Sportblog
The Guardian's blog on football, tennis, cricket and the latest sports stories
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An icy flight across Spain was in vain for Madrid as they were held in Pamplona while Atlêtico’s games in hand rack up
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The serial Bundesliga champions were two goals up and strolling before they were taken apart by Marco Rose’s team
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Breaking the silence on diversity has put cricket on hopeful ground
Ebony Rainford-BrentThe game is looking strong after a traumatic year, but there remains the challenge of truly reflecting society, and not just in terms of skin colour -
Another slip in the Serie A title race, another game in which the adventure of Inter’s opposition caused problems
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Watched over garden fences in the middle of a bleak winter, Spurs’ FA Cup win was a rare occasion of comfort and uplift
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The financial structures of modern football mean steady progression is unworkable and few former players taking the reins of an elite club are likely to have had adequate preparation
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Nick Rust, the departing chief executive of racing’s ruling body, made the claim during an appearance on Sky
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Guardiola planned to build a new cathedral on a Dias-Laporte defence but Stones has emerged as key to team’s resurgence
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The Premiership’s second youngest coach is making a name for himself, while Leicester are using a high kick with a difference
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The usual raiding party may be slimmed down a bit but insiders see no reason to expect a Festival without big names from Ireland
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This week’s roundup also features Magnus Carlsen’s memory and some disc golf brilliance
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Modest, hard-working, undemonstrative – the world’s top-ranked Test team are shaped by their self-effacing captain
There were no snakes, but Newcastle Jets fans show spirited tribalism just what A-League needs