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This Was elite football reimagined by a robot With a hangover
It was deeply fitting Amad Diallo should decide this Manchester derby, mainly because for long periods he seemed to be the only person on the pitch not playing under heavy sedation.
Diallo drives United on to deepen City's despair
When Ruben Amorim oversaw his previous victory over Manchester City - with his old club Sporting in the Champions League - it was to push the reigning Premier League champions towards crisis.
Cucurella red mars win but Jackson keeps Chelsea flying
Keeping up the pretence that this is no title challenge is becoming harder for Chelsea to maintain.
Hürzeler left incensed by referee as Palace cruise
If Michael Oliver isn't on Oliver Glasner's Christmas card list, then the Crystal Palace manager may want to get one in the post before it's too late.
Maddison and Son on target as Spurs demolish sorry Saints
As a battle of the Premier League's two most idealistic managers, it registered as a no-contest.
Celtic eye treble after Maeda holds his nerve to settle final thriller
Six goals, 10 penalties, 11 yellow cards and the unmistakable whiff of controversy.
Skittish England collapse as O'Rourke keeps Kiwis on top
There is rarely a dull moment with this England team, although there are times when their bowlers must surely crave the odd one.
Russo keeps Arsenal's revival in full swing
As Arsenal's players lapped up the full-time applause, the sound of Wham!'s Last Christmas was ringing in the air while the travelling supporters gave their hearts to their interim head coach, Renée Slegers.
Masterful Dupont orchestrates brutal humiliation of Exeter
Another lop-sided pool game and a further reminder of life's fluctuating fortunes.
Bouchier's 'unforgettable' debut ton puts England on top in Bloemfontein
The last time a women's Test took place in South Africa was March 2002: India won the toss, inserted themselves, scored 404 for nine before declaring and went on to win the match by 10 wickets.
'A hostile spell' Collingwood praises 'special' New Zealand
England tend to push a coach out the dressing room door after a blow-out with the bat and on the second day in Hamilton, with control of the third Test having been seized by New Zealand, this dubious honour fell to Paul Collingwood.
Memento Spoty Saying goodbye to two British greats may force me to sue for severe distress
It's BBC Sports Personality of the Year tomorrow, so ask yourself: are you prepared for montage season? It's dangerous to go into these things cold. You never know which clips are going to hijack your limbic system and leave you a gulping, snot-strewn mess.
Return journey: Northumberland railway line reopens 60 years on
A previously abandoned railway line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Ashington in Northumberland has reopened, with passengers able to use the service for the first time in 60 years.
Council tax: This is a regressive and madly unfair system - its reform is long overdue
It's a fairness thing. Just the idea that somebody sitting in a two-bedroom house in Hartlepool is paying more council tax than somebody who's living in a mansion - it's just offensive.
Germany's original greens Wellness shops hold their own against new rivals
Wellness, organics and sustainability have become buzzwords in consumer marketing, but the popularisation of \"green\" lifestyles is creating challenges for the German retailers that pioneered these products.
Britain joins trans-Pacific bloc in largest trade deal since Brexit
Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact yesterday as it seeks to deepen ties in the region and build its global trade links after leaving the European Union.
Canal+ listing is major boost for UK markets, says Reeves
Canal+, the international pay-TV company and owner of the studio behind the Paddington film franchise, is to make its multibillion-pound stock market debut in London today, providing a much-needed shot in the arm for the capital's stock exchange.
Voters broadly accept £40bn tax rises in budget, survey shows
Voters broadly accept that Rachel Reeves's £40bn in tax rises in the autumn budget were necessary to improve public services, despite the majority expecting to be worse off as a result, according to research.
Brazil's leader leaves hospital days after emergency brain operation
Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was discharged from hospital yesterday after emergency surgery on Tuesday to drain a haematoma in his brain.
Spain begins giving back 5,000 artworks seized under Franco
Spain's culture ministry has begun to fulfil its promise to return more than 5,000 works of art that were taken by the Franco regime after restoring a painting seized by the dictatorship 84 years ago to its rightful owners.
Looking for the next big thing Global appeal of colossal fruit, vegetable or animal landmarks
Perched atop a traffic island in Banjarmasin, Indonesia, is a proboscis monkey. Leaping from a roundabout in Mahdia, Tunisia, is a swordfish. Sprouting from an intersection in Kundasang, Malaysia, is a cabbage.
Fears of ecological disaster after two Russian oil tankers sink in Black Sea
Two Russian tankers carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products have sunk in the Black Sea amid stormy conditions, threatening an ecological disaster.
Don't sabotage polio vaccine, McConnell says
The US Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, has condemned attempts to undermine the polio vaccine after reports that a lawyer affiliated with Robert F Kennedy Jr - Donald Trump's health secretary pick - petitioned for the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the jab.
Pelosi has hip surgery after fall in Luxembourg
The former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi had a hip replacement on Saturday at a US military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.
No known foreign links to US drone sightings says official
Alejandro Mayorkas, the US homeland security secretary, said yesterday federal authorities \"know of no foreign involvement\" in the apparent mass drone sightings across the north-east, as social and political anxieties surged over the weekend amid a lack of official information.
Serbians 'using new tools to illegally spy on activists'
Police and intelligence services in Serbia are using advanced mobile forensics products and previously unknown spyware to illegally surveil journalists and activists, according to a report by Amnesty International.
South Korea leader reportedly refused to obey summons in martial law case
South Korea's conservative president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has reportedly failed to obey a summons from prosecutors investigating him as he faces impeachment after a botched declaration of martial law.
Last members of Bali Nine free and back in Australia after 19 years in prison
The five remaining members of the Bali Nine jailed for life over a drug smuggling plot have returned to Australia under a deal negotiated with the Indonesian government.
Solicitors refusing to deal with burglary cases because of legal aid funding gap
Lawyers are refusing to represent people charged with certain crimes amid a crisis over solicitors' pay, with one burglary suspect turned away by 12 legal firms, the president of the Law Society has said.
'Something horrible': Somerset pit reveals bronze age cannibalism
A collection of human bones discovered 50 years ago in a Somerset pit are evidence of the bloodiest known massacre in British prehistory - and of bronze age cannibalism, archaeologists say.