Football on ruins: Gaza’s orphans find refuge on the pitch

A Gaza teenager orphaned by an Israeli attack finds refuge in football amid the decimation of Palestinian sports.

Maeda stunner seals Old Firm win as Celtic keep title hopes alive

Daizen Maeda scored one of the great Old Firm goals as Celtic came from behind to beat Rangers 3-1 at Celtic Park and move to within a point of Hearts at the top of the Premiership.

Chelsea v Manchester City: Women’s FA Cup semi-final – live

⚽ FA Cup semi-final updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off ⚽ Liverpool 2-3 Brighton | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail John Brighton will the opponent for whomever wins at Stamford Bridge in this game. They have beaten Arsenal and now Liverpool to get to Wembley. Continue reading...

A magical Old Firm moment! | Maeda nets stunning overhead kick

Daizen Maeda scored an incredible third Celtic goal as he flicked up a cross before producing a perfect scissor-kick finish.

Brighton’s Nadine Noordam sinks Liverpool in thrilling Women’s FA Cup semi

Brighton fought back from 2-0 down away against Liverpool to win a classic Women’s FA Cup semi-final and book a place at Wembley for the first time in their women’s team’s history. The substitute Nadine Noordam’s 95th-minute winner sparked wild celebrations for Brighton, who had been on top throughout the second half before her last-ditch strike made it 3-2 and left Liverpool with a feeling of despair, as they had been 2-0 up and looking in control early in the first half. More to follow Continue reading...

Flick to lead Barca v Real despite father's death

Manager Hansi Flick will take charge of Barcelona in Sunday's El Clasico against Real Madrid despite the death of his father.

Daizen Maeda’s brilliance takes Celtic past Rangers and puts Hearts on spot

This felt a hugely significant victory in the Scottish title race. Celtic require only two more of them to successfully defend the league. For the Rangers manager, Danny Röhl, yet another second-half capitulation will only increase murmurings about his capability of delivering success at Ibrox. Rangers will end this season trophyless and third in a two-horse race – remarkably, given the tens of millions spent on assembling their squad. Celtic have moved to within a point and three goals of Hearts. Next stop for Martin O’Neill and his players is Motherwell on Wednesday evening. With Hearts host

European football: Como claim vital victory and keep up push for Champions League

Fàbregas’s team up to fourth in Serie A before later action Roma head to Parma, Milan host Atalanta on Sunday Como kept up their stunning bid for Champions League football on Sunday by beating relegated Verona 1-0 and moving to within two points of Serie A’s top four. Tasos Douvikas rattled home the only goal of the game in the 71st minute at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi as Como moved up to fifth and piled pressure on fourth-placed Milan. This report will update later Continue reading...

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TOUGH LOVE! Incredible moment Dubois is slapped by trainer after sluggish start

Daniel Dubois was given strong instructions and two slaps from trainer Don Charles after making a sluggish start to the Fabio Wardley fight.

Women's FA Cup: Brighton vs Liverpool - Latest score

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle, Burnley v Aston Villa, Crystal Palace v Everton – live

⚽ Premier League updates from the 2pm BST kick-offs ⚽ Live scores | Tables | Follow on Bluesky | Email Simon There’s a trio of Sunday afternoonly Premier League fixtures for us to get our teeth into today, which should be enough to keep us busy and is just as well given that there’s not much going on elsewhere in the football world to distract from them. Nottingham Forest, top of a last-six-games Premier League form table, play Newcastle, who would be 16th in that same league, knowing that victory would take them above opponents who were a distant 13 points clear of them as recently a