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Rory McIlroy recovered sufficiently from a back injury to begin his defence of the Players Championship but he ended round one seven shots off the pace. The world number two only arrived at TPC Sawgrass on the eve of the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament, having opted to stay at home for treatment on the injury…

The Para-snowboarders are back in action for their second event – the banked slalom, which has been brought forward from Saturday. Athletes race against the clock down a winding course with tight turns. Each athlete has two runs and the best decides their final ranking. Nina Sparks will create history as Britain’s first female Paralympic…

After first accusing De Boinville of being “abusive”, Queally told The Racing Post, external on Wednesday he had received “repeated racist abuse” from his rival. The Irishman, riding I’ll Sort That, and De Boinville on Act Of Innocence could be seen exchanging words at the start line, but the Englishman denies any wrongdoing. De Boinville…

Max Verstappen says he wishes F1 was “more fun” but is hopeful the sport is heading towards changes that will “improve everything”. Source link

The Premier League’s power was supposedly emphasised by having six teams in the last 16 following the league stage, but this was something of a cold shower hosed on talk of its supremacy as City and Chelsea were heavily beaten, following on from defeats for Liverpool and Spurs on Tuesday. Premier League leaders Arsenal needed…

Pedro Neto has apologised for pushing over a ball boy during Chelsea’s 5-2 defeat by Paris St‑Germain in the Champions League. The 26-year-old was seen putting two hands on the young ball boy in stoppage time of the last-16 first-leg tie, causing him to fall on to a chair and sparking a mass altercation between…

Barrow head coach Dino Maamria has left the League Two strugglers after only 28 days in charge. The 54-year-old took over on 11 February but managed only one win from his six games, leaving the Bluebirds outside the relegation zone on goal difference with 11 matches remaining. “We recognise that this has been a very…

Walsall have sacked head coach Mat Sadler following Tuesday’s defeat by Salford City which left them with one win in their past 11 matches in League Two. The 1-0 loss was their third in a row and further dented their fading challenge for a play-off place. Walsall were four points clear at the top of…

US President Donald Trump has said Iran are “welcome” to take part in this summer’s World Cup despite the countries being at war, according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Posting on Instagram, Infantino said he met with Trump on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the tournament, which is being hosted by the US, Canada and…

It is understood most of the team left Australia on Tuesday night, but that a player and a member of support staff have joined five players who chose to remain. Source link