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Darlington Raceway’s first annual NACAR weekend moves to an earlier spring date this season after falling in mid-May the last four years.
This will be the first April weekend at the 1.366-mile oval since 2014. NASCAR moved the Southern 500 back to Labor Day weekend in 2015 at “The Track Too Tough To Tame.”
Sunday’s Cup race is 400 miles with Brad Keselowski as the defending winner.
Justin Allgaier is the defending winner of Satuday’s 200-mile Xfinity race.

Darlington Raceway schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, April 4
Garage open

Noon – 5 p.m.

County Championship champions Surrey look no weaker but they were a bit shaky last year – PA/John Walton
The County Championship seasons begins on Friday and Surrey are red-hot favourites to take the Division One title once again.
Telegraph Sport’s cricket experts predict how the campaign will unfold.
Nick Hoult: Somerset to take Surrey’s title
Div 1 winner: Somerset
It has to happen at some point.

Luton were relegated from the Premier League after finishing six points from safety [Rex Features]
Luton Town should have spent more to try and avoid relegation from the Premier League, the club has admitted.
The Hatters published their financial results for the year ending 30 June, 2024 on Wednesday night, revealing record turnover and profits as a result of being promoted to the Premier League for the first time.
The club posted an operating profit of £48.

GENEVA (AP) — José Mourinho’s quest to be a champion again.
Europe’s top goal-scorer on a title hunt before a big move.
A young coach reviving a European giant.
Look outside the top five leagues in Europe and the season run-in promises the kind of title race drama the English Premier League lacks as Liverpool dominates.
Galatasaray is still just ahead of Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in Turkey.
Sporting Lisbon is being fired by Viktor Gyökeres goals to hold off Benfica in Portugal.
Ajax is back on top in the Netherlands in 35-year-old coach Francesco Farioli’s first season.

Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race in China two weeks ago but was disqualified from the main grand prix [Getty Images]
Japanese Grand Prix
Venue: Suzuka Dates: 4-6 April Race start: 06:00 BST on Sunday
Coverage: Live radio commentary of practice and qualifying on BBC 5 Sports Extra, race live on BBC Radio 5 Live. Live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app
Lewis Hamilton says he has “absolute 100% faith” in Ferrari despite their difficult start to the season.

Heather Knight and Deepti Sharma were part of the London Spirit side that won The Hundred in 2024 [Getty Images]
Equalising pay between women and men in The Hundred is a realistic ambition, according to Professional Cricketers’ Association chief executive Daryl Mitchell.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has not implemented a recommendation from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket for equal pay in the competition by this year.

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We asked for your views on Newcastle’s win over Brentford on Wednesday.
Here are some of your comments:
Newcastle fans
Matt: Did Sandro Tonali really mean that strike? The late movement of his foot suggests he did – but that’s my heart ruling my head, maybe! On track for Europe again and perhaps a big win against Manchester United.
Paul: Great win but we made hard work of it with either sloppy finishing or great last-ditch defending by Brentford.

Tuesday was another April Fool’s Day, and it brings back memories of a former Washington Redskins great.
It was April 1, 1964, and the Philadelphia Eagles‘ starting quarterback, who had been drafted seven years earlier (43rd overall) out of Duke, had enjoyed a tremendous 1961 season. He led the NFL in passing yards, completions, and passing touchdowns, leading the Eagles to a 10-4 record.
However, the Eagles were losers in 1962 (3-10-1) and 1963 (2-10-2). Eagles’ HC Nick Skorich had led the successful season in 1961 and the next two losing seasons, so he was fired.

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Even Everton manager David Moyes considered his captain James Tarkowski “lucky” to stay on the pitch.
Explaining the decision, the Premier League Match Centre said on X: “The referee’s call of yellow card for a reckless foul by Tarkowski was checked by the VAR, with contact on the follow through after Tarkowski had played the ball deemed to be reckless.”
The key word here is “reckless”, which according to the laws of the game merits a yellow card rather than a red.

Jordan Petaia represented Australia at the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cups [Getty Images]
Former Australia rugby player Jordan Petaia has signed with NFL team the Los Angeles Chargers.
Petaia, 25, played in 31 Tests and at two Rugby World Cups for the Wallabies.
He has joined the Chargers as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) after training for 10 weeks at the IMG Academy in Florida.
Petaia turned his attention to American football after ending his rugby career in December after six years playing for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.