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• Arsenal loanee inspires late goal in 3-2 win at Hoffenheim

• Athletic Bilbao thump Atlético Madrid 3-0 in La Liga

Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri caused a late own goal in Borussia Dortmund’s favour, as his side came from two down to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim in a topsy-turvy Bundesliga clash.

Hoffenheim were the better team for the opening hour but lost their way as Dortmund clicked into gear and romped to victory with three goals in the final 30 minutes.

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Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conference

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Nigel Farage has claimed that he “wasn’t even listening” during a meeting at the centre of a controversy about whether his party considered evading the law on accepting donations from overseas.

The Reform UK leader also claimed that he knew donation law “better than anybody” during interviews as he sought to salvage the final day of his party conference from the fallout that has already cost him two of his closest aides.

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• Updates from 5.30pm BST kick-off at MKM Stadium

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“I am looking forward to watching how we will respond,” says Unai Emery as his Aston Villa team come into this off the back of two opening defeats and a tumultuous transfer window.

We are trying to build again our structure as strong as possible. Today is a new opportunity to try to get better. Our preparation was good last week. We were close, more or less, to be in a good shape with the players [against Arsenal].

Today is a new challenge against Hull City, who are performing fantastically. Already they are confident. This is our challenge.

I know Aston Villa had a lot of changes. They sold a lot of players – a lot of good players. This is also our chance today to push them. Maybe there is pressure on them but they are used to this.

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ELCAN KE-7A has added a photo to the pool:

2026年7月26日に開催された第58回豊田おいでんまつり花火大会より、磯谷煙火店による「HANABIミュージアム」。”Fire Grden” by Isogai enkaten from 58th Toyota Oiden Matsuri Fireworks Festival on July 26, 2026.

ELCAN KE-7A has added a photo to the pool:

2026年7月26日に開催された第58回豊田おいでんまつり花火大会より、磯谷煙火店による「HANABIミュージアム」。”Fire Grden” by Isogai enkaten from 58th Toyota Oiden Matsuri Fireworks Festival on July 26, 2026.

In een onrustige week heeft Feyenoord op het veld goede zaken gedaan. In Nijmegen werd NEC met 1-3 verslagen, mede door een doelpunt van debutant Jerayno Schaken. De mannen van Giovanni van Bronckhorst zijn buiten Rotterdam nog altijd foutloos. Het vizier kan nu gericht worden op FC Barcelona.

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

Former racing driver Max Fewtrell opens up about stepping away from the sport, building Quadrant and watching best friend Lando Norris become Formula 1 World Champion.

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