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Stating achievements and then backing them up, especially at Spurs, are two completely different things. But the Carabao Cup now presents a very attractive prospect of that long-overdue and long-awaited success, even though Manchester United will hold similar aspirations, presumably under prospective new head coach Ruben Amorim. Postecoglou was in desperate need of Spurs showing their acceptable face after one …

Britain’s Katie Boulter made light work of Japan’s Aoi Ito to reach the second round of the Hong Kong Open. Second seed Boulter beat world number 156 Aoi 6-4 6-4. Boulter has enjoyed a career-best season, winning two WTA Tour titles and reaching a high of 27 in the world rankings. The 28-year-old thanked the crowd afterwards for their support, …

Hotazhell won the final Group One of the British Flat racing season by the shortest possible distance. The 11-1 shot, under Shane Foley, landed the Futurity Stakes at Doncaster for Irish trainer Jessica Harrington. Hotazhell was involved in a pulsating duel with the Aidan O’Brien runner Delacroix, ridden by Ryan Moore, before eventually prevailing by a nose. “He’s a smashing …

There was no shortage of emotion at the final whistle. Unsurprisingly so given that, for all the domestic success, this level had long eluded the 16-time Welsh champions. But after the romanticism of beginning their groundbreaking first campaign at a European group stage away to Fiorentina, this was the realism of needing a result. Although Opta had last month predicted …

British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic was denied a first ever WTA win after an agonising 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (8-6) defeat by Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. The 15-year-old, the reigning US Open girls’ champion, held a 3-2 lead against Uchijima, ranked 57th in the world, but was broken three games in a row …

Great Britain’s Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear won gold in the ice dance at Skate America in the first ISU Grand Prix of the season. The pair beat defending ISU world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the United States by a fraction of a point in Allen, Texas, while Spain’s Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck finished third. In …

World champion Luke Humphries conceded just 11 legs across five matches to win his second Czech Open title in Prague. Humphries defeated Luke Littler 7-4 in the semi-finals before thrashing Belgium’s Kim Huybrechts 8-1 in Sunday’s final. He had earlier claimed a trio of 6-2 wins over Ritchie Edhouse, Gian van Veen and Mike de Decker, avenging his defeat by …

Manchester City move top of the Women’s Super League as they beat Aston Villa in their third comeback win in the space of a week.

It was a resounding first win as full-time captain for the 32-year-old, who replaced Tim Southee earlier this month. India skipper Rohit Sharma took positives from the way his side battled back in the second innings, as they attempted to become the first team to win a Test after conceding a first-innings lead of more than 350. “We didn’t think …

Paul Hughes earned the biggest win of his career as he outstruck AJ McKee to win their lightweight bout by split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Belfast’s Hughes, 27, dropped American McKee with a right hook in the first round and impressed throughout with his dangerous striking. Hughes was an underdog going into the bout against 29-year-old McKee, who is …