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Watch Novak Djokovic win a brilliant point during his quarter-final victory over Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says Kylian Mbappe is the “best striker in the world” after he scored twice in a 4-1 La Liga win over Las Palmas.
Real Madrid faced city rivals Atletico Madrid in the 2014 Champions League final. For Real it was a chance to secure a long sought-after 10th Champions League title, known to fans as ‘La Decima’ – but what really happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous nights in the club’s history?
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Iceland goalkeeper Telma Ivarsdottir joins Rangers after leaving her homeland’s league champions, Breidablik.
Turkish side Fenerbahce have agreed a deal with Aston Villa to sign centre-back Diego Carlos.
The Brazilian, who joined Villa from Sevilla in 2022, confirmed on social media on Tuesday he was on his way to Istanbul.
Fenerbahce are reportedly paying 10m euros (£8.45m), external for the 31-year-old.
Carlos made 58 appearances for Villa and scored one goal, but he has not been involved in the club’s past five games.
Writing on X, Fenerbahce said: “Our club has reached an agreement in principle with the club for the transfer of Diego Carlos, who plays for Aston Villa.
“The Brazilian player has been invited to Istanbul for health checks and to further the transfer negotiations.”
Fenerbahce – managed by Jose Mourinho – are second in the Turkish Super Lig table, six points behind leaders Galatasaray.
Meanwhile, Villa missed the chance to all but secure their place in the Champions League knockouts as they were beaten 1-0 by Monaco on Tuesday.
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Luke Littler and Ronnie O’Sullivan in full agreement over long-held debate between darts and snooker
Luke Littler has weighed in on the debate between snooker’s 147 break and darts’ nine-dart finish on his 18th birthday, siding with seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The teenage darts sensation, who recently claimed victory over Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace, believes achieving a maximum break in snooker requires more skill than a perfect leg in darts.
The discussion has long divided fans of both sports, with Littler becoming the latest high-profile figure to favour snooker’s ultimate achievement.
“I think it has to be a 147,” Littler told Sport. “I don’t know the rules of snooker. What is it?
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“You pot a red ball, you pot a coloured ball, and you just go over and over again. It’s really hard. I’d say a 147 is a lot harder.”
A maximum break requires a player to successfully pot 36 consecutive balls, alternating between red and black before clearing the colours.
O’Sullivan echoed these sentiments when questioned by darts legend Raymond van Barneveld in 2023.
“The 147 must be harder, I think,” O’Sullivan said.
“I think what you guys do on a dartboard and the way you make it look so easy is just unbelievable, so total respect to you guys.”
The snooker champion elaborated: “Maybe the 147 might be slightly harder, just because it’s 36 shots and you’ve got only nine to do.
“We have to do four times the amount of work that you do.”
Statistics support the frequency of both achievements, with 210 recognised maximum breaks in snooker compared to 96 televised nine-dart finishes.
Luke Littler has already hit a nine-darter – doing so at last year’s Bahrain Masters and Belgian Open
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Both sports have seen a dramatic increase in perfect performances in recent years.
The 1980s witnessed just eight 147 breaks in snooker, while 55 have been achieved since 2020.
Similarly in darts, only two nine-dart finishes were recorded between 1984 and 2001, yet 42 have been televised in this decade alone.
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Littler’s perspective carries particular weight given his own mastery of the nine-dart finish.
The teenage star has already demonstrated his prowess by achieving perfect legs at both the Bahrain Masters and Belgian Open last year.
His success continued into the World Championship, where he witnessed two other players accomplish nine-dart finishes during the tournament.
This first-hand experience with darts’ highest achievement makes his endorsement of snooker’s 147 as the greater feat especially noteworthy.
After another defeat and just seven months into his reign at Borussia Dortmund, is manager Nuri Sahin already on the brink of losing his job?
Dortmund are 10th in the Bundesliga, 20 points behind leaders Bayern Munich and seven away from Stuttgart who are fourth.
They would have gone third in the Champions League table on Tuesday but they conceded two goals in two minutes against Bologna to lose their fourth consecutive game of 2025.
Dortmund have now lost four consecutive matches in all competitions, something that has only happened to the club once (six in a row in March and April 2000) in the past 30 years.
The defeat means Dortmund are 13th and must get a result against Shakhtar Donetsk in their final league phase game to have the chance to qualify automatically for the knockouts.
For the first time in the competition, the German side have lost multiple games after scoring the opening goal.
Former manager Edin Terzic, who guided them to the Champions League final last season, departed the club in June when he felt “the club’s new era should begin with a new man on the touchline”.
Turkish boss Sahin, who started his career at Dortmund and played more than 250 games for the club, was chosen as that man but the club’s season has spiralled with inconsistent performances and defeats.
Former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has already been linked, external with taking over should Sahin get sacked.
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Novak Djokovic throws Australian Open future into doubt immediately after Carlos Alcaraz victory
Novak Djokovic has cast doubt on his future at the Australian Open just moments after coming back to beat Carlos Alcaraz.
The 37-year-old had to overcome injury to down the 2024 Wimbledon champion, eventually claiming a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 win in Melbourne to reach the semi-final.
“It was possibly one of the best matches of the tournament on the men’s side,” said Djokovic.
“It felt like a final of a Slam and I wish it was. We both gave it our all.”
Novak Djokovic has thrown doubt over his future at the Australian Open
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However, having limped around Rod Laver Arena due to a problem with his left leg, the Serbian has raised doubts over his future at the tournament despite gunning for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title.
Having played through the injury aggressively, Djokovic addressed his physical concerns and admitted he nearly retired from the match.
“Well since I’m still in the tournament, I don’t want to reveal too much obviously,” he started.
“But yeah, the medication started to kick in and that helped, no doubt. I had to take another dose. This sounds awful! Me taking another dose. But I had to.
“I didn’t know, to be honest, if I lost the second set I didn’t know if I would continue playing.
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“But I felt better and better, managed to play a great couple of games to end the second set.
“And then I saw that Carlos was hesitant a little bit from the back of the court and I took my chances and started to feel better, started to move better.
“So it didn’t bother me, it didn’t create any hindrance towards the end of the match, only in that second set.
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Novak Djokovic let loose with a roar after winning against Carlos Alcaraz
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“Obviously when the medication starts to release, I’ll see what the reality is tomorrow morning. But right now I’ll just try to be in the moment and enjoy this victory,” he said, suggesting that Friday’s semi-final might be touch and go.
Having played through the pain barrier, Djokovic started to move more freely by the third set to take control of the tie.
Alcaraz, meanwhile, grew more and more frustrated after losing momentum before losing a truly epic clash that lasted three hours and 38 minutes.
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Novak Djokovic had to play through the pain barrier to defeat Carlos Alcaraz
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After claiming victory, Djokovic roared in the direction of Andy Murray, who has been employed as the seventh seed’s coach for the Australian Open this year.
Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open a record 10 times, has a much-needed day off before returning to court to face Alexander Zrevev on Friday in the semi-final.
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A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with abusive social media messages sent to Arsenal forward Kai Havertz’s pregnant wife following the club’s FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.
The teenager from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications, Hertfordshire Police confirmed on Tuesday.
The teen has since been released on bail while police enquiries continue into the threatening messages sent to Sophia Havertz on Instagram.
The incident occurred after Arsenal’s FA Cup third-round exit to Manchester United on January 12 at the Emirates Stadium.
Kai Havertz was abused after United beat Arsenal in the FA Cup earlier this month
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Havertz, 25, missed a crucial penalty in the shootout defeat, having also squandered an opportunity to win the match during normal time.
His spot-kick was saved by United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, leading to Arsenal’s elimination from the competition.
The abusive messages were sent to Sophia Havertz on Instagram in the hours following the match.
Sophia Havertz shared screenshots of the vile messages she received, which included threats about the couple’s unborn child.
One Instagram user wrote “I hope you have a miscarriage,” while another message contained threats to “slaughter” their child.
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Sophia, who has half a million followers on Instagram, responded by urging people to be “more respectful.”
“For anyone to think it’s okay to write something like this is so shocking to me. I hope you are so ashamed of yourself,” she wrote.
Arsenal responded by hiring data technology firm Signify to help determine the identity of those responsible for the abuse.
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Sophia Havertz (centre) posted the abusive messages on social media
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta called for decisive action against online abuse earlier this month, saying: “It’s incredible, honestly. We really have to do something about it, because accepting that and hiding this has terrible consequences.”
“It’s something we have to eradicate from the game because it’s so cynical and dependent to a result of an action. There is no other industry like this,” he added.
Kai and Sophia Havertz have been in a relationship since 2018.
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A teenager has been arrested for sending messages to Kai Havertz
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The couple announced their engagement in summer 2023 before getting married later that year.
In November 2023, they revealed they were expecting their first child together.
Havertz joined Arsenal from Chelsea in a £65million move in 2023 and has scored 27 goals in 80 appearances for the north London club.
His teammate Leandro Trossard recently defended him, saying: “He is so good for us, not just in terms of scoring but he helps us get up the pitch too.”
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