Donyell Malen has a cut to the head and two more goals to his name after leading Aston Villa to the verge of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the Europa League against a backdrop of more crowd violence from Young Boys supporters. The Netherlands striker exemplifies Villa’s strength...
Australia name unchanged squad for second Ashes Test with Pat Cummins still out
Fast bowler deemed not ready to return for Gabba day-night Test Opener Usman Khawaja retains place in 14-man squad The opportunity that England squandered in Perth has presented itself once more after Australia opted to play it safe with Pat Cummins and name an unchanged squad for next week’s day-night...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Cherries fans wait on word of Semenyo, Gueye’s red card could leave Everton blue and Nuno needs new plans With Thomas Frank, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Christian Nørgaard and Mark Flekken leaving Brentford in the summer, the Bees looked the established club most likely to go down, thereby allowing a...
Defiant Arne Slot vows to ‘fight on’ after meeting with Liverpool sporting director
Head coach insists he has support of the club’s hierarchy Admits to ‘very difficult’ 10 minutes in PSV defeat Arne Slot has vowed to “fight on” at Liverpool and insisted support from the club’s hierarchy has not wavered following the alarming Anfield defeats by Nottingham Forest and PSV Eindhoven. The...
NFL Thanksgiving games: Love powers Packers over Lions; Cowboys and Bengals win
Packers sweep Lions and strengthen division tiebreaker Prescott and Davis feature as Cowboys beat Chiefs Burrow helps Bengals spoil Ravens’ Thanksgiving Jordan Love converted a pair of fourth downs with touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four TD throws, leading the Green Bay Packers to...
Racing celebrates ‘Axe the Tax’ Budget campaign victory after Reeves spares sport
Duty for betting on horse racing unchanged at 15% ‘We want to maintain Britain’s place on world stage’ Charles Allen, the chair of the British Horseracing Authority, paid tribute on Wednesday to “everyone who has played their part across the sport” after the budget announcement by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves,...
The Spin | First-over destroyer Mitchell Starc deserves place among Australia’s greats
Kerry O’Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer ‘one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced’, and the figures back him up When I close my eyes at night, Mitchell Starc is at the top of his run. It might be punishment for forgetting to vote for him in the...
Players warned not to sign IPL-style Hundred deals in standoff with owners
Fears over direct-signings’ 12-month release clause PCA is contesting the plan of the franchise owners The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has advised players not to sign Hundred contracts for next season amid a dispute with the new franchise owners over their terms. In a supplementary process to the new IPL-style...
England deserve a tide of goodwill, yet somehow Jude Bellingham is still a target | Jonathan Liew
It’s hard to disagree with Ian Wright when he suggests the midfielder has been subjected to a timeworn double standard Sir Alex Ferguson was there. Bryan Robson was there. Eric Cantona was there. The manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was there, and yet even as these four club legends sold the...
Adrian Newey to step up and lead Aston Martin as team principal next F1 season
Newey: ‘I have seen great talent within our team’ Current chief Andy Cowell to become strategy officer Adrian Newey, regarded as one of the best engineers in Formula One history, will become Aston Martin team principal next season. Newey committed his long-term future to Aston Martin in September 2024 after...