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Kyren Wilson and John Higgins reach International Championship snooker final

Kyren Wilson and four-time world champion John Higgins were set to contest the 2026 International Championship final in Nanjing for a £175,000 first prize.

New Zealand and Tonga meet for place in Rugby League World Cup final

New Zealand face Tonga in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup semi-final at Newcastle International Sports Centre in Australia.

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No room for sentiment as Ireland's Beirne prepares for Wales Test

He may have a Welsh wife and even enjoyed a spell playing in the country but there will be no room for sentiment on Saturday for Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne as he bids to help his side make it three wins from three Six Nations matches with victory over Wales.

Bergamasco backs Italy to cause 'doubting' France problems in Six Nations

Ex-Italy centre Mirco Bergamasco said his former side can cause problems for France's creaking defence in the Six Nations on Sunday and hope for just a second win in the competition since 2015.

MLS chief blasts referees union over lockout

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has hit out at referee union members after talks broke down leaving the league to start the new season without their top referees.

Man Utd's Shaw could miss rest of season

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw's season could be over after he suffered a significant hamstring injury.

Galeno stuns timid Arsenal with late Porto winner

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta bemoaned his team's lack of cutting edge as Galeno's sublime stoppage-time goal earned Porto a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.

'Huge player' Osimhen gives Napoli Barca draw and new hope

Victor Osimhen was described as "a huge player" after marking his return for Napoli with a goal that gave the Italian champions a 1-1 draw with Barcelona and hope that a dreadful season might have reached a turning point.

Injury-hit Liverpool produce 'fireworks' to blow away Luton

Jurgen Klopp said his injury-ravaged Liverpool produced "fireworks" to come from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1 and open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday.

Galeno stuns Arsenal with late Porto winner in Champions League

Galeno curled in a sublime stoppage-time strike as FC Porto defeated Arsenal 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Portugal on Wednesday.

Returning hero Osimhen snatches Champions League draw with Barca

Victor Osimhen made a special return to action for Napoli on Wednesday after his goal gave the Italian champions a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Injury-hit Liverpool roar back against Luton to surge four points clear

An injury-ravaged Liverpool fought back from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1 and open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday.

Woods's son Charlie to play in PGA tournament pre-qualifier

Charlie Woods, 15-year-old son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, will play in Thursday's pre-qualifier for the US PGA Tour Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Injured Alcaraz says he'll be ready for Indian Wells title defense

World number two Carlos Alcaraz says the ankle sprain that forced him out of the ATP Rio Open will sideline him for "a few days" but he'll be ready for his Indian Wells title defense after an exhibition against Rafael Nadal in Las Vegas.

Ronaldo scores as Al Nassr ease into Champions League quarters

Cristiano Ronaldo guided Al Nassr into the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League on Wednesday as the Saudi Arabian side defeated domestic rivals Al Fayha 2-0 to progress 3-0 on aggregate.

Duplantis says he is in 'good shape' and aiming for vault record

Despite a slow start to the season, Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said he is aiming to break his world record in Clermont-Ferrand five months before returning to France for the Paris Games.

LIV Golf's Niemann among trio invited to play Masters

LIV golfer Joaquin Niemann has accepted a special invitation to play the Masters along with Japan's Ryo Hisatsune and Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, Augusta National said Wednesday.

Verstappen dominates testing as Wolff says Horner probe 'issue for all F1'

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday.

Murray beaten in Doha by Czech teenager Mensik

Andy Murray suffered another setback with a marathon loss to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the Qatar Open second round on Wednesday.

Afghanistan win three-run thriller, but Sri Lanka take T20 series

Afghanistan salvaged some pride on Wednesday when they secured a nail-biting three-run win over hosts Sri Lanka in the third T20 international, the last game of their multi-format tour.

All change please: Who's in and out at Europe's top clubs

First, it was Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, then Xavi at Barcelona and on Wednesday it was announced that Bayern Munich's Thomas Tuchel will also be quitting as a coach at the end of the season.

Ratcliffe wants Man Utd to knock 'enemies' Man City, Liverpool off their perch

Manchester United's new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said the English giants have much to learn from "enemies" Manchester City and Liverpool as he echoed Alex Ferguson by vowing to knock the pair "off their perch" within three years.

Business as usual for world champion Verstappen in F1 testing

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday.

Swiatek downs Svitolina in Dubai, Gauff reaches quarter-finals

Iga Swiatek avenged her defeat to Elina Svitolina from Wimbledon last year with a commanding 6-1 6-4 performance on Wednesday to blast into the Dubai quarter-finals.

Kenya marathon star Kiptum died from head injuries: examiner

Kenyan marathon prodigy Kelvin Kiptum, who was killed in a car crash, died of severe head injuries, a medical examiner said on Wednesday but toxicology tests were still under way.

Gauff eyes 'right side of history' after Time magazine recognition

US Open champion Coco Gauff says she is committed to fighting for equality and justice and hopes she'll ultimately be seen as "on the right side of history", after being named as one of Time magazine's women of the year on Wednesday.

Kewell leads Yokohama into Asian Champions League quarter-finals

Harry Kewell said Yokohama F-Marinos had achieved "something special" in his first home game in charge after beating Bangkok United 1-0 to reach the Asian Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Thomas says fast start key for Wales against Six Nations leaders Ireland

Gareth Thomas has urged Wales to go at Ireland right from the kick-off when they bid for a shock win away to the Six Nations Championship leaders on Saturday.

England's Earl ready for Scotland 'curve balls' in Six Nations

Ben Earl says England will be ready for any "curve balls" that come their way when they face Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations clash in Edinburgh.

Amid torrid spell, Bayern say Tuchel to leave at end of season

Bayern Munich said Wednesday they would part ways with manager Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, as the reigning German champions struggled to stay in the Bundesliga title race.

David, Marsh propel Australia to thrilling T20 win over New Zealand

Tim David hit a four off the last ball to give Australia a nail-biting six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international in Wellington on Wednesday.

Amid torrid spell, Bayern says Tuchel to leave at end of season