England player opts to prioritise engineering over sport John Mitchell salutes ‘best right winger in world rugby’ The Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has announced her shock retirement from professional rugby, with the Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, bemoaning the fact that England have lost “the best right...
Can Arne Slot revive this Frankenstein’s monster of a Liverpool side? | Barney Ronay
New players have come in, too many of them, and has meant a dilution of the collective will instilled by Klopp Before this game Arne Slot had announced that he was “almost confused”. Which does at least raise some tantalising questions. Mainly, what is this Liverpool team going to look...
Molly McCann: ‘I’m a scouse female gay athlete who supports Everton – it’s like my cards are marked already’
Britain’s most successful female UFC fighter on knowing when to stand her ground, why she won’t box in Saudi Arabia and aiming to win a world title in the next year “I give my hidings and I take my hidings and so they have seen me with snapped ligaments in...
Declan Rice cranks up volume to show he is Europe’s best player right now | Nick Ames
The driving force behind the continent’s standout team resembled four players in one as Arsenal put their old nemesis Bayern Munich to the sword Shortly before the goal that left Arsenal’s supremacy in no doubt, Harry Kane embarked upon a lonely jaunt up their left flank. Much like the majority...
Vitinha’s PSG hat-trick blows Spurs away as Frank changes fail to solve riddle
There was no shame in this defeat for Tottenham, which represented progress after the north London derby disaster at Arsenal on Sunday. There were measures of encouragement for the crucial Premier League home game against Fulham on Saturday, most notably in the shape of Randal Kolo Muani, the striker who...
Football’s fight club: which players have fallen out on the pitch with a teammate? | The Knowledge
Plus: long waits to play at a World Cup, champions being thrashed and title-winners with a negative goal difference Mail us with your questions and answers “Idrissa Gueye’s red card for slapping Michael Keane at Old Trafford made me wonder – which other players have put hands on a teammate...
Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban
Portugal forward was sent off against Republic of Ireland He missed Armenia game so is free to play at tournament Cristiano Ronaldo has been cleared to play in the opening matches of Portugal’s World Cup campaign after he was handed a suspended sentence for his red card against the Republic...
England have no plans to reward Borthwick with new deal despite winning run
Head coach’s current deal runs until 2027 RFU annual report shows net loss of £1.9m The Rugby Football Union has no plans to begin talks with Steve Borthwick over extending his contract beyond 2027 “for the foreseeable future” despite England’s 11-match winning streak and autumn clean sweep. Borthwick’s contract runs...
Undercooked England will not play for a year until Rugby League World Cup
Coach insists more opportunities needed for team Executive knocks back idea England will not be ready England’s rugby league team will go into next year’s World Cup without playing a fixture for almost an entire year after it was confirmed there was no room in the 2026 Super League schedule...
Aubameyang fires Marseille to win as Newcastle fail to heed Howe’s warning
Newcastle cannot complain that they were not warned. Eddie Howe had cautioned his players that Pierre‑Emerick Aubameyang was “as good as ever” and would need to be “controlled” but, ultimately, the visitors proved powerless to prevent the 36-year-old transforming both the match and Marseille’s Champions League ambitions. While Aubameyang fulfilled...