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Arsenal breathed fresh life into their Premier League title chase with a 2-1 comeback win against Tottenham in an electric north London derby. Following consecutive home cup defeats to Newcastle and Manchester United, Arsenal fell behind at the Emirates after…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has dismissed suggestions his side are having a wobble after they drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest. The Reds needed Diogo Jota to earn a point at the City Ground when he headed home an equaliser…

Carla Ward has been appointed the new head coach of the Ireland women’s soccer team. Ward will take on the role with immediate effect on a deal that will run through the campaign for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.…

Interim head coach Simon Easterby believes the availability of Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Jack Conan and Jimmy O’Brien “massively increases” Ireland’s competitiveness ahead of their latest Guinness Six Nations title defence. Easterby is bidding to lead Ireland to an unprecedented…

Phil Taylor has backed Luke Littler to break his record of 16 world titles but says the 17-year-old will have to overcome “Man Utd syndrome” to do it. Littler became the youngest player to win the World Championship at Alexandra…

Novak Djokovic set another grand slam record as he battled through to the third round of the Australian Open. The 37-year-old’s 6-1 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-2 victory over Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria was his 430th match at a slam, taking…

Diogo Jota’s instant impact from the bench ensured Premier League leaders Liverpool kept Nottingham Forest at arm’s length after a 1-1 draw at the City Ground. All the noise before the match was about how a win for Forest would…

Christian Norgaard scored an added-time equaliser as Brentford fought from two goals down to salvage a point from a 2-2 draw against Manchester City at Gtech Community Stadium. Phil Foden scored a second-half brace to give the champions control but…

Graham Potter worked his magic as West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 in his first home game in charge. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta secured a first Premier League victory for Potter, who took over from the…

Mike Summerbee has paid tribute to “one of the best defenders” in Manchester City’s history – and George Best’s “most difficult opponent” – following the death of former captain and manager Tony Book. The Premier League club announced on Tuesday…