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The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park has been postponed because of adverse weather during Storm Darragh. An amber weather warning for strong winds was issued for Merseyside on Saturday morning amid the threat of disruptive conditions. Everton said the game was called off on safety grounds after a meeting between both clubs and representatives from Merseyside …

Britain’s Emma Finucane closed the gap in the women’s sprint standings as she claimed victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark. The double world champion went into the penultimate round of this year’s series in fifth, way behind runaway sprint leader Alina Lysenko. But the Welsh rider, 21, won the sprint event in London and was second …

In all Test cricket, Atkinson’s is the first hat-trick since South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj against West Indies in 2021. Atkinson’s three wickets in three balls is also the first hat-trick taken at the historic Basin Reserve. New Zealand resumed on 86-5, 194 adrift. Brydon Carse needed only 10 balls of his spell to take Tom Blundell’s off stump and, …

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Redpath, Butt, Muir; Russell, Schreuder; Du Toit, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Ewels (capt), Hill, Pepper, Reid. Replacements: Annett, Van Wyk, Griffin, Molony, Bayliss, Carr-Smith, Ojomoh, Coetzee. La Rochelle: Dulin; Nowell, Seuteni, Danty, Leyds; West, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Latu, Atonio, Lavault, Skelton, Jegou, Haddad, Alldritt (capt). Replacements: Lespiaucq, Penverne, Colombe Reazel, Douglas, Botia, Berjon, Reus, Thomas.

BBC Radio Berkshire’s Reading commentator Tim Dellor Likeable, calm and well organised, Ruben Selles’ character was tested to the full at Reading. A lesser man in charge of the Royals for the past 18 months would have thrown the toys out the pram and snapped at least once but Selles took all the nonsense thrown at him by the owner …

All domestic football and rugby matches in Wales scheduled for Saturday are postponed due to concerns over Storm Darragh.

Dragons back row Shane Lewis-Hughes has undergone surgery to amputate the ring finger on his right hand. The 27-year-old from Pontypridd first experienced issues with his finger in 2016 after his hand got stuck under a set of studs during training. He returned to training but over time experienced deterioration in his finger from the knuckle upwards, and in 2020 …

The SPFL said that, although “it was fantastic to have over 80,000 supporters attend” the League Cup semi-finals, “the large-scale, organised and illegal pyrotechnics displays which were carried out by a small minority of supporters before the Celtic v Aberdeen and Motherwell v Rangers matches were totally unacceptable”. The governing body said in a statement: “This irresponsible behaviour caused significant …

Nikola Jokic passed NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson on the all-time list for triple-doubles, but could not prevent the Denver Nuggets being beaten by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jokic now has 139 triple-doubles, the third-most in the league’s history – behind just Oscar Robertson (181) and Russell Westbrook (200). A triple-double is when a player registers double digits in three out …

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says he “didn’t like what was being said” by some Spurs supporters after their defeat by Bournemouth – but that “you’ve got to cop it”. In the immediate aftermath of their 1-0 loss at Vitality Stadium, Postecoglou pointed at a group of Tottenham fans who were voicing their anger and marched across the pitch towards the …