Day: January 31, 2026

Silver arrows finish 500 laps, well clear of all their rivals Fears around new engines and regulations unfounded Fears the swathe of new regulations and entirely new engines might be problematic on their first outing proved unfounded, after Formula One’s first pre-season test concluded in Barcelona on Friday. Mercedes put...

That 1 February 2016 announcement led to Johan Cruyff’s gospel spreading to all corners of our game – and a bromance with Neil Warnock It wasn’t quite without fanfare but when Manchester City announced, 10 years ago on Sunday, that Pep Guardiola was to be their manager from the next...

Leicester’s quirky prop on beating adversity, being second-string goalkeeper at Nottingham Forest and his love of ‘cooking with butter’ For some people the road to the top is painfully long and winding. Joe Heyes used to be a player whose dreams of making England’s matchday squad were constantly dashed. Driving...

‘There is a lot of experts that wanted to retire me’ Serb won five-set epic to reach Australian Open final Novak Djokovic thanked his doubters for helping to give him strength after he produced an incredible performance to defeat Jannik Sinner, the No 2 and two-time defending champion, 3-6, 6-3,...

Team GB’s ice dance duo warmed up for the Winter Olympics by re-enacting the classic routine and are confident they can end Britain’s 32-year medal wait Even after 42 years, the images remain seared into the mind’s eye. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean staring deeply into each other’s souls as...

White-ball captain claims he was protecting teammates Bethell and Tongue investigated over drinking session Harry Brook, the England white-ball captain, has admitted teammates were present on the night he clashed with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand last year. Speaking at the start of England’s tour of Sri Lanka, Brook...

⚽ All the latest pre-match news and analysis⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail Stuart A busy, buzzy day in England’s second tier is in prospect. After an eye-catching result last night (of which more shortly), five of the top six are in action. Table-topping Coventry will...

Women’s singles final in Melbourne, 8.30am GMT start Rybakina poses threat | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Katy Meanwhile, I’ve just eaten far too many overnight oats for breakfast (I thought I better fuel up in case this goes the distance – I was underprepared for Djokovic v Sinner...