Burrage and Dart overcome Hunter and Perez 6-3, 6-4 Australia’s Jones defeats Swan 7-5, 6-3 in dead rubber Sam Stosur’s fears of a “funky” upset have been realised as Australia’s team captain saw an understrength Great Britain send her side crashing out of Billie Jean King Cup contention. After the...
‘TikTok effect’ brings sellout crowds and younger fans to Grand National meeting
Ladies’ Day at Aintree draws sellout crowd for first time since 2012 as Jockey Club’s social media strategy pays off Horse-by-horse guide to this year’s Grand National The Aintree morning was still young, and the temperatures frigid enough for a thick coat, when Hayley Bentley arrived at Ladies’ Day wearing...
Premier League buildup, Coventry on verge of promotion, and more – matchday live
⚽️ News, discussion and buildup before weekend’s action⚽️ Today’s matches | Tables | And you can also mail us here Mikel Arteta urged Arsenal fans to bring the noise at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon as the Gunners look to go 12 points clear at the top of the table....
Tyson Fury’s latest return unlikely to save heavyweight era reaching its end
Arslanbek Makhmudov shouldn’t be much of a test but Gypsy King and his battered old rivals are fading away “I’ll make this short and sweet,” Tyson Fury said in a brief video he posted online on 13 January 2025. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a...
Gambling is easy, right? Wrong: it turns out betting on sport is designed to disturb you | Barney Ronay
Could I turn £10 into £1,000? I thought I could but was undone by the harsh reality and lost a little bit of my soul along the way Welcome to How I Beat The Bookies: My Gambling Journey. Yes, my extreme methods can work for you. But only in the...
‘His car stunk of fish for weeks’: Elliot Anderson on practical jokes and his World Cup dream
Midfielder on the prank-fuelled promotion at Bristol Rovers that kickstarted his career, confidence in Nottingham Forest’s survival and modelling for England ‘It was a brand-new car as well,” says Elliot Anderson, grinning as he relives the Gazza-inspired prank that sticks in the memory from his fruitful loan at Bristol Rovers....
West Ham double up twice to thrash Wolves and put Spurs in relegation zone
The moment when West Ham really felt their survival bid pick up pace was when the jab from Taty Castellanos rolled beyond the reach of José Sá and crawled towards the Wolves goal. Two-nil up in a must-win game, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side looked unrecognisable from the doomed bunch who...
Bath hit back to reach semi-final after stunning Northampton in 11-try epic
Quarter-final: Bath 43-41 Northampton Hosts recover from 21 points behind in first half There are big games and then there are contests which define entire campaigns. And when the moment came it was Bath who just had enough turbo thrust to propel themselves into the Champions Cup semi-finals for the...
Artemis II splashdown! – in pictures
Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic mission around the moon ‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby Continue reading...
Rory McIlroy surges into six-shot Masters lead with stunning second-round flourish
Six birdies in final seven holes for defending champion Burns and Reed at -6, Rose, Lowry and Fleetwood at -5 After spending 16 years as the hunter, Rory McIlroy is relishing his position as the hunted. The defending Masters champion has reached the halfway point of the 2026 staging in...