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Frank Lampard: New Everton manager brings the smiles back to Goodison Park

Frank Lampard was granted a privilege never afforded to his unpopular predecessor Rafael Benitez as Everton’s new manager brought smiles back to a previously toxic and gloomy Goodison Park. Midway through the second half, as Everton controlled what ended as a comfortable FA Cup fourth round victory over Brentford, Lampard’s name echoed thunderously around the stands of the old stadium. It was a moment of release from supporters who – and this applies even to those who did not take against the arrival of Benitez – never once allowed the name of the former Liverpool manager to pass their lips

Chris Cairns: Former New Zealand all-rounder diagnosed with bowel cancer

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, six months after being left paralysed by a stroke. Cairns, 51, was only discharged from hospital last week after suffering a stroke during heart surgery in August. “Big shock and not what I was expecting after what was supposed to be a routine check-up,” Cairns said on Instagram. One of the best all-rounders of his era, he played 62 Tests, 215 one-day internationals and two Twenty20s. “As I prepare for another round of conversations with surgeons and specialists, I keep remembering how lucky I am to be here in

Australia coach Justin Langer resigns after rejecting short-term contract

Justin Langer has resigned as head coach of the Australia men’s team. Cricket Australia said the 51-year-old, whose contract was due to expire in June, rejected a short-term extension. Langer, who took over in 2018 following the Australia ball-tampering scandal, won the T20 World Cup and the Ashes in the past three months. On Friday England’s interim director of cricket Sir Andrew Strauss refused to rule out the possibility of Langer taking over as England coach. Chris Silverwood was sacked as head coach and lead selector on Thursday following this winter’s 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia. Langer’s management team said

U19 World Cup: India beat England by four wickets despite Rew defiance

James Rew hit a magnificent 95 but England’s batting let them down as India won the U19 Men’s World Cup for the fifth time with a four-wicket victory in Antigua. Rew’s knock, off 116 balls including 12 fours, helped England recover from an early collapse to post 189 all out as India seamers Raj Bawa (5-31) and Ravi Kumar (4-34) wreaked havoc. England, playing in their first final at this level for 24 years, had India wobbling at 97-4 as James Sales struck twice to remove two key wickets including that of Shaik Rasheed, who made a half-century. Bawa (35)

Clippers, Trail Blazers agree to 5-player deal

The Portland Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, rookie Keon Johnson and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade, coming just less than a week before the NBA’s trade deadline, moved the Trail Blazers under the luxury-tax threshold. Both teams are in danger of having to go through the play-in tournament to get to the playoffs. The Clippers have won two of their last three to even their record at 27-27. They have a 1 1/2-game lead over the Lakers for the eighth seed in the Western Conference, but trail

Donovan Mitchell scores 27 in return, leads Jazz past Nets

Brooklyn dropped its seventh straight game Donovan Mitchell made his return — and the Utah Jazz suddenly looked like the NBA’s best offense again. Mitchell scored 27 points after missing eight games because of a concussion, Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Jazz cruised past the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 125-102 on Friday night. “There’s so much focus other teams have on him that it frees up other guys offensively — he’s Donovan Mitchell and makes life a lot easier for everybody,” said Alex Jensen, who was the Utah’s acting coach with Quin Snyder in the COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Luka Doncic’s 44th triple-double rallies Mavs past 76ers

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Luka Doncic had 33 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists for his 44th career triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 16-point, second-quarter deficit and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-98 on Friday night. The game was delayed 44 minutes midway through the first period when one of the rims was determined to be crooked. Reggie Bullock scored 20 points, including two clutch 3-pointers down the stretch, for Dallas. Jalen Brunson added 19 points for the Mavericks, who snapped a two-game losing streak. “To stay with it and to understand that the game wasn’t won or lost in the first couple of minutes coming

Cavs beat Hornets despite wild sequence that featured botched call, technical foul

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Terry Rozier was awarded 3 points and a foul shot on a phantom interference call A game between the Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers ended in controversy Friday night. With 4:44 remaining in the game, Hornets guard Terry Rozier was awarded a 3-pointer that should not have counted. Cavaliers forward Ed Davis was on the bench in his warm-ups when he was called for interference on a shot by Rozier when he swatted Rozier’s arm. Davis and other players believed the play was over after Cavaliers forward Dean Wade stepped out of bounds. NBA officials huddled over the play and gave Rozier three points,

Lewis Hamilton: F1 star returns to social media weeks before new season

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Lewis Hamilton has returned to the public eye for the first time in two months following the controversial end to last year’s world championship. Hamilton has not spoken since losing out on a record eighth world title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in last December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver posted on Twitter saying: “I’ve been gone. Now I’m back.” There is doubt over Hamilton’s return to Formula 1 this season having lost faith in the sport’s governing body. Hamilton’s message, accompanied by a picture of the 37-year-old at the Grand Canyon wearing typically flamboyant trousers, was preceded

Michael Masi: FIA may end spell as race director after Abu Dhabi controversy

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Formula 1 could have a new race director in 2022 following the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA’s head of single-seaters says. The sport’s governing body is conducting a review into 2021’s final race, when the safety car rules were not followed correctly by race director Michael Masi. Peter Bayer, newly appointed as the FIA’s head of F1, said: “Michael did a super job in many ways. We told him that. “But also that there is a possibility there could be a new race director.” Bayer, who has long held the role of the FIA’s secretary general for motorsport,

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