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British underdog Jodie Burrage has vowed to “take it” to the “best player in the world” after being given central billing in the night session on Rod Laver Arena for her match against third seed Coco Gauff at the Australian Open. Burrage was emotional at the end of her first-round win over Leolia Jeanjean on Monday having considered retirement late …

Ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he hopes Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk stay at Liverpool amid contract discussions and would take them at Red Bull. Source link

Matt Bloomfield has left promotion-chasing Wycombe Wanderers to become the new manager at Luton. Bloomfield has joined the Championship club on a three-and-a-half-year contract, leaving Wycombe second in League One and two points behind leaders Birmingham. The 40-year-old replaces Rob Edwards, who left Luton by mutual consent last week after just over two years in charge. Edwards had taken the …

What do the four promotion-chasing sides in the second tier – Leeds, Burnley, Sheffield United and Sunderland – need to do to battle their way into the top two? Leeds United Leeds’ next five league fixtures Sheff Wed (h) – January 19, 12pm – Live on Sky Sports Norwich (h) – January 22, 7.45pm Burnley (a) – January 27, 8pm …

Maro Itoje has replaced Jamie George as England captain ahead of their upcoming Six Nations campaign. As Steve Borthwick revealed on Tuesday a 36-man training squad for his side’s tournament opener away to Ireland on February 1, the head coach dropped the bombshell that Itoje will replace fellow Saracens forward George as skipper. The 30-year-old, who was also named Saracens …

Daniil Medvedev smashed a net camera in an angry outburst during a five-set Australian Open win over lowly-ranked wild card Kasidit Samrej. Medvedev, a finalist in Melbourne 12 months ago, arrived late in Australia following the birth of his second child and was in deep trouble against world No 418 Thai Samrej. When the 23-year-old won the third set to …

Sergio Perez says he will take at least six months off racing after being dropped by Red Bull but admits he could be tempted back to the cockpit by an “interesting project”. After 14 successive seasons on the Formula 1 grid, Perez begins 2025 on the side-lines after a hugely disappointing 2024 campaign resulted in him being replaced by Liam …

Check out which players are going to the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy, as the sides reveal their 15-man squads… Pakistan hosts a global cricket event for the first time since co-hosting the 1996 World Cup, although India will play all their matches in Dubai due to ongoing political tensions between the two countries. Eight countries feature in the tournament, returning …

Jack Draper came through a five-set battle in the first round of the Australian Open for the second year in a row. Twelve months ago, the British No 1 vomited into a courtside bin at the end of a gruelling win over Marcos Giron in intense Melbourne heat. It was cooler and breezier this time, with Draper’s biggest problem against …

Nick Taylor delivered another dramatic PGA Tour victory, chipping in for eagle to force a play-off on his way to victory over Nico Echavarria.at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Canada’s Taylor never looked like a winner at Waialae Country Club after missing two short birdie chances down the closing stretch, only to chip in from off the green at the …