Head coach also insisted he is not ‘weak’ amid row Egyptian left out of squad for game at Inter Arne Slot has cast further doubt on Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool by admitting that he has “no clue” whether the forward has played his last game for the club. The...
Sabastian Sawe: the marathon runner on a mission to be drug tested as much as possible | Sean Ingle
This year’s London Marathon winner deserves credit for offering more than enough proof he is clean while setting a new standard for other athletes to follow Last week the world’s best marathon runner, Sabastian Sawe, looked me straight in the eye and told me “doping is a cancer”. Then he...
Fernandes at the double as Manchester United ease past Wolves amid fan unrest
For Manchester United, a soothing return to winning ways to avert any sense another mini-crisis was brewing. Victories are scarcely this comfortable, even if Ruben Amorim’s side needed to navigate the briefest of scares when Wolves equalised with half-time looming. United turned on the style after the break, the manager...
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group
Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aid The Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have sold a stake in the company to the US private equity investors Apollo, less than three months after the football club was...
Ross Byrne says escort defender crackdown could see locks converted to wings
Fly-half labels change a ‘backward step’ for sport ‘Unfortunately I think it’s changed how everybody plays’ The Gloucester fly-half Ross Byrne believes international head coaches could convert second-rows into wings for the next men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 to capitalise on the crackdown on escort defenders. Last October World...
F1 2025 awards: Lando Norris justifies favourite tag after gruelling three-way tussle
McLaren were the obvious choice for team of the year but Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari were a big disappointment while Williams exceeded expectations Lando Norris had gone into the season as favourite and he emerged on top after a gruelling contest. Securing his maiden world drivers’ title was no easy...
Emile Heskey: ‘Gone are the times when you just ignore abuse. No. Why should we?’
The former England striker on stepping up to tackle racism, protecting his sons and Liverpool’s woes Emile Heskey was about 14 years old when he was chased from Leicester City’s old Filbert Street stadium all the way into town by a man shouting racist abuse. He was a Leicester fan...
England dealt fresh Ashes blow with Mark Wood ruled out for rest of series
Bowler suffers recurrence of knee injury from first Test Seamer Fisher added to squad before Adelaide match England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes following a recurrence of a left knee injury sustained during the first Test in Perth. Wood will return...
Selby holds off Trump fightback in UK final to end four-year wait for major trophy
Mark Selby beats Judd Trump 10-8 in UK Championship Leicester player savours first triple crown title since 2021 Mark Selby withstood a brave fightback from the world No 1 Judd Trump to clinch the third UK Championship title of his career at the Barbican Centre in York. Selby had zoomed...
Alex Yee runs second fastest British marathon time to trail only Mo Farah
Olympic triathlon champion runs 2:06:38 in Valencia The only faster time by a Briton is Farah’s 2:05:11 in 2018 Alex Yee, the Olympic triathlon champion, has become the second-fastest British marathon runner in history with a stunning run in Valencia. The 27-year-old finished seventh in a strong field in a...