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Alexander Isak gives Newcastle the lead after ‘poor defending’ from Arsenal in League Cup semi-final 1st leg. Source link

Anthony Taylor sent off Jhon Duran in Aston Villa’s Boxing Day defeat at Newcastle – despite two of his on-field colleagues advising him that the challenge on Fabian Schar was not a red card. Duran was shown a straight red card by Taylor after he was deemed to have deliberately stood on Schar. The decision left Aston Villa manager Unai …

VAR took just seven seconds to determine Brighton’s controversial penalty against Arsenal was correct to be given, with PGMOL chief Howard Webb arguing it was a valid decision. With Arsenal leading 1-0 and set to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool, Joao Pedro and William Saliba collided heads in the penalty area with Anthony Taylor awarding a penalty, …

Michael Atherton believes England can take encouragement from the recent Test series between Australia and India as Ben Stokes’ side prepare to face both teams in the next 12 months. Australia were handily beaten by 295 runs in the opening Test in Perth before fighting back to win the series 3-1, but Atherton saw vulnerabilities in the hosts’ batting line-up, …

The logo of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). — X/PCB LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday confirmed that the player draft of the 10th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) was rescheduled and will now take place at Huzoori Bagh, Lahore fort in Lahore. According to a statement issued by the cricket board, the event was relocated from …

Formula 1’s biggest-ever driver move has happened ahead of the new 2025 season with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton gearing up for his first year at Ferrari. Keep up to speed with the latest key dates and events here during pre-season as the early stages of one of the sport’s most anticipated link-ups plays out… When will Hamilton drive a …

The first Grand Slam of the year takes place at Australian Open in Melbourne as Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka look to defend their titles. The opening major of the season begins just 12 days into the new year but there are a number of questions surrounding the fitness of Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper, while Andy Murray is back …

South Africa’s Aiden Markram (R) plays a shot as Pakistan’s wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan (L) reacts during the fourth day of the second international Test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands stadium in Cape Town on January 6, 2025. — AFP Pakistan have been fined 25% of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship points …

Two nine-darters and Luke Littler’s impressive tournament helped The BIGGER 180 charity campaign raise over £1m for Prostate Cancer UK at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship. Paddy Power again supported Prostate Cancer UK with their charity activity at the World Darts Championship, held from December 15-January 3 at London’s Alexandra Palace and live on Sky Sports, with The BIGGER …

Developments are expected within the next 24 hours over the future of Everton and West Ham bosses Sean Dyche and Julen Lopetegui, with Graham Potter in talks with both clubs. Neither club wants to change their manager and had hoped to reassess their respective situations in the summer. But poor results and a growing animosity from some supporters are forcing …