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Senegal win chaotic Afcon final after Diaz ‘Panenka’ miss and protest

Senegal 1-0 Morocco (after extra time): Brahim Diaz fluffed a ‘Panenka’ penalty for the chance to win the Africa Cup of Nations, after the Senegal team had stormed off the pitch in protest

<p>Thomas Frank's time at Tottenham could be up after a dismal run of results</p>
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Tottenham considering Frank’s future with CEO at training ground

Spurs fans chanted ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ at manager Thomas Frank after defeat by relegation-threatened West Ham

<p>Raducanu signed the court-side camera with ‘Raddo’ after advancing to the second round </p>
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Raducanu surprised to learn new nickname at Australian Open

Thierno Barry was on target for Everton (Jacob King/PA)
Football

Everton unhindered by VAR controversy as Barry strike sees off Villa

<p>Lisandro Martinez challenges Erling Haaland during the Manchester derby</p>
Football

Man United’s Martinez: Scholes can come to my house and criticise me

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Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk is set to call another players’ meeting on Monday (Peter Byrne/PA)
Football

Van Dijk to hold Liverpool players’ meeting after Burnley draw

<p>Arthur Fery celebrates his first-round win over Flavio Cobolli at the Australian open </p>
Tennis

British qualifier Fery knocks out 20th seed on Australian Open debut

<p>Anthony Joshua (left) standing beside promoter Eddie Hearn</p>
Boxing

Hearn praises ‘inspiring’ Joshua after return to gym following crash

<p>Venus Williams became the oldest woman to play in a singles match at the Australian Open</p>
Tennis

Williams, 45, sees record-breaking Australian Open end in heartbreak

<p>Shane Lowry at the Dubai Invitational</p>
Golf

Lowry blows one-shot lead to lose Dubai Invitational to Elvira

<p>Manchester United swept rivals Man City aside in their Premier League derby at Old Trafford</p>
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Michael Carrick’s masterclass brings magic back to Old Trafford

<p>The Australian Open holds the opening grand slam of the year </p>
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Australian Open order of play and tournament schedule

<p>The completed World Cup draw (Sam Corum/PA)</p>
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World Cup 2026 fixtures: Full schedule, match dates and venues

In depth

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How United’s reset puts the spotlight on their next permanent manager

<p>Dalton Smith knocked out Subriel Matias to win the WBC super-lightweight belt in New York</p>
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Smith’s odds-defying world title win has huge significance

<p>As The Independent’s chief football writer, Miguel has spent years covering transfers, managerial appointments, and speaking to sources about the behind-the-scenes workings that shape top clubs</p>
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Join football Q&A on manager chaos and Premier League politics

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<p>Real Madrid's head coach Xabi Alonso shake hands with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior</p>
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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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Unpack football’s absurdities with Adam Clery’s ACFC newsletter

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

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>
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Someone call the police! Scott McTominay has just been robbed

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<p>Keane feels Van Dijk could do more to help Liverpool’s new signings settle (Mike Egerton/PA)</p>
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Keane unleashes dig at Carrick in Man Utd rant on live TV

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Anthony Joshua returns to the gym following car crash

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Nigeria squad’s musical arrival for Morocco AFCON showdown goes viral

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Football

Senegalese players celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (Youssef Loulidi/AP)
Football

Senegal win Africa Cup of Nations after walking off pitch amid penalty chaos

Football

Guardiola unable to see a way out of Man City’s Haaland problem

<p>Senegal's and Morocco's players scuffle after a penalty call during the Africa Cup of Nations final</p>
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Africa Cup of Nations thrown into chaos after players walk off field

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa lost at home to Everton (Nick Potts/PA)
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Emery says Villa are ‘not top five contenders’ in bizarre interview

<p>Jake O’Brien heads in for Everton at Villa Park</p>
Football

Why was O’Brien’s goal against Aston Villa not overturned by VAR?

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa lost at home to Everton (Nick Potts/PA)
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Unai Emery calls for perspective as Aston Villa miss chance to go second

<p>Wolves’ Andre and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes battle for possession in a drab 0-0 draw</p>
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Wolves frustrate limp Newcastle to extend unbeaten run to four games

Eddie Howe was disappointed with Newcastle’s attacking display (Mike Egerton/PA)
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Eddie Howe frustrated as Newcastle held in goalless draw at rock-bottom Wolves

Joao Pedro (second left) was on target for Chelsea (Bradley Collyer/PA)
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Joao Pedro: Aggression was key as Chelsea struggled to Brentford victory

<p>Wolves’ Andre and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes battle for possession in a drab 0-0 draw</p>
Football

Wolves frustrate limp Newcastle to extend unbeaten run to four games

Eddie Howe was disappointed with Newcastle’s attacking display (Mike Egerton/PA)
Football

Eddie Howe frustrated as Newcastle held in goalless draw at rock-bottom Wolves

Joao Pedro (second left) was on target for Chelsea (Bradley Collyer/PA)
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Joao Pedro: Aggression was key as Chelsea struggled to Brentford victory

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Tennis

<p>Emma Raducanu returns to action at the Australian Open on Wednesday </p>
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When is Raducanu playing at the Australian Open?

<p>Carlos Alcaraz will be bidding to win a first Australian Open title, and complete the career grand slam aged 22</p>
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Is the Australian Open on TV? How to watch tennis grand slam

<p>Coco Gauff is seeded third at the Australian Open behind Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, and could play Venus Williams in round two </p>
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Australian Open men’s and women’s seed list and tracker

<p>Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey helps a ball kid who fainted from the court </p>
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Australian Open star dramatically comes to aid of collapsing ball girl

<p>Corentin Moutet celebrates his win over Tristan Schoolkate of Australia at the Australian Open</p>
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Australian Open crowd boo player after underarm serve on match point

Emma Raducanu has had to rush her Australian Open preparations (Adam Davy/PA)
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Raducanu reveals reason for her frustration before Australian Open

<p>Venus Williams will set an age record at the Australian Open on Sunday</p>
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Venus Williams set to break age record at the Australian Open

<p>John Roberts and his wife Phyllis with George Best at the Belfast Town Hall in 1968</p>
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Former Independent tennis correspondent John Roberts dies aged 84

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<p>Asher Opoku-Fordjour will miss the Six Nations through injury</p>
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England facing prop crisis with Opoku-Fordjour out of Six Nations

<p>The Red Roses visited 10 Downing Street to celebrate their World Cup triumph</p>
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Red Roses set sights on Six Nations sell-out after World Cup triumph

<p>Jamie Joseph is one of the names in the frame for the All Blacks vacancy</p>
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Who might be the next All Blacks head coach?

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Smith emerges as doubt for start of Six Nations with calf injury

<p>New Zealand have moved on from Scott Robertson</p>
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All Blacks part ways with head coach Robertson after damning review

<p>Finn Russell and Bath faced Edinburgh in the Challenge Cup last year</p>
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Russell expects late hits from Scotland teammates in Bath vs Edinburgh

Cricket

<p>Shoaib Bashir did not feature in the Ashes</p>
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England spinner Bashir finds new county after Ashes snub

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England spinner Bashir finds new county after Ashes snub

<p>Shoaib Bashir did not feature in the Ashes</p>
<p>File. Bangladesh players leave the field after their match against South Africa at the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup</p>
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Bangladesh doubles down on demand to move cricket matches out of India

<p>Virat Kohli fell just short of his 54th ODI hundred</p>
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Kohli steers India to victory in first ODI against New Zealand

<p>Sir Alastair Cook described Jacob Bethell as the ‘future of English cricket’ (Nick Potts/PA)</p>
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Alastair Cook outlines stance over becoming England’s next head coach

Brendon McCullum has held talks with the ECB hierarchy (Robbie Stephenson/PA)
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Brendon McCullum holds talks on England future and ‘keen to carry on’

Brendon McCullum has held talks with the ECB hierarchy (Robbie Stephenson/PA)
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Brendon McCullum holds talks on England future and ‘keen to carry on’

<p>Ben Stokes speaks to TNT Sports pundits Justin Langer and Graeme Swann</p>
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Ex-England players condemn Stokes and Bazball ‘cult’ after Ashes loss

<p>England captain Ben Stokes after losing the fifth Test </p>
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The change Stokes and McCullum must make to fix England

Formula 1

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Ferrari axe Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer ahead of 2026 F1 season

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Red Bull chief reacts to engine row: ‘They don’t belong in the sport’

<p>Max Verstappen is eyeing a fifth world title this year</p>
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Max Verstappen admits Red Bull ‘unknown’ for 2026 F1 season

<p>Leonardo Fornaroli will be McLaren’s reserve driver this season</p>
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F2 champion lands wide-ranging McLaren F1 role for 2026 season

<p>Red Bull's Max Verstappen before the race </p>
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Verstappen makes Red Bull test prediction ahead of 2026 F1 season

<p>Antonio Pizzonia was arrested in Texas over the weekend</p>
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Former F1 driver arrested in US after karate kick at ‘coercive adult’

<p>Jack Doohan has been released by Alpine</p>
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Axed F1 driver permanently released – eight months after final race

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New video reveals Lando Norris’s ‘chaotic’ self-doubt before F1 title

Boxing

<p>Canelo Alvarez’s next fight has been revealed</p>
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Canelo’s next fight confirmed with ‘Mexico against the world’ card

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Canelo’s next fight confirmed with ‘Mexico against the world’ card

<p>Canelo Alvarez’s next fight has been revealed</p>
Anthony Joshua is back in the gym (Bradley Collyer/PA)
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Joshua returns to gym following car crash with new motivational slogan

<p>Tyson Fury is returning to the ring in 2026, he has said</p>
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Fury warned Dubois would wreck comeback with ‘phenomenal’ power

<p>Moses Itauma is one of the most exciting names in the heavyweight division (Zac Goodwin/PA)</p>
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Itauma vs Franklin rearranged after British star suffers injury blow

<p>Agit Kabayel celebrates his victory over Zhilei Zhang in 2025</p>
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<p>Agit Kabayel celebrates his victory over Zhilei Zhang in 2025</p>
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Kabayel vs Knyba start time, undercard and how to watch

<p>Tyson Fury hits back at 'chubby' accusations after return to training</p>
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Fury hits back at ‘chubby’ accusations after return to training

<p>Anthony Joshua (left) with his promoter Eddie Hearn</p>
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Hearn makes Joshua plea amid questions over boxing future

Golf

Rory McIlroy has welcomed the return of Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf (Fatima Shbair/AP)
Golf

Rory McIlroy keeps himself in contention on penultimate day in Dubai

Golf

Rory McIlroy keeps himself in contention on penultimate day in Dubai

Rory McIlroy has welcomed the return of Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf (Fatima Shbair/AP)
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Nick Faldo leaves hospital after successful open-heart surgery

Golf

Lowry surges into share of lead in Dubai as McIlroy falters

Rory McIlroy has welcomed the return of Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf (Fatima Shbair/AP)
Golf

McIlroy gives LIV Golf verdict after Koepka’s PGA Tour return

<p>Rory McIlroy leads after the opening round in Dubai</p>
Golf

McIlroy gets to grips with new clubs to take first-round lead in Dubai

<p>Rory McIlroy leads after the opening round in Dubai</p>
Golf

McIlroy gets to grips with new clubs to take first-round lead in Dubai

<p>Wyndham Clark (left) has questioned Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour</p>
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Koepka’s former Ryder Cup teammate frustrated by PGA Tour return

<p>Brooks Koepka (left) has returned to the PGA Tour and Tiger Woods believes that’s a “win for everyone”</p>
Golf

Woods reacts to Koepka’s shock PGA Tour return

Athletics

<p>McColgan finished eighth in last year's London Marathon</p>
Athletics

Eilish McColgan reclaims European 10km record in ‘bucket list’ race

<p>Jacob Kiplimo is back in action after winning the Chicago Marathon in October</p>
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World Cross Country Championships: Channel, time and how to watch

<p>Prescod is one of Britain’s fastest ever men over 100m </p>
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Ex-GB sprinter labelled ‘appalling’ after joining Enhanced Games

Cycling

<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>
Cycling

Tour de France 2027 routes revealed as famous race returns to Britain

<p>Tadej Pogacar won last year’s Tour de France</p>
Cycling

Tour de France 2027 routes revealed ahead of Grand Depart in Britain

<p>Simon Yates has brought the curtain down on his career</p>
Cycling

Simon Yates calls time on career of one of cycling’s great underdogs

US Sport

<p>A memorial service was held to honor Greg Biffle</p>
US Sport

NASCAR driver Greg Biffle honored at memorial service after jet crash

<p>Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 26 points and 13 rebounds.</p>
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Magic beat Grizzlies in first regular-season game in Germany

<p>Twenty people, including 15 former college basketball players, have been charged in what federal prosecutors say was a scheme to fix NCAA and CBA games.</p>
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Ex-college basketball players among 20 charged in point-shaving scheme

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