Las Vegas Raiders fire coach Antonio Pierce after team finishes the season 4-13
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The TelegraphThe chilling reality is Manchester United have yet to hit rock bottom
Manchester United were still known as Newton Heath and playing in only their second season in the Football League the last time they started a league campaign this badly at home. That was the 1893-94 season, 131 years ago, when they drew average crowds of just 8,000 at Bank Street, in Clayton, not far from where the Etihad Stadium now resides.
- Malay Mail
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin’s epic win secures Malaysia’s first India Open title in 15 years
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani etched their names in history today, securing Malaysia’s fir...
- The Daily Beast
Novak Djokovic Boycotts Australian TV Network After Host’s ‘Insult’
Tennis star Novak Djokovic refused to participate in a customary post-match interview after advancing to the quarterfinals in the Australian Open on Sunday, blaming the tournament’s official broadcaster after a presenter “decided to mock” Serbian fans. After defeating Jiri Lehecka in his third-round match on Sunday, Djokovic, 37, snubbed an interviewer with Australia’s Channel 9, the official broadcaster of the tournament, accusing another host on the channel of making “insulting and offensive c
- The Independent
Ilia Topuria makes bold prediction after Islam Makhachev breaks record at UFC 311
The UFC lightweight champion is running out of challengers after a dominant run, but the featherweight champion made a typically audacious claim to excite fans
- The Telegraph
Justin Kluivert hat-trick surpasses father’s Newcastle exploits in one match
No matter what he does or what he goes on to achieve, Justin Kluivert will be compared to his father, Patrick. It is the inevitable consequence of having one of the best strikers to play the game as a parent.
- The Telegraph
Ange Postecoglou snaps at BBC reporter after Spurs’ latest defensive implosion
Ange Postecoglou showed that the pressure of Tottenham Hotspur’s awful league form is getting to him as he clashed with a broadcast journalist after another defensive shambles at Goodison Park.
- The Telegraph
Liam Delap: The one that got away for Manchester United now being compared to Alan Shearer
Had it turned out differently for Liam Delap, he could be playing for Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the Manchester United co-owner’s stable of clubs.
- Associated Press
Australian Open: Iga Swiatek is in total control during a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Emma Raducanu
“I felt like the ball,” Swiatek said, “is listening to me.” Asked to explain that sensation, Swiatek put her two index fingers a few inches apart and said, “It’s just being able to aim for this kind of space.” When the five-time major champion and former long-time No. 1-ranked woman — now No. 2, behind Aryna Sabalenka — is at the height of her powers, as she sure has seemed to be in Week 1 at Melbourne Park, it is hard for anyone to slow Swiatek down.
- PA Media: Video
He can be a one-club man – Phil Foden urged to commit whole career to Man City
Pep Guardiola wants Phil Foden to follow in Erling Haaland’s footsteps and commit his entire career to Manchester City. Haaland this week signed an astonishing, bumper new nine-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2034. The Norwegian striker celebrated with a goal in Sunday’s 6-0 rout of Ipswich, while Foden scored two.
- PA Media: Video
Moyes tries to look forward after Spurs win
In the second game of David Moyes’ return since replacing Sean Dyche, this felt like a real throwback performance to the Scot’s Toffees heyday of the late 2000s – and they were well worth what was only their fourth victory of the campaign.
- The Guardian
Rampant Nottingham Forest beat rock-bottom Southampton despite late flurry
Elliot Anderson scored his first Forest goal as Nuno Espírito Santo’s men raced to a three-goal lead inside 41 minutes before Saints hit back
- The Guardian
Foden double helps Manchester City rout Ipswich and return to top four
Phil Foden scored twice, with James McAtee rounding off the goals with a header, as Manchester City crushed Ipswich 6-0 to return to the top four
- The Telegraph
Watch: Danielle Collins questions average age of tennis fans after Australian Open boos
Controversial American tennis player Danielle Collins told fans at the Australian Open they should not “take life way too seriously” as she criticised the average age of those who followed the sport.
- The Telegraph
Darwin Nunez double felt like Liverpool’s ‘moment’ – every title winner has one
There comes a point in every title race when the challengers frantically chase their ‘Steve Bruce moment’.
- Yahoo Sports
How the Los Angeles fires will (and won’t) impact the 2028 Olympics
Despite the recent fires, Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympics as planned as existing infrastructure remains intact, but debates over funding and potential recovery efforts continue.
- NFL Highlights
Sean McDermott on playoff victory vs. Ravens: 'We look forward to next week'
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott on playoff victory vs. Baltimore Ravens: 'We look forward to next week'.
- Yahoo Sports
MLB investigation reportedly found no evidence of Roki Sasaki-Dodgers handshake deal before he was posted
There have been whispers that Sasaki had a deal with the Dodgers before getting posted.
- The Guardian
Welcome to Manchester: the Women’s Super League derby with a difference
City and United go into the Manchester derby knowing victory is key as they both chase Chelsea at the top
- The Guardian
Basic humanity is missing in social media free-for-alls that beset football
Depressing abuse suffered by Kai Havertz, his wife, and Tamworth’s Chris Wreh is representative of wider problem
- The Telegraph
Jack Draper: I used to be a mouth breather – but breathing coach has made me stronger
Jack Draper’s transformation from tennis sick note to iron man of Melbourne Park has been inspired by an unexpected ally: a breathing coach, who is encouraging him to use his nose rather than his mouth.