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“2026 is definitely a game-changing moment for the Commonwealth Sport movement,” he adds. “We’ve had such successful Games in previous years – in Birmingham, on the Gold Coast, in Glasgow. “I think people will be looking at Glasgow 2026 and seeing what happens here, and Scotland’s contribution to the future of the movement as a really defining moment in the …

Nick Kyrgios says the abdominal strain that has forced him to withdraw from an exhibition match is “not too serious” and he is doing everything he can to be fit for the Australian Open. The 29-year-old was scheduled to play in the exhibition alongside Novak Djokovic on Thursday but he wrote on Instagram an ultrasound had revealed a grade one …

Great Britain’s Harriet Dart and Billy Harris have reached the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Heather Watson was beaten at Melbourne Park. Third seed Dart, who has recently slipped out of the world’s top 100, fought back to beat Australian teenager Taylah Preston 6-7 (7-9) 6-1 6-2. Harris, the last British man left in qualifying, needed …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta still believes his side can reach the Carabao Cup final – but says his players must first master the “tricky” ball used in the competition. The Gunners were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle in Tuesday’s semi-final first leg after goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon. Arsenal had 23 shots during the match but just three were …

Isak has always dealt with the pressure of potential. As a 16-year-old he became the youngest scorer in local club AIK’s league history, and quickly established himself as a hot prospect across Europe. Comparisons to legendary countryman Zlatan Ibrahimovic soon followed, but the pair could hardly have been more contrasting. Ibrahimovic’s brash, ego-driven persona was not shared by Isak. Born …

Ange Postecoglou says even in-form Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah would find life a struggle at the moment in the Tottenham team he manages. Spurs are set to face the Reds in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday (20:00 GMT), during a difficult run of form. Tottenham have lost three and drawn one of their past four …

England’s men’s players have the “power” to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, according to Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) met with Antoniazzi on Tuesday after she sent a cross-party letter to the governing body, signed by nearly 200 UK politicians, which called on the ECB to …

Rodgers has spoken to Taylor, whose contract expires at the end of the season, about the situation and his future, praising him as a “dedicated Celt”. And while the Celtic boss did not retreat from his previous remarks and joked he looked forward to his eventual successor producing “60 games of high intensity football for 95 minutes every week”, he …

Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin is set for a shock switch to join Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team in a lucrative multi-year deal. McKibbin claimed a PGA Tour card in November after finishing among the top 10 players without a card in the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai. However, the 22-year-old will forgo the PGA Tour to take the final …

It is a sight few could have foreseen a few months ago – but now it is likely to be one of the star attractions at the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray have practised together in Melbourne for the first time before the first Grand Slam of 2025 begins on Sunday. Djokovic, who is targeting a …