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Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

Forward uses corner flag to simulate gun after equaliserNations League match ends in 3-1 loss for IsraelIsrael’s forward Saied Abu Farchi was ⁠sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in ⁠his side’s 3-1 ​Nations League defeat on Thursday by using the corner ⁠flag to simulate a gun.Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th ⁠minute to bring Israel level after ​Austria had ‌taken the lead ‌through a Romano Schmid penalty before ‌half-time at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz. Continue reading...

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

Barcelona winger says England cannot play like SpainGordon: ‘The Mexico game set us up a bit’Anthony Gordon has sided with Thomas Tuchel’s assertion that controlling games through possession is not part of English football’s DNA. Although Gordon revealed surprise at being substituted when England were 1-0 up in their World Cup semi-final against Argentina, the winger refused to blame the defeat on Tuchel’s decisions and argued that wider cultural issues influenced the side’s collapse.England’s perennial struggle to keep the ball when under pressure flared when a place in the final was within touching distance in July, allowing Argentina to fight back and go through with two late goals. The pain has not gone away and there has been intense scrutiny of Tuchel’s role in Atlanta. The head coach’s tactical choices were criticised and he faced a backlash after saying “ball possession” was not in his team’s DNA. Continue reading...

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

The Brewers extended their best-ever regular season with their first-ever 100th win. A number of MLB teams have still never reached triple digits, though.

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

Cody Gakpo’s injury-time equaliser earned Xavi’s Netherlands a draw with Jürgen Klopp’s Germany, while Portugal beat Wales 1-0Robert Earnshaw is in the BBC studio wearing the same rig he was in on Sky this morning. The thing with red and blue is you leave yourself open to accusations of dressing like Mario.I can’t say I love the look of Xavi’s Netherlands outfit. The front three might be a handful, but there’s a severe lack of quality in midfield and the centre of defence is short of pace. For a coach used to Barcelona quality and principles, this is a tough gig. Continue reading...

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

There was a comic-strip feel to another eventful evening in the kingdom of Cristiano Ronaldo. Where to start? It was the 67th minute when his No 7 went up on the fourth official’s board, the cue to remove the captain’s armband from his left bicep before departing to a universal ovation, but for the pocket of Wales supporters.The referee, Donatas Rumsas, hurried him off the pitch but Ronaldo, his hair glazed copper, was presumably ruminating on a series of missed chances, a sitter from a few yards at the start of the second half, and his disallowed goal, after skating offside to latch on to a Bruno Fernandes pass. The grandiose “Siu” celebration went to waste, though try telling that to the locals who worship him. Continue reading...