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Mark Allen began the defence of his Champion of Champions title with a 4-2 win over Igor Figueiredo in his Group One semi-final in Bolton on Monday. Despite compiling a break of 52, the world number three from Northern Ireland lost the opening frame to the World Seniors champion, but runs of 61 and 102 in frames two and three …

The Union has just seen the women’s head coach depart, questions remain over the future of executive director of rugby Nigel Walker and severing Gatland’s lucrative contract would cost. As the run worsens, Gatland becomes more stubborn, blaming the media for the increased pressure. But ten defeats are ten defeats. “You only play eight to 12 Tests a year, so …

Bernhard Langer shot lower than his age to snatch victory at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship and extend his record of winning a title every year on the PGA Tour Champions’ circuit to 18 years. The 67-year-old holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole to card a five-under-par 66 and seal a one-stroke victory on 18 under …

Ireland and Argentina have played each other 19 times at Test level, their first encounter coming in 1990. The Irish have won 13 of those, including all 10 at home, the most recent being a resounding 53-7 win in November 2021. Argentina do, however, possess some notable wins against the Irish having prevailed in three out of their four World …

A bizarre throw in from Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber, and a goal of the season contender from Brentford’s Yoane Wissa feature in this week’s ‘2 Good, 2 Bad’ from Match of the Day 2.

Before Ruben Amorim takes over as Manchester United manager, Match of the Day 2’s Theo Walcott explains why some of their attacking players will need to adapt their game under the new boss. Watch Match of the Day 2 on iPlayer Available to UK users only.

Defending champion and world number one Luke Humphries suffered a shock group-stage exit from the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton. Humphries lost his second match 5-3 to fellow Englishman James Wade, after his day one defeat by Austrian Rowby-John Rodriguez. World champion Humphries checked out a 130 to take a 3-2 lead, but Wade held his nerve to win …

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praises his side’s performance against Chelsea in the Premier League, but says that getting results is “what is missing” at the moment.

Great Britain’s women fell to a 63-60 defeat against unbeaten Sweden in their latest EuroBasket qualifier in Malmo. The GB team were aiming to avenge a 64-62 loss in the reverse fixture in Manchester and boost their chances of qualifying as Group D winners. They took a five-point lead into half-time, but the hosts responded well, cutting GB’s advantage to …

England’s Paul Waring held off a stellar field to win the Abu Dhabi Championship, claiming just his second title on the European Tour and first in six years. The 39-year-old beat countryman Tyrell Hatton by two shots, closing with a six-under-par 66 at Yas Links to finish on 24 under. Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy shot a 64 to …