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Sammie Szmodics hopes he has “shut up” the detractors who questioned his hunger to play for the Republic of Ireland after finally making his international debut. The 28-year-old Blackburn striker has twice in the past had to pull out of…

Images and videos of a Rangers crest sticker over the Hearts badge surfaced on social media, sparking a backlash from Hearts fans; Rangers retained the Sky Sports Cup by beating Partick Thistle 4-1 at Tynecastle Image: Rangers lift the Sky…

West Ham were denied an equaliser in their 2-0 loss to WSL leaders Chelsea on Sunday night; Riko Ueki’s goal was disallowed for offside on the West Ham forward, but replays showed she was clearly onside; there is no VAR…

Interim Republic of Ireland boss John O’Shea backed Evan Ferguson to end his goal drought after seeing the Brighton teenager miss a penalty during Saturday’s 0-0 friendly draw with Belgium. The 19-year-old striker had a first-half spot-kick saved by Matz…

Max Verstappen’s bid to win a record-equalling 10 consecutive races went up in smoke as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz returned from surgery just 16 days ago to win in Australia. Verstappen suffered a brake failure after just four laps of Sunday’s…

England suffered their first defeat since the World Cup as teenage star Endrick came off the bench to seal Brazil a late victory against Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 hopefuls. After a build-up dominated by the brouhaha over an altered St…

Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc to seal a Ferrari one-two in Australia; pole-sitter Max Verstappen retired after three laps following a brake fire; Lando Norris claimed first podium of season; Mercedes suffered double DNF after George Russell and Lewis…

Former Norwich chief Stuart Webber has apologised for suggesting several Black footballers could have ended up in jail had they not forged successful careers in the game; Webber listed five players as examples including Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling and Norwich’s Jonny…

Mercedes suffered a double DNF at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both retired from the race; Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted after the race that the team’s start to the season has been “super tough”…

Evan Ferguson missed a penalty as the Republic of Ireland passed up the opportunity to hand interim head coach John O’Shea a notable scalp against Belgium. The Brighton striker, who reported for international duty without a goal in 20 games…