1+ hour, 37+ min ago (432+ words) A well-bred four-year-old is set to continue an outstanding spring return for one of NSW's leading stables when he resumes at Wednesday's Wyong meeting. Columbia Blue, a smart and emerging son of 2019 The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes in the Joe Pride stable at Warwick Farm, hasn't started since missing narrowly in a benchmark 64 on the Kensington track in early June. Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride will saddle up Columbia Blue at Wyong on Wednesday.Credit: Getty Images That was only his third " and final " start of an initial campaign that saw him bolt in the maiden at Hawkesbury in heavy ground, while beating all but the winner in two other runs either side of that. Columbia Blue has been fitted with two home trials, and the trainer believes he's ready to pick up where he left off first-up in…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago (293+ words) Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye has been sent off during his team's clash against Manchester United on Tuesday morning (AEDT) for slapping teammate Michael Keane in the face. Referee Tony Harrington showed Gueye a red card in the 13th minute after he pushed and struck Keane following a miscommunication that gifted Manchester captain Bruno Fernandes a free shot on goal. Gueye sprayed his teammate for the mistake before getting in his face and slapping him before teammates Iliman Ndiaye and Jordan Pickford intervened and escorted him off the pitch, with some difficulty. "There's a red card here, dished out by Tony Harrington. And, Idrissa Gana Gueye has been dismissed," commentators said. "Iliman Ndiaye is trying to get his international teammate off the pitch here, and Jordan Pickford is also trying to get that message through." Gueye eventually walked down the tunnel....

14+ hour, 37+ min ago (724+ words) Debate about whether the Perth Bears should receive salary-cap concessions to help recruit players is set to reignite as the new franchise struggles to land a marquee signing. The Bears have missed out on Storm skipper Harry Grant, Eels winger Josh Addo-Carr and Gold Coast playmaker Jayden Campbell, who was offered a $6 million, five-year deal to move west. Mal Meninga and the Bears have not managed to land a marquee recruit thus far.Credit: Monique Westermann Perth remain in the hunt for Titans captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, though their biggest signing to date is little-known English international Harry Newman. Sources with knowledge of the situation not authorised to speak publicly confirmed at least one key Bears official was considering approaching the NRL to request allowances to help with their recruitment drive. The Rugby League Players' Association has suggested incentives should be…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago (20+ words) Cristiano Ronaldo leaves fans in awe after nailing a bicycle kick to punch Al Nassr in front against Al Khaleej....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (19+ words) Eberechi Eze scored a majestic hat-trick for Arsenal as they trounced north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 4-1....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1335+ words) By Hannah Kennelly and Frances Howe A-League Melbourne Victory player Chelsea Blissett. Credit: Edie Jim Chelsea Blissett was about 14 years old when the voices in her head started up. They were quiet at first, but then the intrusive thoughts became bolder, more pervasive and harder to shake. "Should you really eat that? Have you burned enough today?" they'd murmur in the background, judging if a meal was worth consuming. The 25-year-old Melbourne Victory player says the thoughts festered and eventually amplified as her brain transformed into a "calorie calculator". "I was quite young to start thinking about food as good or bad," she told this masthead. "I have memories of feeling unsafe around food and unhappy in the way that I looked and my body image and conversation around food as a female." The issue isn't new. Matildas player Katrina…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) Morgan Rogers scored twice - including a stunning winner from a free kick - as Aston Villa came from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday. The playmaker has just come back from international duty with England, where he is currently keeping Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham out of the starting team. John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara and Morgan Rogers celebrate after beating Leeds.Credit: Getty Images Rogers showed exactly why against Leeds, clipping in a finish from Donyell Malen's cross for the equaliser in the 48th minute before demonstrating wonderful technique to whip a free kick over the defensive wall and into the net in the 75th. Leeds took the lead at a highly charged Elland Road when Lukas Nmecha bundled in from close range after Villa defender Ezri Konsa cleared the ball off the goal line following Anton Stach's header....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago (26+ words) Catchup with Rapid Recap: Watch the goals and big moments from Crystal Palace's visit to Molineux Stadium to face Wolves in Premier League Matchweek 12 action....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago (897+ words) Liverpool's Premier League title defence lurched deeper into crisis on Saturday as Arne Slot's side lost 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest. Manchester City's challenge was also hit by a 2-1 loss at Newcastle. A sixth defeat of the campaign left last season's runaway champions Liverpool 11th in the standings and eight points behind leaders Arsenal, having played a game more. More misery for Liverpool fans.Credit: Getty Images Slot accepted it was a "very, very, very bad result" and said he could "never come up with enough excuses" for his team's alarming run of results. "That is far from good enough and I'm responsible for that," he said after goals from Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White at Anfield consigned Liverpool to a sixth defeat from their last seven games in England's top flight. To put that into context, the Merseyside club…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago (20+ words) North Melbourne's Jaz Garner has sent her team to the AFLW grand final as the Roos win game number 26....