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Match reports, transfers, and analysis. Latest stories first using each publisher’s original timestamp.

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Pep: We lost two finals to refs and VAR

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has "never trusted anything" with referees and VAR after a pivotal decision in the Premier League title race.

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Pep: I have never trusted anything with VAR

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has "never trusted anything" with referees and VAR after a pivotal decision in the Premier League title race.

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Dundee United held by relegated Livingston

Dundee United and relegated Livingston battled to a goalless draw at Tannadice

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Messi remains top MLS earner with salary of £18.5m

Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25m (£18.5m) - more than double that of the North American league's next-highest earner.

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Southampton in playoff final after freak winner settles Middlesbrough grudge match

Southampton advanced to the playoff final against Hull City, though it seems unlikely it will be quite that straightforward from here owing to the alleged foul play that dominated the buildup to a fraught second leg that went the distance, more than 130 minutes in total. If found guilty of cheating,...

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Saints edge Boro late in extra-time to reach play-off final amid 'Spygate' drama

Southampton beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at St Mary's to book their place in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final for the second time in three seasons.

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Papers: Man Utd plot shock bid for Valverde

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

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Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough AET: Saints book place in playoff final – live reaction

⚽️ Championship playoffs, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 0-0)⚽️ Saints launch review into spying allegations | Mail LukeIt’s THREE changes for Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki, Shea Charles and Ross Stewart come into the side.After the first leg, Luke Ayling of Middlesbrough was asked about the spy scandal....

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Southampton v Middlesbrough: Championship playoff semi-final, second leg – live

⚽️ Championship playoffs, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 0-0)⚽️ Saints launch review into spying allegations | Mail LukeIt’s THREE changes for Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki, Shea Charles and Ross Stewart come into the side.After the first leg, Luke Ayling of Middlesbrough was asked about the spy scandal....

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Ted Lasso actor Fernandez signs for US club

Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernandez signs for American second-tier side El Paso Locomotive after a two-month trial.

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Maddison says referees are petrified of making decisions

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison suggests referees are "petrified" to make decisions after being denied a stoppage-time penalty against Leeds.

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McIlroy's pre-PGA practice round cut short...due to toe blister!

Rory McIlroy was forced to cut short a practice round ahead of the PGA Championship due to a lingering toe injury.

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Guardiola wants City players to raise their game rather than trust ‘flip of a coin’ officials

Manager says ‘referees didn’t do their job’ in FA Cup finalsKhusanov and Rodri doubts for crucial match with PalacePep Guardiola believes officiating decisions are a “flip of a coin” and constantly urges his Manchester City players to perform better in order to overcome this.Refereeing and the use o...

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Sinner matches Djokovic record as Gauff fights back again in Rome

Jannik Sinner matched Novak Djokovic's record winning streak at Masters 1000 tournaments with his 31st consecutive victory to reach the quarter-finals at the Italian Open.

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Man Utd consider Valverde move - Wednesday's gossip

Manchester United considering Federico Valverde move, are also interested in Ederson and Mateus Fernandes, and Paris St-Germain targeting Julian Alvarez.

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Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez calls for elections in bizarre rant

Club president launches scathing attack on media No mention of turmoil, fights or José Mourinho“Good afternoon, I regret to inform you that I’m not going to resign.” In a hot, packed press room at Valdebebas before an audience hurriedly summoned to witness a news conference so bizarre that they coul...

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Watch goals as Dunfermline & Thistle draw play-off semi first leg

Watch the goals as Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle draw the first leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final.

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Explained: How toe blister has hampered McIlroy's major prep at PGA Champs

Rory McIlroy had to end his PGA Championship practice round early due to toe blister.

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'On the verge of exploding!' | Managers separated after row on touchline in Saints-Boro

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert and Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg shared a fiery exchange on the touchline during their play-off clash.

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Stewart leaps highest to nod Saints level on the stroke of half-time!

Ross Stewart heads home for Southampton as they draw level against Middlesbrough in their semi-final play-off second leg.

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PGA Championship: R1 groupings and full tee times

Groupings and tee times for the opening round of the 108th PGA Championship, held at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Clarke dies at 29

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died aged 29, his NBA team has confirmed.

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'I'm not going anywhere' - furious Real president Perez calls for elections

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez stages a tense press conference in which he argues with journalists and calls for elections off the back of a trophyless season.

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'A DREAM start!' | McGree sweeps Boro into early lead against Saints

Riley McGree sweeps home for Middlesbrough early on against Southampton.