Batter denies the team ‘weren’t fussed’ in Australia 28-year-old believes his ‘best batting years are to come’ Ollie Pope has challenged the perception England “weren’t fussed” during their troubled Ashes tour but accepts why it formed. Ben Stokes’ tourists crashed to a 4-1 series defeat by Australia that is being...
Sale warn England ‘superhuman’ Tom Curry needs time off to prolong career
Sanderson suggests player should miss summer tour Back-rower sustained calf injury during Six Nations Alex Sanderson has warned that Tom Curry’s physical playing style will shorten his career and has suggested England should give him the summer off with the World Cup next year in mind. The back-rower sustained a...
Arne Slot says he ‘must have done a lot wrong’ if Liverpool fans are booing team
‘Never nice’ to hear boos after reaction to Spurs draw Liverpool face Galatasaray looking to overturn deficit Arne Slot has said that he must have “done a lot of things wrong” for Liverpool fans to boo their team, but he does not feel the Anfield crowd has turned against him...
Sabalenka may avoid championships in Dubai after ‘ridiculous’ comment
Director says stronger penalties needed for withdrawals Jack Draper continues comeback at Miami Open Aryna Sabalenka says she may never return to compete at the Dubai Tennis Championships after she and Iga Swiatek were harshly criticised by the tournament director for their withdrawals from the tournament last month. “I think...
Ruthless PSG condemn Chelsea to humiliating Champions League exit
Chelsea huddled once and, as if in an act of resistance, huddled again. They gathered on either side of the centre-circle before kick-off, apparently impervious to the kerfuffle that had followed their weekend antics, and it was the biggest fight they put up on a night that laid bare their...
Vinícius finishes off 10-man Manchester City as Real Madrid ease into last eight
“In football anything is possible,” was Pep Guardiola’s rallying cry and while Manchester City failed to pull off a Lazarus act for the ages, this was a definite one-off wonder of a contest that thrilled all witnesses. Particularly, the first 45 minutes of mayhem headlined by Vinícius Júnior apparently being...
Eze and Rice pick off Bayer Leverkusen as Arsenal cruise into quarter-finals
Is there anyone who can stop Arsenal in this kind of form? The Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper, Janis Blaswich, tried his best in a spectacular first-half performance that kept the Premier League leaders at bay until Eberechi Eze smashed in his first Champions League goal and Declan Rice completed a comfortable...
Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title over walkout protest in final
Morocco declared 3-0 winners after appeal is upheld Senegal’s players walked off pitch over penalty call Morocco have been awarded a 3-0 win in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final after Senegal were sensationally stripped of the title in an unprecedented ruling. The Confederation of African Football announced on...
Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low
Supplies becoming sparse amid rise in demand since Kent outbreak, which has killed two and left 13 seriously ill Worried parents are contacting pharmacies in an “increasingly desperate” effort to get their children vaccinated against meningitis after the outbreak in Kent that has killed two young people and left 13...
How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say
Study highlights the movements in people’s gait that give away most about their emotional state A long face is not the only sign that someone is down in the dumps. How people walk is revealing too, particularly the swing of the arms and legs, researchers say. Scientists asked volunteers to...