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Ford also had to contend with boos from a section of the Twickenham crowd when it appeared he was going to again replace Smith against Australia, with head coach Steve Borthwick instead moving Smith to full-back. “When you are representing your country and you’ve done it for a long time, you would expect the crowd to be fully behind you,” …

Juan Soto has signed a $765m (£600m) deal with Major League Baseball’s New York Mets – the biggest contract in the history of the sport. The 15-year deal was confirmed on Wednesday after the 26-year-old Dominican completed a medical. “This is a seminal moment in franchise history,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement. “Juan Soto is …

Match of the Day analyst Nedum Onouha explains what makes Ademola Lookman a Balon D’or nominee by looking at how the former Everton striker caused Real Madrid problems in Atalanta’s 3-2 loss to the European Champions on matchday six at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. MATCH REPORT: Atalanta 2-3 Real Madrid Available to UK users only.

Watch highlights as Benfica miss an opportunity to move closer to the automatic qualifying spots in the Champions League in a goalless draw with Bologna.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says defender Cristian Romero has apologised for criticising the club’s owners. The Argentine centre-back lamented the lack of investment by the club in recent times during an interview with Spanish broadcaster Telemundo Deportes on Sunday after his side’s disappointing 4-3 loss to Chelsea, having led 2-0. Romero, who joined Spurs permanently in 2022 after a season-long …

Shore last fought against Youssef Zalal in November, suffering a second-round submission defeat. “For the entirety of my 20’s, fighting and training was my life and sole focus, however, the last few weeks/months have shown this is no longer the case,” he added. “And I always promised myself when I was mentality checked out I would retire from the sport …

Australia opener Nathan McSweeney says he hopes to “throw a few more punches” at India quick Jasprit Bumrah in the third Test which starts at the Gabba on Saturday (00:20 GMT). McSweeney, 25, has been dismissed by Bumrah three times in four knocks so far and has only managed to score nine runs against him. Bumrah has 12 wickets in …

The former Millwall player has scored two international goals, having previously played for Northern Ireland at Under-21, U19 and U17 level. His final season with Rotherham was marred by injury. “I’m delighted to be coming home and once I had spoken with Tiernan and heard his plans for the club, it was a simple decision,” Ferguson told the Derry City …

Scottie Scheffler matched Tiger Woods by becoming the only second man to win the PGA Tour player of the year award in three consecutive seasons. The American world number one collected his third Jack Nicklaus Award after winning 91% of the vote from his fellow players. Scheffler won seven titles across the season, including a second Masters title at Augusta …

Since Duran joined Villa in January 2023, he has started alongside Watkins just twice. Though Emery suggested on Monday that he is open to playing both of his strikers together, it’s clear his preference is one or the other. That kind of situation could easily create friction between the two players, but Duran says he is happy to play whatever …