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Ødegaard fires winner as Arsenal complete comeback win over Chelsea
Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, extending their perfect start to the Premier League season to three wins from three games. Chelsea took a shock early lead through Morgan Rogers, but Arsenal responded with ferocious intensity, equalising through Kai Havertz before half-time and completing the turnaround with a Martin…
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Political heavyweights clash over Budget tax plans and Trump’s Falklands signals
Laffer warns Labour against “taxing Britain to death” as Burnham backs public control; Hitchens questions the special relationship; plus Katie Taylor’s retirement, gambling site data breaches and a big Premier League weekend.
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Cavan Sullivan channels LeBron James celebration after scoring: MLS roundup
Philadelphia Union teenager Cavan Sullivan set a new MLS milestone on Saturday, becoming the youngest player in league history to record a goal contribution in five consecutive matches. The 16-year-old marked the achievement with a LeBron James-style chalk toss celebration, paying tribute to the basketball star’s recent move to Philadelphia, in a 2-0 win over…
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Itoje returns to England squad for training camp
Maro Itoje has returned to England’s rugby set-up, being named in Steve Borthwick’s 36-man training squad for this autumn’s Nations Championship, after opting to skip the July tour matches against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina to take an extended break. The lock’s return is significant given England’s underwhelming Six Nations campaign, which he led through…
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Dunkley century helps England sweep Ireland 3-0
Sophia Dunkley struck a superb century to guide England to a 114-run victory over Ireland in the third one-day international at Worcester, completing a 3-0 series sweep for Charlie Dean’s side. It was Dunkley’s second international hundred and came after near-misses in the previous two matches, cementing her new opening partnership with Maia Bouchier as…
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Anger over plans to quadruple asylum seekers in houses near military base set to take at least 1,250 migrants
The Home Office has been accused of “pouring fuel on the fire” after officials revealed plans to nearly quintuple the number of asylum seekers housed in shared properties in Breckland, Norfolk, an area already rocked by anti-migrant protests. Councillors say the district, which includes Thetford, saw several nights of unrest in August, and the new…
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Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers
Jamie Vardy has signed for Burnley in the Championship on a free transfer, marking his return to English football after a season with Italy’s Cremonese. The move ends speculation about a possible reunion with Leicester City, the club he spent 13 years with, winning the Premier League in 2016 and the FA Cup in 2021,…
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Iranian footballers who defected to Australia say they haven’t spoken to their team since out of a fear of reprisals – and reveal the man whose become like a ‘second father’ to them
Two Iranian women’s footballers who defected to Australia after refusing to sing their national anthem in protest against Tehran’s government have revealed they have cut off contact with their former teammates and family in Iran, fearing reprisals from authorities. Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh, known as Ati and Pasand, were part of a squad that…
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Arsenal v Chelsea: Premier League – live
The Guardian’s live coverage of Arsenal v Chelsea opens by framing the match through the lens of contrasting football philosophies, comparing Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso to the earlier Pep Guardiola-Jürgen Klopp rivalry of “control v chaos”. The piece notes both managers have moved from more rigid ideological positions towards less predictable, hybrid approaches, suggesting…
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Vardy joins Burnley on season-long contract
Jamie Vardy has signed for Burnley until the end of the season, joining a club bottom of the Championship and yet to win a match this term. The 39-year-old striker, Leicester City’s record Premier League scorer, arrives as a free agent after leaving Italian side Cremonese in the summer, bringing experience and leadership to a…