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- Japan v Australia: Women’s Asian Cup 2026 final - liveby Jonathan Howcroft on 21/03/2026 at 8:44 am
Updates from the Matildas’ clash at Stadium AustraliaKick-off time in Sydney is 8pm AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailThis will be the 29th time these two sides have met. Japan hold the upper hand with 12 wins to Australia’s eight.The most recent clash was almost exactly one year ago at the SheBelieves Cup in Houston with Japan running out 4-0 winners. Nine of Australia’s likely starting XI started that match, but it did come during the interminable interregnum between Tony Gustavsson and Joe Montemurro when the Matildas were in the midst of a run of five defeats in seven outings. Continue reading...
- Premier League buildup, United fury, England squad fallout, and more – matchday liveby David Tindall on 21/03/2026 at 8:41 am
⚽ News and previews ahead of a busy weekend⚽ Ten things to look out for | Mail matchday liveThere’s a battle going on for Champions League spots in Germany too. And there was a striking result in Friday night’s game when RB Leipzig hammered Hoffenheim 5-0 to jump above their rivals on goal difference and move into third. Leipzig were 4-0 up at half-time in a match which saw Brajan Gruda and Christoph Baumgartner both score twice.Later today, Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich host Union Berlin (ninth) in one of four 2.30pm kick-offs in the Bundesliga. They could stretch their lead at the top to 12 points over Borussia Dortmund, who have a home game against mid-table Hamburg at 5.30pm. Continue reading...
- The big League Cup final quizby Richard Foster on 21/03/2026 at 8:00 am
Arsenal and Manchester City meet at Wembley on Sunday. How much do you remember about previous finals? Continue reading...
- ‘Newcastle fans booed me. Sunderland fans booed me’: the striker who replaced Shearerby Harry De Cosemo on 21/03/2026 at 8:00 am
Paul Robinson, who at 20 was picked by Ruud Gullit ahead of the England captain for a critical 1999 derby, looks backIt was the final shot in a brutal civil war that left Newcastle reeling for a year. For Paul Robinson, though, Ruud Gullit’s decision to start him over Alan Shearer in the Tyne-Wear derby felt like a natural progression.Tensions between Gullit and Shearer had been brewing since the Dutchman replaced Kenny Dalglish on 27 August 1998. Two days short of the first anniversary, everything came to a head when Newcastle’s talisman was not selected to start against Sunderland for the biggest game in the club’s calendar. Continue reading...
- Bad week for space invaders Chelsea shows us huddles are least of their problems | Barney Ronayby Barney Ronay on 21/03/2026 at 8:00 am
Punishment for undeclared payments in the Abramovich era seems pathetically light and diminishes the Premier LeagueYou might feel enough has already been said about the Chelsea huddle. You would be wrong, of course. It is impossible to say enough about the Chelsea huddle. A week on, that moment when the Chelsea players formed a scrum on the centre circle around what appeared at first glance to be a depressed hatstand, but turned out to be the immovable figure of referee Paul Tierney, is still the most moreishly haunting image of the season.What did it mean? Even the basic geometry is fascinating, with its fractal-like symmetries. Here we have the Chelsea players making a circle inside a circle around a sphere on top of a smaller circle, above which a single bald head protrudes like an orbital moon. Continue reading...
- Carlos Alcaraz cuts through the noise to ease past Joao Fonseca at Miami Openby Tumaini Carayol at the Hard Rock Stadium on 21/03/2026 at 4:33 am
World No 1 beats Brazilian 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock StadiumSpaniard says teenager ‘reminds me a lot [of me] when I was his age’As Carlos Alcaraz worked through his service motion midway through his opening match at the Miami Open, a scream pierced the night-time air. One of the 16,000 spectators breathlessly cheering Alcaraz’s demise had attempted to distract the Spaniard just before he struck the ball.In a spectacular atmosphere unlike many other Masters 1000 second round matches in recent memory, Alcaraz maturely navigated both a passionate, adversarial crowd and a prodigious teenage opponent in Joao Fonseca to reach the third round of the Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win. Continue reading...
- Jack Draper blown away in straight sets by US star Reilly Opelka at Miami Openby Tumaini Carayol at the Hard Rock Stadium on 20/03/2026 at 11:57 pm
‘Servebot’ fires down 25 aces to beat British playerKatie Boulter into third round after win over TausonJack Draper suffered a tough defeat in his opening match at the Miami Open as he could do little to neutralise a dominant serving performance from Reilly Opelka, who fired down 25 aces in two sets en route to a 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win.The defeat is a difficult setback for Draper, the 25th seed, as he continues to navigate the early stages of his return to competition from a bone bruise injury that forced him off the tour for seven months. Miami is just the third ATP tournament of his comeback. Continue reading...
- USA’s Jordan Anthony wins 60m world gold after his blood clot ‘the size of a soccer ball’by Sean Ingle in Torun on 20/03/2026 at 11:13 pm
Clot appeared in his arm after injection in wrong place‘I will never let the devil stop me from getting a gold’On a night of dizzying speed and freakish drama, track and field found itself a new sprint sensation. It came in the form of Jordan Anthony, a 21-year-old American with one heck of a story, along with the first global gold medal around his neck.“The devil is always going to try, but I will never let him stop me from getting a gold medal,” he said after winning one of the great world indoor championships 60m races of all time in 6.41secs, the fourth-fastest time in history. Continue reading...
- Coroner ‘cannot be satisfied’ that Ricky Hatton intended to take his own lifeby Kyriakos Petrakos and PA Media on 20/03/2026 at 11:10 pm
Former boxing world champion’s cause of death was hanging but his intention was unclear, inquest concludesA coroner has said she “cannot be satisfied” that British former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton intended to take his own life.Hatton, 46, was found dead in his home on 14 September, with the inquest concluding that the official cause of his death was hanging.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...
- Moyes seeks clarity over Premier League’s decision not to deduct points from Chelseaby Andy Hunter on 20/03/2026 at 10:45 pm
Everton manager: ‘I don’t think they have explained it well enough’Anger at Everton over perceived double standardsDavid Moyes has called on the Premier League to provide a fuller explanation of why Chelsea were not deducted points for breaking financial rules under the ownership of Roman Abramovich.Everton were deducted 10 points in November 2023, reduced to six on appeal, plus a further two points later that season for breaches of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). Nottingham Forest were deducted four points that season for a PSR breach. The Premier League had argued for a 12-point deduction for Everton over the first offence – a breach of £19.5m over a three-year period – and an eight point deduction for Forest. Continue reading...
- Carrick slams 'astonishing' ref calls in Utd drawby Connor O'Halloran on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick branded the decisions of referee Stuart Attwell "baffling" and "astonishing" in a dramatic 2-2 Premier League draw at Bournemouth.
- Valverde to step down as Athletic Club coachby Associated Press on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde will leave the club at the end of the season, he said on Friday.
- Liverpool condemn racist abuse of Konatéby PA on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Liverpool have condemned racist abuse directed towards defender Ibrahima Konaté as "dehumanising, cowardly and rooted in hate."
- Marsch: USMNT U-turn left me 'devastated, angry'by Jeff Carlisle on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Canada head coach Jesse Marsch said while he is now happy in his current post, he was "devastated and angry" about losing out on the USMNT job in 2023.
- Italy call up Chiesa for crucial World Cup playoffsby Associated Press on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa has been called up by Italy for the first time in almost two years for the upcoming FIFA World Cup playoffs, with the Azzurri desperate to avoid missing a third consecutive edition.
- Trafford to start final, but Man City exit door openby Rob Dawson on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Pep Guardiola has confirmed James Trafford will start the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, but left the door open for the goalkeeper to leave.
- 👀 14-year-old's historic U.S. Open Cup goalby ESPN on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
The U.S. Open Cup is a 113-year-old competition, and 14-year-old Braiden Kalonji wrote his name in history by becoming its youngest-ever goal scorer.
- McTominay goal takes in-form Napoli up to 2ndby Associated Press on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
A Scott McTominay goal saw Napoli win 1-0 at Cagliari to move into second place in Serie A on Friday.
- Ronaldo to miss Portugal games vs. U.S., Mexicoby Adriana Garcia on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in Portugal's call-up for pre-FIFA World Cup friendlies to be played vs. Mexico and the United States later this month.
- VAR review: Should Man United have gotten a penalty? Why was Maguire sent off?by Andy Davies, Special to ESPN on 21/03/2026 at 2:08 am
Bournemouth got a penalty to snatch a point against Manchester United, but the Red Devils were denied one just before. What happened?
- Lin cleared for boxing return after sex teston 21/03/2026 at 8:27 am
Chinese Taipei's Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting is cleared to compete again by World Boxing after undergoing the governing body's new sex test.
- Privilege, criticism & VAR - life as a boxing refereeon 21/03/2026 at 8:08 am
Phil Edwards speaks to BBC Sport about what it's really like to be a boxing referee and whether he thinks VAR could work in the sport.
- Playing football and being a mum - Man Utd's Bizet's 'two dreams'on 21/03/2026 at 7:36 am
Manchester United and Norway winger Celin Bizet Donnum discusses how she's balancing her pregnancy along with a desire to get back on the football pitch.
- Conlan an amateur legend who fell short of his pro dreamon 21/03/2026 at 7:20 am
Michael Conlan began his professional boxing career with great fanfare and an ambition to become a multi-weight champion, but despite going close, he was unable to replicate his success as an amateur.
- Conlan an amateur legend who fell short of his pro dreamon 21/03/2026 at 7:20 am
Michael Conlan began his professional boxing career with great fanfare and an ambition to become a multi-weight champion, but despite going close, he was unable to replicate his success as an amateur.
- The indoor evolution threatening to outstrip outdoor golfon 21/03/2026 at 6:55 am
Whisper it quietly, but by the end of 2028 it is predicted there will be more rounds of virtual golf played in the UK than outdoors ones.
- Draper exits Miami Open but Boulter throughon 21/03/2026 at 6:37 am
British number two Jack Draper is knocked out of the Miami Open in the second round by Reilly Opelka, but Katie Boulter progresses as her opponent Clara Tauson retires injured.
- Klopp, small shinpads and whether he really is boring - Milner in his own wordson 21/03/2026 at 6:12 am
James Milner - the Premier League's record appearance holder, speaks to reporter Kelly Somers about his career - including a debut goal for hometown club Leeds, a dramatic Champions League semi-final comeback against Barcelona and returning from nine months out injured.
- I could play a few more years - Milneron 21/03/2026 at 6:07 am
Brighton's 40-year-old midfielder James Milner says he's capable of playing for a "few more years".
- Man Utd fury at 'astonishing' and 'baffling' penalty decisionson 21/03/2026 at 12:15 am
Manchester United are left furious over "astonishing" refereeing decisions as two penalties were given and one was not in their draw at Bournemouth.
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