The host nation’s newspapers could barely contain their delight after Ben Stokes and his team were spotted relaxing before the crucial third Test A mid-tour jaunt by the England cricket team to a Queensland beach town was covered gleefully by Australia’s tabloid newspapers, which splashed a shirtless Ben Stokes across...
Spurs ease pressure on Frank as Simons rounds off easy win against Slavia Prague
Son Heung-min was back at the club he served with such distinction for 10 years and the former Tottenham captain will perhaps conclude that finding meaning in much the new version of the Champions League has to offer before the knockout stages arrive is far from straightforward. This was something...
Champions League: Koundé double boosts Barcelona, Greenwood lifts Marseille
Bayern beat Sporting to move level with Arsenal at top Atlético come from behind to burst PSV’s bubble Jules Koundé’s two quickfire headers helped Barcelona to fight back and edge past Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Champions League at Camp Nou on Tuesday, marking a much-needed win for the Catalan...
Beth Mead fires Arsenal past Twente to book place in WCL knockout stage
Arsenal qualified for the Champions League knockout phase after a narrow but industrious victory at Meadow Park, with Beth Mead’s early finish enough to overcome Twente. Arsenal are guaranteed to come inside the top 12 of the 18-team league phase and may still have a chance to reach the top...
Michael van Gerwen: ‘Of course I love darts, but I love my kids much more’
The former world No 1 shares how a traumatic year has shaped him as a darts player and a father and insists he can recapture his glory days at the world championship “I can be a miserable bastard sometimes,” Michael van Gerwen says with a grin and a shrug as...
Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name
First the Liverpool hierarchy protected Arne Slot’s authority by axing Mohamed Salah from a daunting Champions League assignment in Milan. The Liverpool team then followed suit by inflicting Inter’s first European home defeat since September 2022. A brooding superstar with a bruised ego watched from afar while Liverpool fans serenaded...
England’s Ashes approach is scrambling the brains of the next cricketing generation | Mark Ramprakash
This squad aren’t just throwing away the series, they’re messing up the minds of the young cricketers I try to coach The cracks are starting to show with this England team and with the narrative we’ve been fed for three years after another defeat. Their identity of always taking the...
Chelsea’s top-eight hopes hit by Atalanta after De Ketelaere seals comeback win
There were no answers to Chelsea’s search for consistency here. Instead they supplied more evidence that they lack the resilience for a Champions League tilt that may now have to be tackled the hard way. This damaging late defeat completed a grim week on the road and had implications for...
Chargers edge Eagles after Jalen Hurts has two turnovers on same play
Philadelphia Eagles 19-22 Los Angeles Chargers (OT) Eagles quarterback throws four interceptions Super Bowl champions lose third game in succession Cameron Dicker kicked a go-ahead 54-yard field goal – one of his five in the game – and Tony Jefferson intercepted Jalen Hurts in overtime at the one-yard line, lifting...
Burning down the Baz-house is easy, but what comes after that for England? | Barney Ronay
Brendon McCullum’s regime may be unravelling but there is rarely any suggestion of what to do next and how the team can be improved Overprepared. Overconfident. Overblown. Over there. And now just over. We know how this goes from here, don’t we? We know this cycle. The days since England’s...