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World number one Judd Trump will take on Ali Carter in the semi-finals of the German Masters after a 5-3 victory over Xiao Guodong in which the pair shared four centuries. Trump compiled breaks of 107 and 105 open a 2-0 lead and then finished strongly after Guodong recovered with contributions of 104 and 120…

Mateta, 28, is Palace’s top scorer this season with eight Premier League goals but told the club he wanted to leave earlier in January. “Again, there is so much noise, so much speculation, so many things going on,” added Glasner. “We need every single player at their best and JP [Mateta] isn’t at his best…

Novak Djokovic will meet Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open final for the chance of winning a 25th Grand Slam title after winning a five-set epic against defending champion Jannik Sinner. READ MORE: Djokovic & Alcaraz win five-set epics to reach Australian Open final Available to UK users only. Source link

Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson discusses the World Cup, learning Italian, a positional change at club level and Hamilton Academical’s plight. Source link

“I’m now fully focused on the league,” Rohl told the media just a few minutes after the final ball had been kicked in Portugal. “We have a mission and for this, we have all our energy now.” Perhaps it will end up being a blessing for the Rangers head coach. He is on a fantastic…

He had the assembled media pack giggling away as he told certain newspaper journalists he had been seeing their faces in his sleep, such is the interest around potential transfers at Parkhead. And it is not only the media he has charmed, but his players, too. Where they were finding ways to lose under Nancy…

Meanwhile, Richard Holdsworth has announced he is to step down as director of cricket with Cricket Ireland. Holdsworth first arrived at Cricket Ireland in 2011, spending 13 years as high performance director before taking up the director of cricket role two years ago. During his tenure, Holdsworth played a key role in building and professionalising…

Brighton are set to reject a £20m offer from Nottingham Forest for midfielder Yasin Ayari. Relegation-threatened Forest want to strengthen their squad before the transfer window closes on Monday and have bid for the Sweden international, but sources have told BBC Sport the offer will be turned down. Ayari signed for Brighton from AIK Stockholm…

Fixtures, how to follow on the BBC and venues as the Six Nations returns on Thursday, 5 February with defending champions France taking on Ireland. Source link

He is one of the most winningest coaches in NFL history, but his snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame adds to a growing list of defeats. Source link