Nottingham Forest leave Anfield as 3-0 winners Slot: ‘I should look at myself first and my team’ Arne Slot said he needed to “look at myself” after Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games at home to Nottingham Forest and insisted he would find a way out...
Harvey Barnes double helps Newcastle derail Manchester City revival
Newcastle’s recent slide left them 15th in the Premier League at kick-off but, by the end of an always absorbing, sometimes almost anarchic, evening they had ascended to Cloud Nine. It is very hard to argue that Eddie Howe is not an elite coach – what price he ends up...
South Africa make heavy weather of victory over indisciplined Ireland
Ireland 13-24 South Africa Home side have five players sent to sin-bin The IRFU may be disconnected from a chunk of their audience on the price of Test rugby at Lansdowne Road but at least those who paid up can claim to have witnessed a truly crazy event. In the...
Max Verstappen dominates F1 Las Vegas GP to keep championship hopes alive
Red Bull driver all but untouchable under the lights in Nevada Lando Norris took second, George Russell third and Oscar Piastri fourth Max Verstappen has won the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a dominant drive that was enough to just keep his world championship hopes alive. Title leader Lando Norris...
Travball 1-0 Bazball: Head’s big numbers add up to a damning zero for England | Geoff Lemon
Australia’s bold call as replacement for creaking Usman Khawaja in second innings set up a Test-winning 69-ball ton, the second-fastest in Ashes history In short, England tried to play a certain style of Test cricket. Travis Head succeeded at it. As his numbers grew on the second afternoon here, what...
Meet the mother and daughter duo playing on the same team in the FA Cup: ‘It’s surreal’
Football is truly a family affair for Hednesford Town’s Hazzana Parnell and her fellow forward Remaya Osbourne “As a mother you try to give your child the best you can,” says the Hednesford Town forward Hazzana Parnell before the tier five side’s Women’s FA Cup second-round match against fourth-tier Sporting...
Ronaldo dines with Donald for glamour portion of grotesque Saudi-funded spectacle | Barney Ronay
A pension-pot World Cup looms and with Trump in the White House and a crown prince at his back, it is now a safe space It was hard to choose one favourite photo from football’s double-header at the White House this week. In part this is because the pictures from...
‘He keeps a clear head’: how Slot’s last slump offers blueprint for Liverpool revival
Coach’s assistant in tough time at Feyenoord sees parallels with issues his former boss needs to deal with at Anfield Just over five weeks after Arne Slot’s Feyenoord had lost a tight Conference League final by a goal to Roma in 2022, they suffered a 7-0 home defeat by Copenhagen...
‘Home of football’ gears up for Sheffield derby chasing hope amid the gloom
Wednesday and United are in the Championship bottom three, but there is still optimism, humour and pride Four days before the Sheffield derby, trade at the Hillsborough megastore is ticking over nicely. It was the subject of a boycott by Wednesday fans until a month ago but the decision by...
Tottenham not close to spending £100m on one player like Arsenal, says Frank
Manager optimistic he will be backed by board ‘Invest cleverly and we want to do it smart’ Thomas Frank has said Tottenham are not close to emulating Arsenal by spending £100m on one player. Spurs have experienced a period of change after September’s removal of Daniel Levy as chair and...