Paul Midgley’s sprinter was returning from a two-month break when running rivals close 12 days ago The Great St Wilfrid Handicap, the showpiece event of the season at Ripon, is the highlight of Saturday’s racing programme from a betting perspective and the form from what is effectively a trial for...
Dominant Hull KR see off Wigan to go six points clear at top of Super League
Wigan 6-10 Hull KR Hadley try and three Martin goals enough for victory Hull KR underlined their position as Super League’s new dominant force with a statement victory at the home of the reigning champions and took a giant step towards completing the second leg of a historic treble. Having...
Chelsea now believe in their process but need to stay humble for title tilt
Board are not demanding a Premier League win but silencing talk will be impossible if Club World Cup winners make fast start Off we go again. Just over a month has passed since Chelsea stunned Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final, Cole Palmer leading the destruction of the...
Keely Hodgkinson excited to end year of injuries with return to 800m
Briton competing for first time since gold in Paris Hodgkinson ready to run in Diamond League in Poland Keely Hogkinson admits she is excited and relieved to be putting 375 days of tears, frustration and injuries behind her when she races for the first time since winning the Olympic 800m...
Rybakina happy to have controversial coach back as she beats Sabalenka
Former Wimbledon champion races to 6-1, 6-4 victory She defends previously banned coach Stefano Vukov Elena Rybakina has described herself as satisfied by the return of her coach Stefano Vukov as she produced an imperious performance at the Cincinnati Open, dismantling Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1 and defending champion,...
Women’s Rugby World Cup: the definitive guide to the pools
England are unbeaten since the last tournament and are strong favourites to top their pool, but other groups look more open England are red-hot favourites to top their pool and to lift the silverware as hosts thanks to their unstoppable form. They have not lost since the 2022 World Cup...
Hugo Ekitiké makes another good impression but there is a lot of work for Arne Slot to do | Jonathan Wilson
This was a long way from the controlled Liverpool of last season, with new signing Milos Kerkez in particular struggling against his old team To take a side who have just won the league and make four major changes cannot be anything but a risk. There will always be at...
‘New Zidane’ to Amorim outcast: Kobbie Mainoo at career crossroads
Fall of midfielder who seemed to have solved England’s problem position is emblematic of Manchester United’s confused transfer policies Remember Kobbie Mainoo? The lad from Stockport heralded as Manchester United’s new midfield general? A player likened at 19 to Zinedine Zidane by Paul Scholes and whose 2024 FA Cup final...
Buildup to Premier League, EFL, La Liga action and more – matchday live
Latest news before weekend action begins Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Barry Meanwhile in the EFL: Hillsborough stages its first match of the season when Sheffield Wednesday welcome Stoke City this afternoon and more fan protests are expected from the locals as they implore their owner Dejphon Chansiri...
Experts condemn NIH director’s defense of cut to vaccine research
Critics say Jay Bhattacharya’s comments on so-called failure of mRNA vaccines to ‘earn public trust’ are ‘astounding’ When the director of the National Institutes of Health this week said funding for the development of mRNA vaccines – the backbone of Covid vaccines – was being wound down because they had...