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Jakob Ingebrigtsen described his performance as “terrible” after he suffered a shock exit in the men’s 1500m heats at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The world outdoor title is the only international 1500m gold medal missing from the Norwegian star’s collection after he was beaten by Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman at…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is facing a two-game touchline ban after being booked for the sixth time this season during Saturday’s FA Cup win at Newcastle. Guardiola was shown a yellow card after confronting fourth official Lewis Smith on the touchline at St James’ Park after Kieran Trippier had fouled City’s Jeremy Doku. New…

Sabalenka was twice a set and a break up on veteran Cirstea, who is retiring at the end of the season. She also broke the 36-year-old when Cirstea served for the match at 5-4 in the third set – only to immediately hand the advantage back in the next game. Sabalenka’s serve – the most…

With Farrell rolling the dice in his selection – dropping James Lowe as well as giving Cian Prendergast a rare start – there were interesting subplots aplenty as the game neared. Such was the nature of the Paris performance, however, that few such themes could be given fair scrutiny. Ireland had picked a team to…

Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner says lower-league clubs “should not take too much” from top Premier League sides, amid ongoing negotiations to redistribute a share of their wealth within the EFL. Talks over a deal to share Premier League income within the football pyramid are carrying on against a backdrop of pressure from the government…

Warnock said: “There is a great player in Conor Bradley, but he needs to stay fit and get a run of games to build up a relationship with Salah. These things can take time, even with the best players. “Trent leaving has had an impact on Salah. Their partnership, if not exactly unnoticed, was almost…