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Manchester United defender Raphael Varane will leave the club when his contract runs out at the end of the season. The 31-year-old joined from Real Madrid in July 2021 for an initial fee of about £34m and has made 93 appearances. The former France international helped United win the Carabao Cup in 2023 when manager […]

Olivier Giroud will join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC when he leaves AC Milan at the end of the season. The former Arsenal and Chelsea striker has signed with LAFC until 2025 but has the option to extend for a further year. France international Giroud, 37, spent three years at the San Siro

13 May 2024 In the alternative world of ‘mathematical possibilities’ only the Kolkata Knight Riders have officially qualified for the IPL Play Off matches after 10 gruelling weeks of competition – although the Rajasthan Royals will have to lose their final two matches heavily and see a host of other results work against them in

The penultimate round of the SA Cup brought forth a series of high-calibre matches, with the top four teams all keeping their final hopes alive with the conclusion of the group stage in sight. In an impressive display, all of the top four teams secured victories, spearheaded by Suzuki Griquas, followed closely by the Airlink

It was supposed to be a weekend of knock-out rugby in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship but in the end, the only team to be knocked out was arguably the Ospreys, taking the number of sides still in contention with two rounds to go from 11 to 10. They’re talking about the magical minimum number

New Zealand captain Sam Cane will retire from international rugby at the end of 2024 after signing a three-year deal with Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath. Cane will return from a spell with the club at the end of the Japanese season this summer and be eligible to play for the All Blacks for the rest

When I read back the notes I’d made about Arsenal during Sunday’s win over Manchester United, it was like a checklist of what it takes to be champions. Mikel Arteta’s side had the mindset that meant they were able to handle the occasion, take control of the game and then see it out with the

Norwich City and Leeds United played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Championship play-offs semifinal tie on Sunday. Leeds appealed for a penalty in the seventh minute when Willy Gnonto went down after contact with Borja Sainz on the edge of the penalty area but the referee disagreed. Junior Firpo found

Osian Roberts celebrating Como’s promotion from Serie B after a 1-1 draw against Cosenza Osian Roberts spent two seasons as assistant manager to Patrick Viera at Crystal Palace in the Premier League Como is a popular tourist destination due to its proximity to Lake Como and the Alps. And there will be another attraction on

Northern Ireland’s Josh McErlean says he “gave it everything” as he narrowly missed out on his first WRC2 victory in the World Rally Championship round in Portugal. The Motorsport Ireland driver was pipped to victory by Spain’s Jan Solans by a margin of just 3.2 seconds. McErlean, 24, was faster than Solans in a final