Emphatic 13-length defeat of Wingmen at Navan Winner shortens to 6-4 for Brown Advisory Novice Chase There was another winner for Dan Skelton on the final day of the November meeting at Cheltenham on Sunday but a reminder too, at Navan, that his trainers’ title rival, Willie Mullins’s immensely powerful...
Luke Littler becomes youngest PDC world No 1 on way to Grand Slam of Darts glory
Littler defeats Luke Humphries 16-11 in final Teenager seals top spot with semi-final win Luke Littler celebrated becoming the world No 1 by winning the Grand Slam of Darts. The 18-year-old’s ascent to the top of the rankings was confirmed with his semi-final win against Danny Noppert earlier on Sunday....
McIlroy emotional after overtaking Ballesteros with seventh Race to Dubai title
Fitzpatrick wins DP World Tour Championship in playoff McIlroy now one behind record for season-long crowns An emotional Rory McIlroy hailed surpassing Seve Ballesteros by winning a seventh Race to Dubai title as more than he ever dreamed of. McIlroy lost in a playoff against Matt Fitzpatrick in the season-ending...
NFL roundup: Allen stars in Bills’ wild win; Brissett breaks completions record
Aaron Rodgers injured in Steelers win Rams squeeze past Seahawks in NFC West battle Shedeur Sanders makes NFL debut in Browns loss Josh Allen has become the first NFL player to have two games with three touchdowns passing and three rushing. He achieved the feat as he led the Buffalo...
Ford urges England to ensure win over New Zealand is no ‘flash in the pan’
Team claimed 10th straight win against All Blacks ‘There’s a huge amount of growth,’ says Borthwick George Ford has called on England to make sure their statement victory against the All Blacks is not a false dawn after Steve Borthwick’s side extended their winning run to 10 matches. England have...
Santi Carreras orchestrates stunning Argentina comeback against Scotland
Scotland 24-33 Argentina Gregor Townsend’s side defeated after being 21-0 up Nothing short of a disaster for Scotland, but a magnificent comeback by Argentina. The hosts were 21-0 up and cruising in the second half when a loose Finn Russell pass was seized on by opponents who had been poor...
Jannik Sinner sees off Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to defend ATP Finals title
Italian wins 7-6 (4), 7-5 in Turin final Sinner finishes year with six titles On his favourite surface and before a rowdy home crowd, Jannik Sinner closed out his immense season with a statement victory against his great rival Carlos Alcaraz, putting together a supreme performance to defeat the Spaniard...
Parrott hat-trick sickens Hungary as Ireland grab World Cup playoff spot in wild win
Troy Parrott’s brilliant hat-trick, his third coming in the depths of injury time, delivered the Republic of Ireland into the World Cup playoffs, denying a sickened Hungary at the death. To cap a remarkable week in Irish football history, Parrott, the two-goal hero of Portugal’s defeat in Dublin on Thursday,...
‘He has to accept the decision’: Tuchel criticises Bellingham’s petulance in England win
Bellingham reacted angrily when substituted England head coach says ‘behaviour is key’ Thomas Tuchel said that “behaviour is key” and made clear his displeasure with Jude Bellingham’s frustrated reaction to being substituted during England’s 2-0 win over Albania last night. Bellingham, who had a mixed game after coming back into...
These parrots came to Los Angeles as pets – then went wild. Now scientists are unlocking their mysteries
Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelands A morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a...