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Liverpool expose the three pillars of Guardiola and Man City’s decline

Liverpool 2-0 Man City: The champions were battered before eventually falling to a defeat and now 11 points behind Arne Slot’s side in the Premier League

<p>Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland applauds the fans</p>

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Verstappen sends expletive-laden message to Russell after penalty

Verstappen received a one-place grid penalty after being found to have impeded Russell in qualifying

<p>Amad Diallo provided the spark for Man Utd to slice through Everton </p>

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Man Utd’s new star provides key to Amorim’s pressing machine

Amorim coy on new Man Utd goal despite thrashing Everton

<p>Cole Palmer celebrates scoring Chelsea’s third goal</p>

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<p>Brydon Carse continued an outstanding start to his Test career </p>

Carse justifies England’s faith as the archetypal bold selection

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<p>Pep Guardiola is enduring his worst run as a manager </p>

The real issue behind City’s woe and what Pep can take from Mourinho

<p>Gabriel Leone stars as Ayrton Senna in Netflix’s new bio-drama ‘Senna’ </p>

The never-ending legacy of Ayrton Senna continues in new Netflix drama

<p>India beat Australia in Perth in the first Test of their five-match series </p>

Something odd is happening in Test Cricket - don’t worry, it’s good

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Max Verstappen reacts after winning Qatar Grand Prix

<p>Lewis Hamilton pilots fighter jet.</p>

Watch: Lewis Hamilton pilots fighter jet in astronaut training

<p>Ruben Amorim speaks to the media at Manchester United’s training ground</p>

‘This is my place’: Ruben Amorim’s first interview at Man Utd

<p>Premier League club shows different experiences men and women face walking home from matches in powerful video.</p>

Premier League club release powerful women’s safety video

Football

Pep Guardiola reminded the Liverpool fans how many Premier League titles he has won (Ian Hodgson/AP)

Pep Guardiola did not expect ‘sacked in the morning’ chants at Anfield

<p>Scarborough are hoping to cause an upset in the first round of the FA Cup this weekend (Nick Potts/PA)</p>

When is the FA Cup third-round draw? Date, time and how to watch on TV

Ange Postecoglou after Tottenham’s 1-1 draw at home to Fulham (Ben Whitley/PA)

Postecoglou hits back at critics trying to ‘bring Tottenham down’

Visit the USA

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Hail Maryland: football, food and festivals in Baltimore and beyond

A sports lover’s guide to one week in Tennessee

Fandom in Florida: sports and city breaks in the Sunshine State

Rugby Union

Joe McCarthy started each of Ireland’s 11 Tests in 2024 (Brian Lawless/PA)

Joe McCarthy sets sights on a place in Andy Farrell’s Lions tour squad

<p>The Six Nations trophy at Twickenham</p>

Six Nations rebrand provokes angry fan reaction: ‘This is dreadful’

Caelan Doris claimed the second of Ireland’s three tries against Australia (Niall Carson/PA)

Caelan Doris confident he will ‘continue to grow’ as Ireland captain

Joe Schmidt’s Australia will take on the Lions next summer (David Davies/PA)

Joe Schmidt: Australia still have work to do ahead of next year’s Lions series

Joe Marler made his 284th and final appearance for Harlequins (Adam Davy/PA)

Joe Marler insists retirement timing right after Harlequins crushed by Bristol

<p>Joe Marler has bowed out of professional rugby </p>

Marler bids emotional farewell to rugby: ‘God, I’m ready’

Athletics

<p>Clockwise from top-left: Keely Hodgkinson, Luke Littler, Sarah Storey and Ben Ainslie</p>

Sports Personality odds: Who is favourite to win 2024 BBC SPOTY award?

<p>Tatyana Tomashova in action during the London 2012 Olympics</p>

Russian stripped of London 2012 medal in Olympics’ ‘dirtiest race’

<p>Moment hero athlete Taylor Knibb tells T100 crew not to film her running triathlon after poo incident.</p>

Taylor Knibb tells T100 crew not to film her running in triathlon

Cycling

Lizzie Deignan will retire from cycling at the end of the 2025 season (Martin Rickett/PA)

Lizzie Deignan to retire after 2025 season

<p>Sir Mark Cavendish secured the most stage wins in the sport’s greatest race</p>

Cavendish’s glorious farewell immortalises him in cycling’s history

Mark Cavendish is a two-time Tour de France green jersey winner and 35-time stage winner (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

A look at Sir Mark Cavendish’s achievements after ending record-breaking career

US Sport

San-Jose-St-Boycotts Volleyball

Court rejects sidelining volleyball player because she’s transgender

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Fitness and wellbeing

Best gym shorts for men 2024, tested by a fitness writer

<p>Bob Love has passed away aged 81 </p>

Bob Love, NBA all-star with the Chicago Bulls, dies aged 81

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