michael Butler
Tottenham v Manchester United, Saturday 12.30pm (all times GMT)
Everton v Fulham, Saturday 3pm
West Ham v Burnley, Saturday 3pm
Sunderland v Arsenal, Saturday 5.30pm
Continue reading...USMNT’s Pochettino admits he misses Premier League and would like to return in future
Argentinian says he is happy in current role
Pochettino will lead co-host US at World Cup
United States men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he misses the Premier League and would like to return there in the future.
“The Premier League is the best league in the world,” he told the BBC in an interview published on Thursday. “Of course I am missing it. I am so happy in America but also thinking one day to come back to the Premier League. It’s the most competitive league.”
Continue reading...McIlroy thanks PGA chief for Ryder Cup apology and questions LIV changes
McIlroy received apology over fan abuse
Eyes Dubai finale after ‘amazing 10 months’
Calls LIV’s 72-hole shift ‘peculiar’ move
Rory McIlroy says PGA of America chief executive Derek Sprague personally apologized for the abuse directed at him and his wife during Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage Black and that the gesture helped close the book on what had been a bruising week.
“I got a lovely e-mail from Derek Sprague apologizing,” McIlroy told BBC Sport ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. “Erica worked with Derek at the PGA of America back in the day, so we know Derek and his wife pretty well. He couldn’t have been more gracious or apologetic and he wrote us a lovely letter, which we really appreciated.”
Continue reading...Who is Joe Marler? From hair-raising rugby antics to breakout star of Celebrity Traitors
Viewers have been won over by the quick-witted and quirky former England international. But do they all know about the groin-grabbing and that ‘horse’ of his?
It’s difficult to know where to begin with a not-so-quick guide to Celebrity Traitors’ breakout star, Joe Marler. The BBC series has introduced a wider public to the tattooed, 18-stone-plus former England rugby union player – fans won over by his quick-witted humour, allied to a direct, confrontational form of questioning and an uncanny knack for detective work.
Not all viewers, though, will be au fait with his backstory; the 35-year-old dungaree-wearing ex-prop forward admitted he was mistaken for a sound technician by his fellow celebrities when first on set, and then asked whether he played rugby league when he revealed his previous 15-year career. For those who know rugby union, however, Marler’s style on the show has come as little surprise, save it being slightly toned down for a wider public audience.
Continue reading...Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Arsenal’s run without conceding goes on, Thomas Frank plays down tensions, and Eddie Howe’s gamble backfires
First the P45, then the pints. Vítor Pereira could be excused for having a drink on Sunday after his departure from Wolves, with the silver lining for the Portuguese being a decent payout. It is the fourth mid-season dismissal this campaign – there have never been more permanent sackings in Premier League history at this stage of the year (3 November). And while Evangelos Marinakis might have something to answer for, trigger-happy owners and directors are becoming increasingly erratic: that Pereira lasted just 45 days into a new three-year contract reflects as badly on the Wolves board as on the manager, just as Erik ten Hag’s sacking this time last year, coming less than three months after his own contract extension, reflected badly on the Manchester United hierarchy. Backing a manager and then pulling the rug so quickly is baffling, while a board’s desire for a “new manager bounce” so early in the season stinks of desperation and should be seen as an admission of guilt. Michael Butler
Match report: Fulham 3-0 Wolves
Match report: Burnley 0-2 Arsenal
Match report: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Manchester United
Continue reading...Pitch invading prankster Daniel Jarvis charged after lining up with Kangaroos players at Ashes Test
Serial prankster arrested for stunt in Liverpool
‘He got me an absolute ripper,’ says Kangaroos star Cameron Munster
A pitch invader who lined up alongside Australia’s rugby league players while the national anthem played at the weekend’s Ashes match in Liverpool has been arrested.
Daniel Jarvis, a serial prankster, allegedly escaped the attention of security before kick-off in the second Test against England, slipping undetected on to the pitch to link arms with Kangaroos star Cameron Munster as Advance Australia Fair played.
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