Tackle forces Mallía off with suspected serious injury Borthwick insists England forward is ‘respectful guy’ Tom Curry found himself at the centre of a storm after England’s win against Argentina, as Felipe Contepomi accused the flanker not only of a “reckless” tackle on Juan Cruz Mallía but of shoving him,...
Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze finds own plane just above ground level to sink Spurs | Barney Ronay
The England forward has made a decent start to his Emirates career but this performance was stick-it-on-a-mural stuff Has there ever been a softer, more delicate act of derby day brutality than this, a hat-trick in a 4-1 win where every goal must have felt like being bludgeoned to death...
McLaren apologise to Norris, Piastri and fans for Las Vegas Grand Prix disqualification
Cars failed to meet minimum skid wear measurements Loss of points places title within reach of Max Verstappen McLaren have held their hands up and issued an apology to their drivers after their breach of Formula One regulations led to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, the two...
Van der Merwe becomes Scotland’s record try-scorer in thrashing of Tonga
Scotland 56-0 Tonga Visitors given three yellow cards and one red Duhan van der Merwe moved in front of Darcy Graham at the top of Scotland’s all-time try-scoring charts as Gregor Townsend’s side rounded off a disappointing autumn with an eight-try 56-0 win over indisciplined Tonga at Murrayfield. The Scots’...
England plot route to Ashes recovery as Mark Wood admits they were ‘hit hard in round one’
Nervous flyer considered driving from Perth to Brisbane Tourists yet to decide if Test players will play tour match Mark Wood has considered driving straight from Perth to Brisbane – a 2,500 mile (4,000 km) journey over four days – just to fill the extra time created by the chastening...
Zak Crawley’s awkward prod sends England down another terminal spiral | Simon Burnton
Team refuse on a point of principle to rein themselves in but latest batting collapse lays bare glaring weaknesses It is the UK that is living through a cold snap, but in balmy Perth they were playing in a snow globe. The scenery was static, solid, but everything else was...
Tom Rogers makes hat-trick history in vain as New Zealand surge past Wales
Wales 26-52 New Zealand Wing becomes first to score three tries against All Blacks Another week, another Welsh defeat. This latest one was 52-26 and to those who missed it will look like just another in their lengthy list of losses to New Zealand, which stretches back 34 matches. But...
Arteta is feeling the heat but north London derby offers chance to reset title push | Jonathan Wilson
Whatever doubts there are for Arsenal, at Tottenham they are far greater – and the similarity between these old rivals is stark Two goals for Harry Kane, another for Son Heung-min and, to compound Arsenal’s misery, Rob Holding sent off. Tottenham had won the derby and would go on to...
European football: Olise inspires Bayern’s 6-2 comeback; Pogba returns to football as Monaco sub
German champions win in style; Undaz stuns Dortmund Pogba makes first appearance for over two years after ban Bayern Munich raced from two goals down to crush visitors Freiburg 6-2 in the Bundesliga, with Michael Olise scoring twice and setting up three more goals, to maintain the champions’ unbeaten run...
Pino stunner for Crystal Palace inflicts painful start on Rob Edwards at Wolves
It was in the 69th minute when Yeremy Pino wheeled away after doubling Crystal Palace’s lead, his delicious shot from the edge of the area crashing in off the underside of the crossbar. In the away technical area, Oliver Glasner was also on the move, the Palace manager briefly dancing...