Jockey makes brief trip to England and says she is enjoying the racing scene across the Channel A familiar face made a fleeting return to the weighing room to Ascot on Friday as the multiple Grade One-winning jockey Bryony Frost paid a flying visit from her new home in France....
Australia v England: Ashes first Test, day two – live
Hosts chasing 205 to win after another wild day in Perth Ashes top 100 players | Get The Spin newsletter | Mail Rob 43rd over: Australia 131-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 6) And on it goes for Doggett. Another clunky drive, this time through mid on, gets him back for a...
Premier League buildup, Barcelona return to Camp Nou and more – matchday live
⚽ Latest news and previews as Premier League resumes⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Check out the talk | Mail matchday live The talk at Chelsea’s pre-match Premier League press conferences was Cole Palmer’s freak accident at home, resulting in a broken toe and further delaying his much-anticipated comeback from his...
Lando Norris claims F1 Las Vegas GP pole in wet as Oscar Piastri slips to fifth
Title race leader first in qualifying ahead of Verstappen Hamilton woes continue with last-place finish for Ferrari Lando Norris claimed pole position for McLaren at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a superb lap in treacherous wet conditions on the street circuit in Nevada, and with it moved one step...
Beating Pumas could open pivotal chapter in England’s 2027 World Cup story
Defeat of Argentina in 2000 was important stepping stone for Clive Woodward’s side on way to winning ultimate prize It is exactly 25 years since the most fraught pre-match buildup in the history of English international rugby union. In this same week in November 2000 a pay row led to...
Boris Becker: ‘Whoever says a prison life is easy is lying – it’s a real punishment’
Former Wimbledon champion on how taking accountability for his crimes allowed for rehabilitation, watching Novak Djokovic from his cell and the new era of brotherhood in the sport “I heard the screaming and I didn’t know what it was,” Boris Becker says as he remembers staring into the dark in...
‘We start them early’: the small Swedish club that produced Gyökeres, Bergvall and Kulusevski
Brommapojkarna will have a close eye on Arsenal’s clash with Spurs as their talent factory continues to thrive “We’re building Swedish youth.” The sign adorning the main stand at Brommapojkarna is simple, authoritative and accurate. Beneath it, in the lashing rain, the men’s side are training. But while their top-tier...
Barcelona peg back Chelsea before TV blackout delay to reach WCL summit
The spoils were shared at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and their Champions League torturers Barcelona, but Sonia Bompastor’s side will be the more frustrated of the two. It was a battling performance from the home team and two late attempts – Ellie Carpenter’s failure to add her second goal from...
‘A modern-day Colosseum’: Birmingham City unveil 62,000-capacity stadium plans
Stadium planned to feature 12 chimney-like towers Club chair Tom Wagner sees it as ‘beacon for excellence’ Birmingham City have unveiled designs of their striking new 62,000-capacity stadium, the Birmingham City Powerhouse, which the Championship club say will open for the 2030-31 season. The stadium, which features 12 chimney-like towers...
Ian Wright believes Jude Bellingham’s critics not ready for a ‘black superstar’
Wright says ‘someone like Jude frightens these people’ ‘They cannot get to this guy. He’s a winner’ The former England striker Ian Wright has defended Jude Bellingham, insisting some people are not “ready for a black superstar”. Bellingham has come in for criticism in some quarters for his reaction to...