Silva is first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage Nearly 20 riders involved in crash 198km into route Guillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to become the first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage after a dramatic sprint after a crash involving nearly 20...
Aryna Sabalenka shocked by Sorana Cirstea’s comeback win at Italian Open
World No 1 beaten 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in third round in Rome Jannik Sinner eases through; Cameron Norrie out Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, suffered her earliest defeat in more than a year as she was toppled in the third round of the Italian Open by the soaring Romanian...
Wigan humiliate scoreless St Helens to reach Challenge Cup final
Semi-final: St Helens 0-32 Wigan Warriors will face Warrington or Hull KR at Wembley The Challenge Cup kings have done it again. For the first time in a long time, Wigan Warriors were underdogs going into this semi-final against their fiercest rivals, St Helens, with four successive Super League defeats...
Leicester hit Northampton for six as league leaders crumble in fiery derby
Leicester 41-17 Northampton Freddie Steward caps six-try victory for hosts You can play all the classy rugby you want, you can be leading the table with a few matches to play, but certain elemental truths still apply. One of them is that if you find yourself overpowered up front away...
Marlie Packer terrorises Italy to keep England’s Six Nations defence on track
Italy 33-61 England Packer scores four to set up possible France showdown Marlie Packer made her England debut 18 years ago, but she is playing some of her best rugby, with the openside flanker once again key as the Red Roses set up a Championship decider against France next Sunday....
If the manager market is just a roll of the dice, why are De Zerbi and Pereira prospering? | Jonathan Wilson
The eggheads can argue the head coach is merely an interchangeable cog in a team’s fortunes – but emotion counts in an ever-changing game Your manager has fallen out with the sporting director and results have gone awry, so you replace him. Easily done, it happens. But then it turns...
Is the Premier League starting to gobble up Uefa’s lower-tier competitions? | Nick Ames
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace’s runs to European finals are historic achievements, but symptomatic of a worrying trend There will be no doubting Unai Emery’s supremacy in the Europa League if he is reacquainted with the trophy in Istanbul this month. A fifth title would add to the Aston Villa...
Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley in bloody epic to win WBO heavyweight title
Dubois recovers from knockdown in opening seconds Wardley knocks him down again but stopped in 11th Daniel Dubois completed his latest resurgence with brutal efficiency when he became the WBO world heavyweight champion after stopping Fabio Wardley early in the 11th round of a dramatic and blood-soaked contest. Howard Foster,...
West Ham v Arsenal buildup, a big Old Firm derby, the clásico and more – matchday live
⚽ News, discussion and more before a huge day of action⚽ Today’s fixtures | Tables | Follow on Bluesky | Email us Arne Slot’s decision to bring off Rio Ngumoha for Alexander Isak against Chelsea was not well-received by fans, but the head coach insisted that he only did it...
The emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’
After embarking on a trial of CAR T-cell therapy, actor Sam Neill announced he is cancer-free. Researchers are enthusiastic the therapies could be a major weapon in the battle against cancer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news...