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VAR took centre stage for three controversial incidents as Brentford beat Newcastle 3-2 at St James' Park in a dramatic, ding-dong Saturday Night Football encounter. Referee Andy Madley was in the St James' Park spotlight alongside VAR John Brooks over three penalty calls - two for Brentford and one for Newcastle. But Keith Andrews' side

Michael Cantillon Sports Journalist Italy 18-15 Scotland: Gregor Townsend's visitors begin Six Nations with shock defeat in heavy Rome rain Louis Lynagh, Tommaso Menoncello score tries for Italy, while fly-half Paolo Garbisi adds eight points off the kicking tee in rain-sodden conditions; Scotland score tries through Jack Dempsey, George Horne, narrowing to within three points

The 25th Winter Olympic Games are almost upon us, with Friday's opening ceremony marking the beginning of Milano Cortina 2026. This edition of the Games will feature over 90 nations, 2800 athletes and 116 events in venues across Northern Italy. Given the number of snow sport enthusiasts on the F1 grid, we're sure plenty of

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers... PREMIER LEAGUE The Saudi Pro League is ready to offload Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo for £43m, but Manchester United are not interested in bringing the 41-year-old to the club for a third time as it stands - The i Paper Luis Enrique will snub a move

Michael Carrick says Manchester United cannot make a "knee-jerk" decision about their long-term future on the back of him winning his first three matches as head coach. The Red Devils turned to their former midfielder, captain and coach on a deal until the end of the campaign after Ruben Amorim's patchy 14-month reign came to

Jack Draper believes the pressure he put himself under trying to catch Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner contributed to the arm injury that ruined his 2025 season. British No 1 Draper played his first match in five months on Wednesday, beating Viktor Durasovic 6-2 6-2 to help Great Britain to a Davis Cup victory over

Unai Emery says Aston Villa have been negotiating with Liverpool "for three months" over the terms of Harvey Elliott's loan, in an attempt to try and use the midfielder more extensively in the final stages of the season. The England U21 international joined Villa on Deadline Day in September on a loan with an obligation

Formula 1's preparations for its new era in 2026 are poised to ramp up with two pre-season tests in Bahrain starting on Wednesday as the new racing campaign draws ever nearer. After the private week of running in Barcelona, official pre-season testing takes place at the Bahrain International Circuit with all 11 teams present for

There is a familiarity to the New England Patriots being back in the Super Bowl, mostly because of their complete dominance of the NFL for two decades. Seven years have passed since Tom Brady won his last Super Bowl with the Patriots before winning another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Patriots are already back

Emma Raducanu is through to her first final since winning the 2021 US Open after beating Oleksandra Oliynykova in a "brutal" three-set semi-final at the Transylvania Open. The British No 1, playing in the fifth tour-level semi-final of her career, won the first set 7-5 before her Ukrainian opponent took the second set 6-3. But