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It was far from a convincing performance against Thistle, hardly surprising given what was at stake, and the relief from fans and players alike was obvious after the game. “We wanted to make sure the players were remembered as legends at this club after winning the League Cup,” McLeish said. “We didn’t want that black…

Lionel Messi was substituted during Inter Miami’s latest Major League Soccer match because of “muscle fatigue” in his left hamstring, his club said on Monday. There had been fears that the 2022 World Cup winner had suffered an injury during Inter Miami’s 6-4 win over Philadelphia Union. However, the MLS club announced that medical tests…

Munster fly-half Jack Crowley has been ruled out of Saturday’s United Rugby Championship quarter-final against the Bulls in Pretoria (12:00 BST). The Ireland number 10 was named in the Irish province’s starting line-up for their final regular URC game against the Lions nine days ago but withdrew soon before kick-off as Clayton McMillan’s side went…

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been filmed appearing to have a heated altercation during the Euroleague Basketball final in Athens on Sunday. Marinakis, 58, who also owns Olympiakos, was at the event to watch the Olympiakos basketball team’s 92-85 win over Real Madrid. Footage from the event, shared on social media, appears to show…

Prediction: 17th Leeds looked like they would struggle early on, but manager Daniel Farke turned it around, so both he and his players deserve great credit. Dominic Calvert-Lewin proved a very shrewd signing on a free transfer from Everton, while, as expected, the Elland Road bearpit played its part. If there was a disappointment, it…

The finals day of the World Surf League’s New Zealand Pro event was paused after a photographer was attacked in the water by a sea creature that organisers believe was a shark or sea lion. The incident happened as Brazilian surfers Yago Dora and Italo Ferreira competed in the men’s semi-finals in Raglan on the…

Felix Rosenqvist won the Indianapolis 500 by just 0.0233 seconds from David Malukas in the tightest finish in the race’s history. The 34-year-old Swede drove Meyer Shank Racing to their second IndyCar win in a race that featured 70 lead changes, a record for the famous event. It is Rosenqvist’s second victory since joining the…

Warrington Wolves beat Bradford Bulls to maintain their 100% home record this season and turn up the heat at the top of Super League. Warrington made it nine home wins from nine in all competitions to climb to second in the table, behind leaders Leeds Rhinos on points difference, and they have a game in…

Selekhmeteva was playing her first match under the Spanish flag, having switched allegiance earlier this week. Kostyuk did not shake hands with her opponent, as Ukrainian players have a long-standing policy of not shaking hands with Russian or Belarusian players. The 23-year-old has been an outspoken critic of Russia and its ally Belarus since it…

Statman Dave: “You are looking at Bournemouth, Liverpool, Spurs and West Ham players as ones that you want to bring in. They are the four teams who have something to play for. If you want to throw in a Morgan Gibbs-White, that is a great gamble. “The priority would be Virgil van Dijk, Dominik Szoboszlai…