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Players and fans celebrated history after Athletic Bilbao beat Mallorca 4-2 on penalties to win their 24th Copa del Rey title and their first since 1984. This ended a 40-year trophy drought in a nail-biting final in Seville. “It’s really Read more…


Georgia Wareham showed why the Australian selectors view her as a future all-rounder by reaching her first international half-century in a 58-run twenty20 win against Bangladesh. Wareham, usually picked for her leg-spin, rose up the order and hit 57 runs Read more…


It’s not often an NHL player is disappointed when his team wins.  Sunday might be the exception for the Vancouver Canucks.  “It wasn’t a great performance by our group,” said Dakota Joshua, who scored twice as his Canucks snuck out Read more…


Right at the start of the season, Danielle Collins, a former Australian Open runner-up, casually revealed that this would be her last year as a professional tennis player. Unlike many others who find it difficult to move on, Collins discussed Read more…


Becky Spencer was the hero of Tottenham’s stunning penalty shootout win over Manchester City that took them to the FA Cup semi-finals. Spencer saved two of City’s five penalties against English duo Alex Greenwood and Chloe Kelly, with Spurs converting Read more…


CALGARY — For someone who plays with as much heart as Chris Tanev, you can imagine how emotional a time this is. But, this is what he wanted. No, he didn’t want to have to make the uncomfortable trip to Read more…


England could have slumped even further after failing to reach the Nations League final at the end of 2023, meaning Team GB would have missed out on the Olympics. Instead, they spoke of reboots, new beginnings and new beginnings. In Read more…


One of the many enduring qualities of Test cricket and its five-day schedule is a team’s ability to mount a comeback. The third day in Ranchi is now one of the countless examples. India didn’t so much turn the tide Read more…


Iñigo Pérez had nothing to offer the Premier League, they said, so he returned to Spain and instead revived La Liga and a people. The man from Navarre with the soft voice, privileged spirit and impeccable manners should have been Read more…


Sign up for Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter for free, delivered straight to your inbox Subscribe to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter If Tuesday’s return of the Champions League represents an unwelcome reminder for Manchester United of what they Read more…