Newcastle 17-39 Saracens Farrell kicks 12 points on his second Saracens debut The Red Bull era is up and running but Saracens have come to relish the role of party-poopers over the years and duly proceeded to burst Newcastle’s bubble. Owen Farrell was rarely far from the action on his...
Wallabies fall short in Bledisloe Cup as All Blacks’ Eden Park supremacy continues
New Zealand beat Australia 33-24 in Rugby Championship clash Bledisloe Cup stays in Kiwi hands after seeing off Australia comeback Australia’s Eden Park hoodoo will enter a fifth decade after New Zealand saw off another exciting Wallabies comeback to clinch a 33-24 win at their fortress and ensure the Bledisloe...
Brentford v Manchester United buildup, Madrid derby and WSL action – matchday live
⚽ Join us to discuss another busy day of football⚽ View today’s fixtures | Mail us or comment BTL Following last night’s draw between West Brom and Leicester City at the Hawthorns, there’s another Midlands derby taking place today. The Championship’s top scorers Coventry City host big-spending Birmingham City in...
Women’s rugby crashes into mainstream as England go for glory in World Cup final
World No 1 side face No 2-ranked Canada on Saturday Emphasis on legacy effects aims to keep sport rising Over the past month women’s rugby has crashed into the mainstream with all the ferocity of a prop forward burrowing across the gain line. And on the day of a compelling...
US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley vows to stick to plan despite opening day struggles
‘We’re not going to panic,’ says Bradley after Europe take lead Bradley keeps faith in Collin Morikawa and Harris English Keegan Bradley faces scrutiny over player power in the United States Ryder Cup team and his own inflexibility after the captain produced curious pairings for the Saturday morning foursomes at...
‘Don’t trust Trump’: how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine
Ministers and medical groups have acted quickly to limit fallout after US president made unproven link between paracetamol and autism Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was in a government car heading back into central London from a flag-raising to mark the UK’s recognition of Palestine when he saw the...
‘Exciting’ clinical results offer hope for new class of MS therapies
Cambridge trial suggests diabetes drug with antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system Early results from a clinical trial suggest that a common diabetes drug taken with an antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system that drives disability in multiple sclerosis. While the effect was too...