Defender will win 100th cap against Belgium, just reward for the ultimate professional and his old school values As a 19-year-old Premier League footballer at Swansea, Ben Davies always took an eternity to leave the club’s training ground. In those days, he drove an old Volkswagen Polo with manual windows...
McTominay and Adams strike as dismal Scotland edge out Belarus and seal playoff slot
Someone within Hampden Park had the temerity to blast Freed From Desire over the public address system at full time. A song reserved normally for euphoric moments only just drowned out the jeers which met a Scotland victory. People just want more and more? Too right they do. With this...
Magical Marcus Smith inspires Harlequins to derby victory over Saracens
Harlequins 20-14 Saracens England fly-half in inspired form with the boot Ordinarily a game‑winning performance from Marcus Smith worth 15 points would include a dozen line‑breaks, several offloads and more hot steps than a Motown nightclub. And while the England star dazzled in patches with ball in hand, it was...
Liverpool still without a WSL point after Fujino strike gives Manchester City late win
Gareth Taylor said his Liverpool team just need more time together to implement his style, after they lost a fifth game out of five to remain without a point in the Women’s Super League this season. Their latest defeat was inflicted by Taylor’s former side Manchester City, who – for...
Pat Cummins concedes he is ‘weeks away’ from bowling and unlikely to play in first Ashes Test
Australia captain to learn this week whether he will be fit for opener Star quick says he is ‘less likely than likely’ to face England in Perth Pat Cummins has admitted he is unlikely to play in the Ashes opener, conceding a return to proper bowling is still some time...
Norris as Senna and Piastri as Prost? No, but McLaren must hope title is settled on track | Giles Richards
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri argued over events in Singapore and their team have to be careful it doesn’t continue in the title run-in McLaren and Formula One could do with anything decisive in the championship battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri being decided on the track and without...
Luke Littler thrashes Luke Humphries to claim World Grand Prix final
Teenager beats world No 1 6-1 in little more than an hour Littler secures World Grand Prix title for the first time Luke Littler swept aside Luke Humphries to win a first World Grand Prix title in Leicester. Humphries had looked the more impressive in making it through to the...
Australia chase down record score to defeat India in Women’s Cricket World Cup epic
Australia win by three wickets after being set 331 Captain Alyssa Healy sets tone with knock of 142 Australia completed a record women’s one-day international chase as Alyssa Healy’s commanding 142 powered the defending champions to a three-wicket win over India on Sunday. Set 331 for victory in the Women’s...
‘Lab to fab’: are promises of a graphene revolution finally coming true?
Two decades after the material was first produced, some UK firms have reaped its potential but others are struggling After graphene was first produced at the University of Manchester in 2004, it was hailed as a wonder material, stronger than steel but lighter than paper. But two decades on, not...
High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns
Alcohol, suicide and injuries driving rises among teenagers and young adults despite overall rates falling, authors say The world faces “an emerging crisis” of higher death rates among teenagers and young adults, according to a major study on the causes of death and disability worldwide. The reasons vary from drug...