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Jorginho and Kai Havertz on song as Chelsea outclass top-four rivals Everton
Sam Curran's convoluted diary shows England have lost control of players | Ali Martin
Andrea Agnelli says agreement on 'ideal' new-look Champions League is close
Major step taken towards a Women's Lions team as sponsor funds study
'Outstanding' Keely Hodgkinson tipped to lead new wave of British athletics
West Ham 'really disappointed' despite win over Leeds, David Moyes reveals
Dak Prescott agrees to four-year, $160m contract with Dallas Cowboys
England and India women's cricket teams will face off in summer Test
RB Leipzig's Angeliño: 'The pressure is more on Liverpool than us'
Will 29 seconds of the Madrid derby prove the most important this season? | Sid Lowe
Milan Skriniar earns narrow win over Atalanta to keep Inter on title track
Derek McInnes leaves Aberdeen after eight years in charge of club
Emma Hayes warns Chelsea to be on their guard against Atlético Madrid
Uefa suspends fourth official accused of racism during PSG v Istanbul Basaksehir
Scotland's deputy first minister calls Rangers fans' celebrations 'shameful'
After 589 days of picking up trash, this California student's local park is now free of litter
Trump is still voting by mail
The GOP Senate is primed to get even Trumpier, political analysts say
Fukushima 50 review – simmering tribute to power-plant heroes
Time's Up criticises HFPA over Golden Globes diversity plan
The Humorist review – a comedian crumbles as the USSR collapses
A Colony review – kisses and cliches in tender coming-of-age debut
More wins for Nomadland and The Crown at Critics' Choice awards
Los Conductos review – a cryptic Colombian parable
The Silence of the Lambs at 30: a landmark thriller of horror and humanity
From raw drama to foot trauma: the best of Sundance 2021
'I didn't want to be alive any more': Harry and Meghan describe racism and royal animosity in Oprah interview
Case of reporter facing trial over BLM coverage seen as attack on press rights
‘17 is a prime number – eccentric’: how Numberblocks became a kids' TV hit
‘Grange Hill was bigger than Love Island’: the rise of nostalgia TV
‘You think: are we really doing this?’: how TV’s strangest shows get made
‘I watched all 260 episodes’: Kathy Burke, Russell T Davies and others on their comfort TV
'A symbolic moment': Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview marks turning point
Roy Greenslade's support for the IRA and the difficult questions it raises | Alan Rusbridger
My Derry Girls and Bridgerton roles show women our complex, eejit selves on screen
The Celebrity Circle: blockbuster TV on a par with early Big Brother
Rebels with a cause: how teens on screen grew up and found their voice
Feminist musical trailblazers the Stepney Sisters: 'We changed what happened next'
How a great love of Whitney Houston helped me say goodbye to my mum
Slade guitarist Dave Hill: ‘I’d come out of work, put on my costume and suddenly I’d be Superman!’
Dutch clubbers hit the dancefloor for study into easing lockdown
Digga D: Made in the Pyrex review – bravado, paranoia and laughs from exiled drill star
Kings of Leon: When You See Yourself review – not much to look at
Adrian Younge: The American Negro review – a profound undertaking
Lewes FC's Claire Rafferty: 'I hope one day every day is International Women’s Day'
'It's incomparable' – Rangers fans' journey from Brechin to another title
India 3-1 England: player ratings for the Test series
Mel Marshall: 'With equality and diversity, spectacular things can be achieved'
Lewandowski v Haaland, Bayern and Dortmund in microcosm | Andy Brassell
Álvaro Morata, a happy accident of fate, rescues Juventus again | Nicky Bandini
Keely Hodgkinson claims historic indoor gold as Britain match record haul
The long wait for Roger Federer's return is a reminder to cherish him | Tumaini Carayol
Talking Horses: pressure builds on Irish racing over extent of Elliott ban
Bryson DeChambeau edges out Lee Westwood at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Derby defeat exposes old weaknesses in Guardiola's Manchester City | Jonathan Wilson
Eddie Jones to resist broad changes for England's final Six Nations games
Curry and Lillard hit back-to-back half-court shots as Team LeBron win All-Star Game
Super League confirms 2021 season will use points percentage system
England rotation may continue into Ashes series, says Chris Silverwood
Katherine Brunt stars in England's T20 series whitewash in New Zealand
Jürgen Klopp rejects suggestions Fulham players 'wanted it more'
India v England: five things we learned from the Test series
Free-flowing Wales shaping up to be unlikely Six Nations champions
India's winning bubble firmly intact, while England have let theirs burst
'It’s a constant fight': Four top players discuss the future of women's football
Mark Noble closes on signing one-year contract extension at West Ham
Gerrard wants Rangers to build on title as Sturgeon condemns celebrations
Manchester United 'suffered' to end City's winning run, says Solskjær
Enduring Luke Shaw plays his own game to eclipse Cancelo | Barney Ronay
Steven Gerrard had to embrace the pressure to turn Rangers around | Ewan Murray
WSL roundup: Walsh strike makes it nine straight league wins for Man City
Prince Harry: Racism was a 'large part of' our reason for leaving the U.K
John Oliver explains why the U.S. unemployment safety net is so broken, citing Florida and Elmo
For the first time since the 1850s, a black-browed babbler was spotted in Borneo
Blasts in Equatorial Guinea kill at least 20 people
How West Virginia's GOP governor bluntly counters vaccine skepticism
Read the words that will appear on the exterior of Obama's presidential library in Chicago
Minari director Lee Isaac Chung: 'My friends back in Arkansas are the audience I wanted to connect with'
Young film-maker finds love and laughter amid the tragedy in Afghanistan’s first romcom
Shaken, not deterred: the latest film delays are proof cinema is plotting a comeback | Peter Bradshaw
52 perfect romcoms for Valentine's day in lockdown
US fans of The Crown are loving the Harry and Meghan royal soap opera
Facebook faces US investigation for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring
'Magic happens, often': Christine and the Queens, Haim, Nile Rodgers and more on the joy of live music
Bicep: Live Global Stream II review – 90 minutes of pure throwback pleasure
One to watch: Loski
Tommy Flanagan: In His Own Sweet Time review – a masterly touch
Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark review – less callow, more crafted
Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga – live!
Title beckons for Rangers after beating St Mirren as fans descend on Ibrox
'Not a perfect scenario': Root regrets rotation but admits it may continue
Damage of Gordon Elliott's 'moment of madness' will take years to erase
Exeter thump Bath as England flanker Sam Underhill returns from injury
Che Adams helps Southampton end 10-match winless run at Sheffield United
Granit Xhaka blunder and late VAR drama cost Arsenal in draw at Burnley
Strade Bianche: Van der Poel and Van den Broek-Blaak land Dutch double
Harry Maguire free to focus on United and Euros with Greek hearing delayed
Claressa Shields beats Dicaire to become first four-belt champion at two weights
England's young guns learning on the job speaks to a systematic failing | Andy Bull
Mikaela Shiffrin catches rival Petra Vlhova for 45th World Cup slalom win
Alex Hartley: 'I don’t think I deserve to have people telling me to die' | Tanya Aldred
Talking Horses: The Shunter can get on track for £100k Cheltenham bonus
Lions rule out Australia and may yet play in empty South African venues
Mark Pavelich, 'Miracle on Ice' team star, found dead at treatment center aged 63
Pozzi rues Brexit rules that threaten Olympic hopes as Markovc takes gold
Diamonds shocked as New Zealand claim third Constellation Cup Test
Katie Ledecky wins third title in return meet as Ryan Lochte reaches first final
Sandi Morris: 'You have to pretend like the Olympics is going forward'
Does Arsenal's Visit Rwanda shirtsleeve deal remain a 'compelling fit'? | Barney Ronay
Kobe Bryant, Dale Earnhardt and the fight to keep athletes' deaths private
Laporta favourite as Barcelona elect new president in shadow of a crisis
Ilkay Gündogan: 'A surgeon wanted to put a big screw in my back' | Donald McRae
Championship: Norwich and Watford lead promotion chase with wins
Voided National League divisions may resume in new and improvised format
Klopp says missing top four would not mean long-term damage to Liverpool
Berlin film festival 2021 roundup: the most impressive selection in years
Hear me out: why The Happening isn't a bad movie
Bad Luck Banging goes all the way with top prize at Berlin film festival
Racist trolls may think they own Star Wars, but the saga's diversity issues are not cut and dried
Hero's welcome: Liam Neeson to greet audiences for his new film in New York
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy review – a triptych of light-touch philosophy
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché review – riveting take on British punk heroine
The Last Shift – Richard Jenkins lifts up mismatched buddy film
Rishi Sunak extends insurance scheme for film and TV production
Mail on Sunday must publish front-page Meghan statement, court rules
Downing Street spent £2.6m refurbishing No 9 as media centre
British Vogue covers celebrate black joy with sculpted hair
'Self-deprecating' black Tiktokker agency challenges prejudices in Italy
Rightwing 'super-spreader': study finds handful of accounts spread bulk of election misinformation
SBS suspends broadcasts from Chinese state-run channels over 'forced confessions'
News of the World phone hacking: Noel Fielding latest to win damages
Turkish court refuses to admit US Khashoggi report as trial evidence
For Meghan Markle, leaving Britain must seem more and more like the right choice | Afua Hirsch
Devine intervention as Sky News Australia's YouTube channel eclipses ABC's | The Weekly Beast
Strangers marrying on TV? I think it's fair to say I'm hooked
Experience: I grew up on a TV set
Genesis Owusu: 'I'm Prince, if he were a rapper in 2020s Australia'
'It’s devastating': Margaret Atwood on a musical project honouring women killed by partners
Poly Styrene's inspiring sensitivity should be the true legacy of punk
The Notorious BIG: his 20 greatest tracks – ranked!
This week's new tracks: Lava La Rue, Yxngxr1, Bon Jovi
Guedra Guedra: Vexillology review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month
The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list
Rian Treanor: the producer hacking a smarter, kinder future for music
Julien Baker: Little Oblivions review – unsparing tales of shame
Danny L Harle: Harlecore review – big, dumb escapist fun
Dom La Nena: Tempo review – lighthearted enchantment
The brilliant Bunny Wailer pushed reggae forward on his own terms
Survey shows UK parents’ concern over Covid effect on children’s activity
Alex Smith dropped by Washington after storybook comeback season
I never want to miss a minute of football – but I do wonder at what cost | Ben Mee
Meet the Pirates of Penzance railing against RFU's lack of respect | Robert Kitson
Is N'Golo Kanté's long search for form over at the perfect time for Chelsea?
Nikola Jokić: from EuroLeague reject to the NBA’s center of attention
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Steve Bruce battles the enemy within at fractious Newcastle | Louise Taylor
Unless Tottenham get their balance right they will not finish in top four
Klopp plays down Salah substitution and urges Liverpool to ‘fight harder’
Julien Stéphan and Rennes go their separate ways with heavy hearts
Bernie Ibini: 'On social media they feel invincible, like they can just write anything' | Emma Kemp
Tottenham front four set up victory as Fulham left to rue harsh handball
Richarlison boosts Everton's European hopes and adds to West Brom's woes
Alexis Sánchez scores twice at Parma as Inter open up six-point Serie A lead
After being rescued by an optician, this cat now helps kids get comfortable wearing glasses
GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn is now on TV championing Neanderthals
WandaVision's Paul Bettany confirms he was trolling Marvel fans about highly-anticipated cameo
The Dissident review – inside track on grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Chaos Walking review – cursed YA adaptation stumbles into view
Coming 2 America review – Eddie Murphy comes up gasping for heir
FTA: unearthing Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland's anti-Vietnam war film
Matthew Modine's teenage obsessions: ‘In Utah, the Beatles were devil music’
Per Lucio (For Lucio) review - portrait of an Italian musical icon
Notturno review – lives scarred by Isis and the west in haunting cine-poem
Iorram (Boat Song) review – swims with the ghosts of Scottish fishermen past
Into the Darkness review – a Danish family at war as the Nazis roll in
Police rule out inquiry into Martin Bashir's 1995 Diana interview
China's Communist party ran campaign to discredit BBC, thinktank finds
BBC apologizes for interview with man impersonating US senator Cory Booker
Best UK streaming and pay-TV services 2021: Sky, Virgin, Netflix and Amazon Prime compared and ranked
Allen v Farrow is pure PR. Why else would it omit so much? | Hadley Freeman
St Vincent: ‘I’d been feral for so long. I was sort of in outer space’
Ian Brown pulls out of music festival over Covid vaccination row
Jane Weaver: Flock review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Kings of Leon to release new album as a non-fungible token
Mariah Carey's brother follows sister in suing over memoir
Turin Brakes' playlist: 10 songs that take them back on the road
India v England: fourth Test, day one – live!
Solskjær admits Manchester United 'have to find a spark' after draw at Palace
Fran Kirby strike helps Chelsea defeat Atlético Madrid despite Ingle red card
Sebastian Vettel aims dig at Ferrari during Aston Martin unveiling
Tokyo Olympics will be closed to fans from abroad, hints Games organiser
Barcelona stun Sevilla with comeback to end awful week in Copa del Rey final
Rangers' Steven Gerrard rages at referee as Morelos earns late win at Livingston
Kelechi Iheanacho's screamer for Leicester lights up draw at Burnley
LA sheriffs execute search warrant on Tiger Woods's car after crash
Tom Brady says Lombardi Trophy throw seemed 'really fun to do' at time
Luther Burrell: ‘I come back to rugby union as a better person and player’
England Women cruise to seven-wicket win over New Zealand in first T20
Katie Ledecky wins by 21 seconds at comeback meet after one-year break
Dom Bess admits being dropped by England was ‘tough pill to swallow’