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The Guardian ¡ general 8m ago

The Masters 2026: McIlroy pulls clear of chasing pack on day two at Augusta – live

️ Latest news from Augusta | MacIntyre faces reprimand ️ Official leaderboard | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail David Wyndham Clark’s birdie putt at 6 looks good. A straight roll. But it drifts a little to the right just before reaching the cup, enough to kink out. That really did look like it was going in. So he remains at -3 for both his round and the Tournament overall. He’s no longer the only player out there in red for his round today: Im Sungjae, who finished second on debut in the November Masters of 2020, birdies 7 and 8 to move into credit today – he’s +3 overall – while the old trooper Freddie Couples birdies 2 to get back to +5. Such a shame about that hideous run at 15, 16 and 17 yesterday - quadruple bogey, double bogey, double bogey – but you can forgive a 66-year-old for running out of gas under the heat of the late-afternoon sun. The Par 3 Contest winner Aaron Rai starts his second round calmly and confidently. Tea Olive found in regulation, and a long birdie putt that shaves the hole. He remains at -1 after yesterday’s 71, a round that promised more after going out in 33. Meanwhile Wyndham Clark’s run of consecutive birdies comes to an end at 5. Just a par, though he’s now landed his tee shot at 6 into the heart of the green, using the slope to bring his ball towards the flag tucked away front left. He’ll have a good look at birdie from 18 feet, a putt not exactly flat and straight, but as flat and straight as they come around here. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 58m ago

Justin Rose struggles to keep his cool in the heat but Masters dream lives on | Andy Bull

Three-time runner-up throws his putter after missing birdie chance on the 4th as he chases long-held Augusta dream They’re hot days and hard greens at this year’s Masters. The temperature was up in the mid-80s by lunchtime on Friday, and that was underneath the pine trees with a Georgia peach ice-cream sandwich. Out there on the other side of the ropes it looked a whole lot hotter again. The world’s best golfers sweated away chasing after Rory McIlroy’s lead in conditions which, they all agreed, could yet get as tough as they come at Augusta National. By midway through the afternoon McIlroy loomed over the tournament like the midday sun, and you worried the players who made the mistake of looking directly at the big white leaderboards around the grounds might burn their eyes. A way up ahead of McIlroy, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth were all playing together in his shade, each doing their best to just stay within a short-iron’s distance of catching him. All of them, at one time or another in the past, had a claim to be the next best, or even, in Spieth and Koepka’s case, better than the man they were trailing. They have nine major victories between the three of them, not to mention six runners-up finishes at Augusta. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 59m ago

Premier League news: Fernández ‘hurdles to overcome’ at Chelsea; Arteta rallies Arsenal for run-in

Guardiola says City must win every game, Howe ‘aligned’ with chief executive and Pereira wants fixture help Continue reading...

BBC Sport ¡ football 1h ago

Premier League must protect teams in Europe - Pereira

Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has urged the Premier League to protect teams playing in Europe by easing their schedules.

The Guardian ¡ general 1h ago

Roberto De Zerbi targets ‘Ange-ball’ revival to save Spurs from relegation

De Zerbi wants to replicate former manager’s style ‘I want to see the Spurs I watched with Postecoglou’ Roberto De Zerbi intends to bring back “Ange-ball” as he attempts to prevent Tottenham’s first relegation in 49 years. De Zerbi has only seven games in which to impart his complex football philosophy to his players and wants to replicate the rampant, marauding style of the former manager Ange Postecoglou, who won Tottenham’s first trophy in 17 years but was dismissed after finishing 17th in the Premier League last season. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 1h ago

Arne Slot insists he is ‘aligned’ with Liverpool board and fans as squad is rebuilt

Last year’s title ‘postponed’ overhaul says manager Slot insists he ‘can feel that support’ from fanbase Arne Slot has said last season’s title triumph “postponed” the end of an era at Liverpool but that the club were under no illusions a rebuild was required when appointing him as Jürgen Klopp’s successor. Two more links to the Klopp era will be removed this summer when Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah leave on free transfers. Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Joe Gomez, the remaining players from the squad that delivered Premier League and Champions League success to Anfield under Klopp, will then enter the final years of their contracts. Continue reading...

BBC Sport ¡ football 1h ago

Watch Connolly goal as Queen's Park add to Ross County misery

Watch Aidan Connolly's first-half headed goal that was enough to give Queen's Park a 1-0 win over Ross County to move up to fifth in the Scottish Championship and leave the visitors two points adrift at the foot of the table.

The Guardian ¡ general 1h ago

Bath hit back to reach semi-final after stunning Northampton in 11-try epic

Quarter-final: Bath 43-41 Northampton Hosts recover from 21 points behind in first half There are big games and then there are pivotal contests which define entire campaigns. And when it came to the crunch it was Bath who just had enough power to make the semi-finals of the Champions Cup for the first time in 20 years thanks to a 76th minute try from Ted Hill. There is little to separate the two best teams in England and here was another endlessly compelling battle of wits and wills. Plenty of work still has to be done to reach the final in Bilbao next month with Bath now set to face the winners of Sunday’s mouthwatering all-French tie between Bordeaux and Toulouse. This was a truly sensational hors d’oeuvre, though, with nine tries in the first half alone. Gone are the days of tiptoeing into knockout matches and hoping to edge it 9-6. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 1h ago

West Ham double up twice to thrash Wolves and put Spurs in relegation zone

The moment when West Ham really felt their survival bid pick up pace was when the jab from Taty Castellanos rolled beyond the reach of José Sá and crawled towards the Wolves goal. Two-nil up in a must-win game, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side looked unrecognisable from the doomed bunch who dropped seven points off 17th place in early January. This is a different West Ham. This is a West Ham with a punch in attack and, if this daring escape act does end with Premier League football secured for another season, a key part of the story will be how Nuno strengthened his squad in January . Continue reading...

BBC Rugby ¡ rugby 1h ago

Bath fightback stuns Northampton in 11-try quarter-final classic

Bath come from 21 points down to beat Prem leaders Northampton 43-41 and reach the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in an incredible clash at the Rec.

BBC Sport ¡ football 7h ago

Green Brigade return may boost title bid - O'Neill

Martin O'Neill thinks the return of the Green Brigade ultras group following the lifting of their suspension will be "a boost" to Celtic's title challenge.

The Guardian ¡ general 7h ago

Grand National preview: Jagwar can deny Irish cohort in Aintree classic

No English stable has won the greatest prize in the sport since 2015 but the selection has all the attributes required It is more than a decade since a Grand National winner was trained in an English stable, as Lucinda Russell, successful twice since 2017 from her yard in Scotland’s County of Kinross, is the only trainer to break the Irish stranglehold since Oliver Sherwood’s success with Many Clouds in 2015. The home side put up a much-improved performance at last month’s Cheltenham festival, however, and Jagwar (4.00), one of two major contenders from Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero’s stable 50 miles from the track, could extend the English revival in the biggest race of the season on Saturday. Jagwar will head to Aintree with all of the attributes you could want to see in a modern-day National winner. He has youth on his side at seven years of age and remains open to improvement with just eight starts over fences on his record to date. Continue reading...

BBC Rugby ¡ rugby 7h ago

Sale 'not there to make up numbers' against Leinster

Sale's Alex Sanderson says his side may be underdogs in their Champions Cup quarter-final with Leinster but they have not travelled to Dublin "to make up the numbers".

The Guardian ¡ general 7h ago

Football Daily | Enzo Fernández and Chelsea’s very English approach to playing happy families

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Discipline has long been one of the cornerstones of a successful dressing room in England. If John Eustace’s Birmingham City players did not wish the training ground reception staff “good morning” they were issued with a £250 penalty. Steven Gerrard implemented a variety of fines when manager of Aston Villa for players leaving flip-flops in the shower (£50), forgetting to bring a cake for a birthday (£50, Yaya Touré: look away now), leaving plates and cups on the dining table (£100 an item). When Frank Lampard replaced Maurizio Sarri in 2019-20, Lampard immediately introduced a series of internal disciplinary fines for first-team players. Late for training? That’s £20,000, guv. Failure to report knack or illness before a day off? That’s 10 large. Phone rings during a team meeting? One thousand English pounds, thank you very much. Sheffield FC invented football (yesterday’s Quote of the Day)? A certain person on the other side of the Atlantic would no doubt dispute that” – Robert Pearce. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

BBC Rugby ¡ rugby 7h ago

New faces but old rivalries as Wales host Scotland

Celtic rivalries are renewed once more as Wales host Scotland in their Women's Six Nations opener at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

BBC Sport ¡ general 7h ago

Panic Attack out to end 75-year wait for Grand National win by a mare

Panic Attack has "all the qualities" needed to be the first mare to win Saturday's Grand National in 75 years, says trainer Dan Skelton.

The Guardian ¡ general 8h ago

Goodbye and thanks to Aaron Ramsey, a shoo-in for all-time Wales XI | Elis James

The retired midfielder’s absence for the semi-final of Euro 2016 was the great ‘what-if’ of Welsh football, but even so his brilliant career managed to transform a footballing public for ever If some footballers take time to reach their potential, others seem to be the finished article before they’re able to drive. A teenage Aaron Ramsey was firmly in the latter camp. After only 11 league starts for Cardiff he had made his international debut for Wales against Denmark, turned down Manchester United in favour of Arsenal, and given Cardiff fans one of the great what-ifs of their club’s modern age after Dave Jones chose not to start him in the 2008 FA Cup final against Portsmouth, with Ramsey being the tender age of 17. Success-starved supporters who should know better will pin their hopes on to the narrowest of young shoulders and yet it all seemed so easy for the teenager from Caerphilly who was captain of his country by the age of 20, would go on to play in a World Cup and two European Championships, and this week retired as an icon of the Welsh game. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 8h ago

‘You come back different’: how rugby players change after motherhood

Four England players will miss the Six Nations as they are pregnant. What do they have in store when they return? By No Helmets Required When England begin their defence of the Women’s Six Nations against Ireland on Saturday at Twickenham they will be without Zoe Stratford, Lark Atkin-Davies and Rosie Galligan as they prepare to become mothers for the first time. The England rugby league player Kelsey Gentles – who has returned to her sport as a different player and person – says the World Cup winners should embrace the imminent metamorphosis. Gentles left the Women’s Super League as a sparkling outside back in 2023; when she returned the following year, having given birth to her daughter Maia, she was a prop who blasted holes in defensive lines. She enjoyed a glorious comeback, scoring the winning try as York Valkyrie clinched the Grand Final, but there were challenges along the way. Continue reading...

BBC Sport ¡ football 8h ago

Fernandez sorry but will miss Man City - Rosenior

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is still unavailable for the upcoming home match against Manchester City despite a recent apology, head coach Liam Rosenior says.

BBC Sport ¡ football 12h ago

Naderi injury serious, says Rangers boss Rohl

Ryan Naderi's muscle injury is "serious", says Rangers head coach Danny Rohl, who has had more positive news about Tuur Rommens.

The Guardian ¡ general 12h ago

Women’s Six Nations: will anyone stop England’s conveyor belt of talent?

Despite a raft of absences, world champions have such depth they will begin the 2026 tournament as firm favourites If there isn’t a conspiracy theory out there about England having a factory that churns out world-class players then there should be. The Red Roses squad will be without eight Rugby World Cup winners because of injury, pregnancies and retirements for the Women’s Six Nations but they are still overwhelming favourites for a grand slam. For others, a squad so depleted would throw their campaign into chaos, but not for England. Abby Dow has retired? The brilliant Claudia Moloney-MacDonald can be brought in. The captain, Zoe Stratford, is pregnant? The World Rugby player of the year nominee Meg Jones steps up to take the armband. The seemingly endless conveyor belt of generational stars at England’s disposal is why they have been able to dominate the world stage for the past few years. That and bringing in full-time contracts before anyone else. Continue reading...

BBC Sport ¡ football 13h ago

I feel complete backing from owners and fans - Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists he feels "complete support" from the club's hierarchy and fans despite a run of poor on-field performances and growing discontent about his future as manager

The Guardian ¡ general 13h ago

What De Zerbi’s comments about Mason Greenwood tell us about male violence | Chris Paouros

Spurs head coach’s apology for past comments about his former player was important but insufficient. If we want things to change in football, we need some accountability Roberto De Zerbi apologised in his first interview as Tottenham’s head coach for past comments about Mason Greenwood when the forward was his player at Marseille. Spurs supporter groups, including Proud Lilywhites and Women of the Lane, both of which I co-founded, were among those who criticised him. De Zerbi said he had never meant to downplay male violence against women. (Greenwood denied charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in 2022 and the case was discontinued.) That he responded at all matters. Silence from men in positions of power on these issues is its own problem, and I would rather see someone engage than retreat. But what the response offered was self-description rather than accountability. And in this context, that is not enough. I will come to that. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 13h ago

Up the Minstermen? York close on promotion in epic National League battle

After last season’s near-miss, the leaders are two points clear of Rochdale, who they play in what could yet be a final-day shootout York is a city famed for centurions of the Roman kind, but now its football club are centurions too. With 101 points on the board and 109 goals scored, the Minstermen have a Football League return firmly in their sights after a decade away. It has been a gruelling journey, punctuated by a near miss last season. The job isn’t done, but Monday’s last-gasp win against Altrincham put them two points clear of Rochdale at the top of the National League with three games to play. Tantalisingly, they go to Rochdale for what could be a final-day shootout for the one automatic promotion spot on 25 April. Traditional pre-match pies, fans enjoy themselves and Yorkie the mascot. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 13h ago

A lower-round AJ Brown to a 306lb missile: the 2026 NFL draft’s under-the-radar prospects

Fernando Mendoza will almost certainly go No 1 overall. But who are the players that teams may take a swing on after the big names have gone? You have to go back to 2000 to find a year in which fewer than four quarterbacks were selected in the top 100 picks. But in this year’s mediocre quarterback class, the fourth quarterback may not go off the board until day three. After Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Alabama’s Ty Simpson, it’s unclear who will even be the third taken. There is a chasm from the top two down to LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, Penn State’s Drew Allar and Miami’s Carson Beck. All three are flawed. The most tantalizing mid-round quarterback is Payton, a one-year, lefty starter out of North Dakota State. Continue reading...

The Guardian ¡ general 23h ago

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

There are protests planned at Anfield as Roberto De Zerbi starts his Tottenham tenure and Everton eye Europe Nuno Espírito Santo has rolled back the years in an attempt to save West Ham. He has gone old-school, switching to a gung-ho 4-4-2 system to give his side more threat in the final third. Pablo Felipe and Taty Castellanos, both January arrivals, have altered the face of the attack, but neither forward has been prolific. Castellanos has scored three goals in all competitions since joining from Lazio and Pablo, who is yet to open his account in English football, failed to convert during last week’s penalty shootout defeat by Leeds in the FA Cup. As a pair, though, Castellanos and Pablo have been oddly effective. Are they any good? Unclear. Do they run around a lot and give a previously ponderous West Ham more energy? Undoubtedly. Played together, Pablo and Castellanos do a worthy job for the team. Importantly, they create space for the wingers, Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville, who hopes to return from a calf injury for Friday night’s vital home game against Wolves. Bowen and Summerville are the big threats; they are West Ham’s main source of goals, but both are more dangerous with Pablo and Castellanos in the team. Jacob Steinberg West Ham v Wolves, Friday 8pm (all times BST) Arsenal v Bournemouth, Saturday 12.30pm Brentford v Everton, Saturday 3pm Burnley v Brighton, Saturday 3pm Liverpool v Fulham, Saturday 5.30pm Continue reading...

BBC Sport ¡ football 23h ago

'Hungry' Watkins is man on mission - but will Tuchel take notice?

Ollie Watkins' response to being dropped by England has been nothing short of emphatic, with two strikes in Bologna adding to his goal against West Ham before the international break.

BBC Sport ¡ football 1d ago

Estevao could be Brazil's World Cup's surprise - Davide Ancelotti

Brazil assistant coach Davide Ancelotti has tipped Chelsea's 18-year-old winger Estevao Willian to be the surprise package at the summer's World Cup.

The Guardian ¡ general 1d ago

Watkins doubles up to punish Bologna and put Aston Villa in driving seat

There was a heady atmosphere in Bologna before this match, with flags flying everywhere and the legend “weareone” plastered on the walls of the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Into this fervent atmosphere stepped Aston Villa, with warnings against complacency from their manager ringing in their ears. The Premier League side did not play well and were second best for much of the night, but they did stay supremely cool and turned the nervous energy of their hosts back on them to take a two-goal lead home to Birmingham. Ezri Konsa opened the scoring after a gaffe by the goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia, before a second-half double from Ollie Watkins determined the outcome of the match and overwrote Jonathan Rowe’s late goal for the hosts. Bologna’s Englishman, a former Norwich City winger, was likely the man of the match, but Watkins’ ability to remain calm in pressured situations will surely prove the more decisive factor in this tie. Continue reading...

Marca ¡ football 1d ago

Transfer news: PSG agree €85m deal for Premier League star

Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement to sign a top Premier League forward in a deal worth €85 million plus add-ons.

BBC Sport ¡ general 1d ago

Fury takes aim at heavyweight rivals

Tyson Fury on his next return to the ring and the rivals 'lining up' to fight him. The Briton will face the Russian at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday in his first fight for 15 months.

The Guardian ¡ general 1d ago

Like most fans in April, Cambridge and Spurs have me fretting about ups and downs in May | Max Rushden

Tottenham are teetering on the verge, while The U’s have just dropped out of the automatic promotion places in League Two Parents who’ve forgotten how exhausting young children are occasionally stop you and say: “The days are long, but the years are short.” Some reel – which is where I get all of my information these days – altered it slightly to say: “The days are long, but the weeks are also long,” which feels more accurate when you’re on your hands and knees on the kitchen floor picking up sticky rice with a wet wipe. There are fewer saccharine Insta posts about football seasons feeling so arduously long and yet suddenly over at the same time. “Ah don’t you remember when it was the Carabao Cup first round – so cute.” This catches me out every year. Perhaps no one else is blindsided by football season by stealth, but here we are again: only a handful of games remaining to decide everything – and I’m not entirely sure how we’re at this stage. Continue reading...

BBC Sport ¡ football 1d ago

How to follow the Premier League on the BBC this weekend

BBC Sport Ask Me Anything explains how to follow the Premier League on the BBC this week.

BBC Sport ¡ general 1d ago

'I needed that time away' - Fury on comeback

Tyson Fury says he was 'sick of boxing' and 'needed time away' to realise he could come out of retirement.

The Guardian ¡ general 1d ago

American Samoa’s Women’s World Cup fairytale takes them from ‘underdog to dark horse’

Alma Mana’o, the captain, reflects on their journey from a 21-0 defeat in 1998 to a place in the final round of qualification The American Samoa women’s team has lived through a scarcely believable tale littered with upsets, and their story is still unfolding. At the end of last year, they entered a World Cup qualification tournament containing the lowest-ranked teams in the smallest federation, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). At 153rd in the world rankings, American Samoa ranked the lowest of the low. With an estimated population of 45,319, the island’s entire population would not sell out even the smallest stadium hosting Fifa’s showpiece event next year. The national team’s captain, Alma Mana’o, talks of American Samoan culture as being “family is above all”. Multiple sets of sisters represent the team, something Mana’o relishes. “This is a family, we have got to get together, hold our sisters accountable and push each other,” she says. The Mana’o family hold the record for most family members to participate in Fifa events – “If we can’t win, we’re going to have the most kids!” Alma declares with a laugh – and American Samoa are out to prove there can be success in the family business. This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and follow the instructions. Moving the Goalposts is delivered to your inboxes every Tuesday and Thursday. Continue reading...

BBC Rugby ¡ rugby 1d ago

King returns to captain Ireland in Six Nations

Erin King will make her first international appearance in a year as she captains Ireland in Saturday's Six Nations opener in England.

BBC Rugby ¡ rugby 1d ago

Uncapped Singleton and Aiono picked for Wales Six Nations opener

Sean Lynn hands Test debuts to Seren Singleton and Jorja Aiono for Wales' first game of the Women's Six Nations against Scotland.

BBC Sport ¡ football 1d ago

Olid to leave SWPL leaders Hearts at end of season

Head coach Eva Olid will leave SWPL leaders Hearts at the end of the season by mutual agreement.

The Guardian ¡ general 1d ago

Doing the 92: how football changed during my groundhopping odyssey

During my 43-year adventure I saw pubs close, standing on terraces return and big flags fly all over the country By When Saturday Comes It was bound to end like this: a long and arduous odyssey that started in 1982 on a crumbling terrace culminated on a grey, drizzly afternoon in December watching my team get hammered 3-0 in a brand spanking new stadium named in conjunction with an international commercial law firm. A glorious away win thanks to a last-minute winner would have been somehow too poetic. This was how it was meant to be, when I finally completed the 92. As with that game at Everton, most games were as an away Nottingham Forest fan; others as a neutral. There is much I witnessed and learned from this ludicrous yet wholly fulfilling enterprise and the many miles travelled. For one thing, it used to be that one displayed allegiances by carefully trapping a scarf in the window, so it fluttered outside all the way. This has been replaced by the executive car sticker or personalised number plate and our society is much the worse for it. Continue reading...

BBC F1 ¡ f1 1d ago

What do you think is the most beautiful F1 car of all time?

Choose what you think is the best-looking F1 car in history from our shortlist of 13, spanning the 1950s to 2025.