Enzo Maresca has been axed by Chelsea on New Year's Day despite winning the UEFA Conference League and Club World Cup.

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Venus Williams is heading back Down Under after getting married.

Emma Raducanu will kick off her season alongside her British teammates.

City had an early goal chalked off when Bernardo Silva was ruled to be offside.

The fifth Ashes Test in Khawaja’s hometown of Sydney will be the final act of a 15-year career in the Baggy Green

Potts and Bashir have both been named in a 12-man squad for Sunday’s fifth Test at Sydney.

Daily Mail Sport's SIMON JONES brings you the latest updates and insights from the January transfer market as West Ham United close in on signing two forwards.

The final week of the regular season delivers a winner-take-all clash in the NFC West, while Houston surge, the Rams slide and the race for the No 1 draft pick tips toward farceSeattle Seahawks (13-3) v San Francisco 49ers (12-4) Continue reading...

Yes, it is performative but videos from Portsmouth v Charlton showed joy, humiliation and existential doubt better than any highlight reel ever couldI received a wonderful message from Bob in Kent while hosting the afternoon show on TalkSport on New Year’s Eve. “Can’t believe you’re still employing Max Rushden,” it read. “He’s so tedious. I …

Football provided direction, belonging, purpose and validation. Letting go of that has meant confronting the void left behindAccepting retirement from professional football has felt like stepping into a landscape shaped by loss and uncertainty. Even when the decision is rational, even when the body is signalling that it’s time, there is something …

We picked our top 100 and now our readers have selected their favourites from men’s series down the yearsWith the emphasis on favourite rather than best, Jonny Bairstow. The Ashes sums up the ups and downs of his England career, starting with the 2013 series when he sacrificed his natural game to hang in there with Ian Bell. That winter he stepped up to …

The Norwegian, 35, overcame elite fields despite time forfeits after knocking over pieces in critical gamesThe world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, recovered from a series of mishaps to win both the World Rapid and Blitz crowns at Doha, Qatar, last weekend. The global victories were the 19th and 20th of the Norwegian’s illustrious career and may give him the edge …

England defender publicly confronted racist abuse at the Euros and ended 2025 a title winner with club and countryThe Guardian Footballer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty.Jess Carter has spent her life …

This slate of games gets underway at Villa Park on Saturday lunchtime when a wounded Aston Villatry to bounce back from defeat at Arsenal at home to Nottingham Forest.

LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: The Premier League champions were also slow, lethargic and lacking creativity as Leeds, for the second time in the last month, registered a point against them.

Wolves away. Nottingham Forest at home. West Ham's Premier League survival could well rest on their next two games.