To the sound of a lone bird chirping, the crash-bang wallop ultimately belonged to the underdog in a blockbuster Australian Open final The sprinkling rain at Melbourne Park meant the roof stayed closed on centre court for the Australian Open women’s final, turning Rod Laver Arena into a concert hall...
Stevenson outboxes López to seize junior welterweight crown in Garden masterclass
Stevenson beats López to become four-weight champion Unanimous 119-109 cards underline one-sided bout result Newark southpaw controls tempo, distance all night long Shakur Stevenson delivered the most complete performance of his career on Saturday night, outmaneuvering, outthinking and ultimately outclassing Teófimo López over 12 rounds to claim the WBO and...
Carlos Alcaraz v Novak Djokovic: Australian Open 2026 men’s singles final – live
Updates from the men’s singles final at Melbourne Park Big-match preview | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Daniel Those semis, though. The 1990 FA Cup, Italia 90, Germany 06, World snooker 2020; there are others, but this is the exulted company in which our Friday now sits. Only one,...
Konaté offered to make early Liverpool return after father’s death, Slot reveals
Centre-back scores emotional goal against Newcastle Slot: ‘Everyone was cheering for Ibou in dressing room’ Arne Slot revealed Ibrahima Konaté was not due to face Newcastle after the recent death of his father. The centre-back was rewarded for responding to Liverpool’s defensive crisis with his first Premier League goal at...
Mercedes and Hamilton shine in F1’s first pre-season test in Barcelona
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...
Lindsey Vonn airlifted from course after crash in final downhill before Olympics
Vonn crashes into nets and clutches left knee Race in Crans-Montana abandoned after early falls ‘My Olympic dream is not over,’ insists US star Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the final World Cup downhill before the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, leaving the American skiing great limping and clutching...
Arsenal’s terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay
A robotic team fuelled by data and scrutinised relentlessly in a climate of angst and rage feels like a digital-age metaphor Like most people who have no talent for business ideas, I have a huge number of highly promising business ideas always on the go, ideas that are available for...
Novak Djokovic thanks doubters for giving him strength after Sinner success
‘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,...
England’s Joe Heyes: ‘People try to fit into moulds, be something they’re not. Screw that’
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...
The day English football changed: 10 years on from Manchester City naming Pep Guardiola
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...