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Even Manchester United’s own social media team nearly gave up. The drive for interactions is intense at every Premier League club on match nights. But sometimes, there doesn’t seem to be much point. “Probably an obvious winner but the poll’s open regardless,” was the notification United pushed through about 10 minutes after the final whistle had sounded on their 3-1 …

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says Amad Diallo still “has a lot to improve” after his hat-trick in Manchester United’s 3-1 win against Southampton.

McGregor fell short in his bid to win the IBO world super-bantamweight title when he lost to Erik Robles in July 2023 at Meadowbank. A period of rebuilding was required before he was handed his shot at the big time in Saudi Arabia last month. “My career has been full of ups and downs and you’ve just got to look …

Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev is out of the Australian Open after losing a five-set thriller to teenager Learner Tien in the biggest upset of the tournament so far. Medvedev, a three-time finalist in Melbourne, saved match point in the third set and forced a decider, but ultimately fell to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (8-10) 1-6 7-6 (10-7) defeat by …

Britain’s Joe Salisbury and Neal Skuski beat Argentina’s Sebastian Baez and Francisco Comesana 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in the first round. The 10th seeds are playing their first major together since Salisbury split with long-time partner Rajeev Ram after winning four Grand Slam titles, including the 2020 Australian Open, with the American. Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, the Wimbledon champions, …

The nominees for the fifth edition of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year have been announced. The five contenders are golfer Aditi Ashok, shooters Manu Bhaker and Avani Lekhara, cricketer Smriti Mandhana and wrestler Vinesh Phogat. The award honours the contributions of Indian sportswomen in 2024 and celebrates the achievements of all women involved in sport in the country. You …

Having pulled out of her season-opening event in Auckland after suffering a back spasm, Raducanu had not played since mid-November before her first-round win over Ekaterina Alexandrova. Raducanu struggled with her second serve against the Russian 26nd seed, hitting 15 double faults which she put down to a remodelled serve and early tournament nerves. Another on her first service point …

Sherratt pointed to Winnett’s workload during the past 12 months. “Because he has been going from week to week, while he has not been injured, he has been picking up little niggles,” said Sherratt. “I think he played 27 games last year. A year before that he would have had about a dozen games that were mixed with Cardiff RFC, …

After Tottenham lost to Arsenal in the first north London derby of the season back in September, Postecoglou defiantly declared he “always wins a trophy” in his second season. They were comments aimed at allaying fans’ fears of a trophyless season, but instead they have been used to – as Postecoglou has said himself – mock him after a bad …

Mohamed Salah set for big Saudi offer, Arsenal have two attacking targets in their sights and Napoli eye a double raid on Manchester United… Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 32, is set to be offered a £65m payday to tempt him to leave Liverpool for Saudi Arabia in the summer. (Sun), external Real Madrid have backed off in their pursuit of …