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Why Sterling’s sad decline is symptomatic of Chelsea’s chaos
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Miguel Delaney
Mourinho’s magic moment brings drama to predictable Champions League

Alcaraz faces Zverev in bid to reach first Australian Open final

Alcaraz bids for his first Australian Open final before Djokovic faces Sinner in the second semi-final

<p>Carlos Alcaraz bids for his first Australian Open final against Alexander Zverev</p>

<p>Mikel Arteta and his staff are aware of a ‘fear of failure’ encircling his team</p>

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Arsenal, Arteta and the ‘fear of failure’ they are trying to banish

Arsenal players were encouraged to speak up about how they were feeling as Arteta looks to prevent a recent blip in their Premier League title race from snowballing

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba scored a late winner for Aston Villa (Martin Rickett/PA).

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Villa fight back to beat Salzburg but left sweating on Watkins injury

Villa sweat over Watkins injury in potentially big blow to title hopes

Celtic saw off Utrecht to book their place in the Europa League play-offs (Andrew Milligan/PA).

Football

Celtic stave off Utrecht comeback to seal Europa League play-off spot

<p>Rangers have been eliminated from the Europa League </p>

Rangers bow out of Europa League with comeback defeat at Porto

In depth

<p>Henry Pollock is part of a new generation of rugby players expressing themselves</p>

How the TikTok generation are driving England forward

<p>Novak Djokovic applauds the injured Lorenzo Musetti from the court</p>

Why Djokovic’s lucky Australian Open run now faces a major problem

<p>Patrick Dorgu scored a stunning volley to put Man United in front at the league leaders</p>

How Dorgu’s reincarnation is spearheading Man United’s revival

Inside Football

<p>Arteta-ball is hard to get behind without results</p>

The unbearable weight of Arsenal’s long wait for the league title

<p>Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot shake hands (Alastair Grant/AP)</p>

The game plans behind the Premier League’s dullest feature this season

<p>Plenty has been made of the contrasting styles and fortunes of Glasner and Amorim </p>

Glasner raises uncomfortable truth – and makes life harder for himself

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ACFC

<p>Real Madrid's head coach Xabi Alonso shake hands with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior</p>

Football’s next tactical innovation is ‘just not having a manager’

<p>Discover the absurdities and oddities of the beautiful game with the Adam Clery Football Column</p>

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<p>Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo (2ndR) shows the red card to English forward Wayne Rooney</p>

Football wishes it was darts – but darts wants to be pro wrestling

<p>Scotland’s Scott McTominay scores the opening goal during the win over Denmark (Andrew Milligan/PA)</p>

Someone call the police! Scott McTominay has just been robbed

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Football

Unai Emery’s side came from behind to beat RB Salzburg (Martin Rickett/PA)

Boss Unai Emery cheered by Aston Villa’s comeback Europa League victory

Robbie Keane could have an emotional reunion with Celtic (Mike Egerton/PA)

Robbie Keane says reunion with Martin O’Neill may be ‘written in the stars’

<p>Ollie Watkins limped off holding his hamstring</p>

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Rugby Union

<p>Ireland’s Bundee Aki was hit with a four-match ban for confronting match officials in Connacht’s URC defeat to Leinster</p>

Ireland refuse to rule banned Aki out of Six Nations entirely

<p>John Mitchell led England to World Cup triumph on home soil</p>

Red Roses head coach Mitchell signs long-term deal after World Cup win

<p>Bundee Aki looks set to miss the Six Nations opener</p>

Aki dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad amid misconduct complaint

<p>Will Stuart faces a spell on the sidelines</p>

Stuart set to miss Six Nations after serious injury in Bath win

Curry escapes sanction for alleged shove on Argentina coach in tunnel

<p>Rassie Erasmus will remain in charge of South Africa for the foreseeable future</p>

Springboks boss Erasmus signs contract extension through to 2031

Athletics

<p>Sabastian Sawe crosses the finish line to win the 2025 London Marathon</p>

Sawe bidding to break course record as he leads London Marathon field

<p>Tigst Assefa won the women’s elite race at last year’s London Marathon</p>

Assefa and Hassan lead star-studded women’s field for London Marathon

<p>Emile Cairess is hoping to contend for a podium and take down Sir Mo Farah's British record</p>

The next great British rivalry targeting Farah’s marathon record

Cycling

<p>Sir Chris Hoy is back on the bike after breaking his leg</p>

Hoy makes incredible 12-week recovery from ‘worst crash I’ve ever had’

Rogue kangaroos hop into cyclists causing chaos at Tour Down Under

<p>First minister of Wales Eluned Morgan (centre), Tour de France 2018 winner Geraint Thomas (right), and director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme during the Tour de France 2027 Grand Depart route reveal at the Senedd in Cardiff</p>

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US Sport

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New survey shows huge decline in girls playing high school basketball

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