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The best of the week
Horse racing  
Grand National 2025: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners
Grand National 2025: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners
Ruby Tui  
I had no idea the effect my story would have on the world
I had no idea the effect my story would have on the world
Gymnastics  
Sport's embrace of Russians highlights neutrality’s blurred lines
Sport's embrace of Russians highlights neutrality’s blurred lines
Figure skating  
Biles on ice: Malinin shows his only rival is perfection itself
Biles on ice: Malinin shows his only rival is perfection itself
Cool Britannia  
Skeleton stars target Olympic history despite a lack of ice
Skeleton stars target Olympic history despite a lack of ice
Torpedo bats  
A destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited saviour?
A destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited saviour?
Comment and analysis
Just as the fan who assaulted me escapes charges, Spurs are hosting Chris Brown
Just as the fan who assaulted me escapes charges, Spurs are hosting Chris Brown
Eve De Haan
While my assaulter can continue to attend games undeterred, Tottenham announce a convicted abuser as a performer. Are the club’s actions matching their words when it comes to supporting female fans?
Baller League, the future of football – whether you like it or not
Jonathan Liew
Gladiators brings Big Villain Energy but shows sport’s virtues
Emma John
Watch and listen
National League footballer scores from inside his own area
Great Weston  
National League footballer scores from inside his own area
Weston-super-Mare’s Luke Coulson scored from his own penalty area against Hornchurch
Football Weekly Extra  
Liverpool close on title after derby delight against Everton
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Football  
The half-time talk: the game's final mystery
The half-time talk: the game's final mystery
Coming up this weekend
The weekend's live action begins on Friday night at 8pm (all times BST), with England taking on Belgium at Ashton Gate in the Women's Nations League.

We're up early on Saturday for the F1 Japan GP qualifying, which we'll be covering from 7am. We'll be around the cricket grounds from 11am for updates on the day-two action in the County Championship and our buildup to the Grand National begins at noon, with main racing updates on the showpiece event at 4pm. Crystal Palace v Brighton is among the featured games in our football clockwatch at 3pm and we round off the day with the Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest at 5.30pm.

Our eyes will be focused east again on Sunday as we bring you lap-by-lap coverage of the Japan GP at the Suzuka Circuit from 6am. It's day three of the County Championship cricket from 11am, before Liverpool look to take a step closer to the Premier League title when they visit Fulham at 2pm. But it is at Old Trafford where arguably the weekend's biggest football match is taking place, with Manchester United hosting Manchester City in the derby at 4.30pm.
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