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Baltimore Ravens’ defensive linebacker Michael Pierce thrills the crowd with his first ever interception during their 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Belfast featherweight boxer Michael Conlan says that “the only reason” he is still boxing is to win a world title. Conlan last fought in December 2023 when he suffered a knockout defeat by Jordan Gill. The Northern Irishman’s seventh-round stoppage by Gill came after world title defeats by Leigh Wood and Luis Alberto Lopez. And after a year out of …

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama set a new 54-hole tournament record at the PGA Tour season-opening event in Hawaii at The Sentry. The overnight leader shot a 62 to move to 27 under par – but still only leads by one shot after Collin Morikawa also went round in 62. Both players fell one shot short of equalling the course record on …

Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Danny Murphy discuss the penalty awarded to Brighton & Hove Albion in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League. WATCH MORE: ‘Never seen this in my life’ – Arteta ‘disappointed’ with penalty decision Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.

Match of the Day pundit Micah Richards analyses Manchester City’s performance and how, despite beating West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League, they were still “a yard off it”. WATCH MORE: Happy with win but Man City still struggling – Guardiola Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.

“They are anxious, sometimes afraid on the pitch,” Amorim said of his players. “We have to cope with that.” On Friday, United’s Portuguese boss said “we are starving for leaders on the pitch” as he praised defender Harry Maguire for bouncing back from difficult times. “We need the leaders to step up to help the other guys and I’m the …

Saracens: Daly; Segun, Lozowski, Tompkins, Cinti; Burke, Van Zyl; Carre, George, Riccioni; Itoje (c), Wilson, Gonzalez, Earl, Willis. Replacements: Pifeleti, Brantingham, Clarey, Sodeke, Michelow, Simpson, Hartley, Hall. Sin bin: Maro Itoje (25 mins) Bristol: Lane; Bates, Janse van Rensburg, Williams, Heward; Worsley, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Kloska; Dun, Hodgson, Luatua, Harding (c), Mata. Replacements: Thacker, Y Thomas, Halliwell, Barker, Heenan, Marmion, …

Ryan Rickelton scored 259 as South Africa seized control on day two of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands. Batting first, South Africa were bowled out for 615 in the evening session, their second-highest Test total against Pakistan and their highest against any team since the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka in 2020. Rickelton, who started the day …

Littler’s World Championship win finishes off a year in which his success has helped the sport grow massively. In 2024, Littler was the most searched for sports person on Google in Great Britain and the third most searched person overall. As well as winning the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year award and finishing second in the main award, …

World number six Elena Rybakina says her former coach Stefano Vukov “never mistreated me” after he was provisionally suspended by the WTA while an investigation into his behaviour towards the player continues. Earlier this week, the 25-year-old 2022 Wimbledon champion from Kazakhstan said Vukov, who was part of her team when she won the title, was re-joining her team. But …