A tactically and technically adept Three Lions squad can take the handbrake off and prosper in North America next summer Watching Micky van de Ven surge through the pretty much the entire FC Copenhagen team in the Champions League last week, two sensations occurred. The first was awe, that somebody...
Panic Attack’s Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham a boost for Skelton’s title hopes
Nine-year-old mare is 6-1 success for new yard Vicenzo, the favourite, beaten by four lengths If Dan Skelton’s time to scale jump racing’s summit has finally arrived, horses such as Panic Attack, a nine-year-old mare and the trainer’s first winner of the Paddy Power Gold Cup, will feel as significant...
Best Australian player was wearing Irish colours, Wallabies coach says after heavy loss
Joe Schmidt says 46-19 defeat to Ireland is ‘a tough one to take’ Australia on brink of first winless Europe trip in 67 years The beleaguered Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has ruefully admitted that the best Australian player on the pitch in his side’s latest calamitous defeat was playing in...
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz win to set up clash in ATP Finals’ climax
Sinner beats De Minaur 7-5, 6-2 to reach third final in a row Alcaraz sinks Félix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-4 to make first final The 2025 men’s tennis season will conclude with a final showdown between the two best players in the world after Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz reached the...
Thomas Tuchel would prefer England defeat to red card in Albania
‘If there’s a doubt it’s smarter not to do it’ Coach criticises Djed Spence for Frank snub Thomas Tuchel has said he would rather England lose their final World Cup qualifier to Albania than any of his players risk picking up a red card that would rule them out of...
Scotland lose in Greece but Denmark stumble takes World Cup qualification to decider
The most extraordinary upshot of an extraordinary evening was that Scotland’s dream of qualifying automatically for the World Cup remains alive. Steve Clarke has Belarus to thank for that, their surprise draw in Denmark leaving Scotland in precisely the position they had sought before this clash with Greece. If Scotland...
Conor Benn overpowers Chris Eubank Jr to seal dominant rematch victory
Benn claims redemption against out-of-sorts rival Judges score it 119-107, 116-110, 118-108 Conor Benn, who has been through notoriety, shame and a chastening defeat, finally gained a large measure of sweet relief when he totally outclassed and beat up his diminished old rival Chris Eubank Jr over 12 one-sided rounds...
World Cup qualifying latest, WSL updates and more – matchday live
⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action⚽ Read Football Daily | And you can mail matchday live Thirty places have been filled, 18 remain. Scotland, then. They went into last night’s game in Greece knowing* they needed at least a draw to stay in contention for automatic qualification....
England have become something ugly, brutish and formidable to play against | Andy Bull
Steve Borthwick has engineered his team to get stronger in the last quarter and the All Blacks could not cope with this monstrous lot There’s the England they sell you in the glossy magazines and then there’s the England you find on days like this one at Twickenham. Cold, grey,...
The scientist who helped win the fight to protect a sacred piece of the Pacific
Respected ocean expert Katy Soapi continues to advocate to protect Tetepare, one of the last untouched places in Solomon Islands Scientist Katy Soapi’s earliest memories are of the sea. She grew up on Rendova, a lush island in western Solomon Islands, and life centred around the ocean. “I remember when...