Former England forward started against Ajax but failed to make an impression and was hooked early on by Robin van Persie When the moment came, Raheem Sterling ran out of road. At long last a few yards of space had opened up and here, advertised by a spike in the...
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos ‘taking legal steps’ against Ainslie over America’s Cup boat
Ben Ainslie and Ineos ended partnership last year Statement says boat used in 2024 ‘belongs to Ineos’ Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group is taking legal action against Sir Ben Ainslie over the boat built for the 2024 America’s Cup. Ratcliffe and Ainslie worked closely together across two cycles of the...
‘We enjoy it’: Gabriel relishing Carabao Cup final battle with Haaland
Leader of Arsenal’s defence ‘gives everything for the badge’ and hopes to shut out Manchester City at Wembley There have been countless examples but if one action epitomised Gabriel Magalhães’s commitment to the cause it came against Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of Arsenal’s Champions League tie in Germany...
Northampton hold off late Newcastle fightback in thriller to reclaim top spot
Northampton 28-27 Newcastle Bottom side secure losing and try bonus points On the face of it, not a lot to see here. The league leaders return to the top of the table with a bonus-point win against the team placed bottom. But don’t you believe it. Newcastle may have shipped...
Max Verstappen denied Nürburgring victory after disqualification for tyre blunder
Car disqualified for using more than six sets of tyres Verstappen intends to race in 24 Hours of Nürburgring Max Verstappen took a break from a frustrating Formula One season by driving in a four-hour race at the Nürburgring in Germany on Saturday where he won only to be disqualified....
Milano-Sanremo marred by Silvestri crash but battered Pogacar takes men’s title
Italian tumbles over guardrail down Cipressa climb Tadej Pogacar pips Tom Pidcock in men’s race despite fall The Italian Debora Silvestri was taken to a hospital after a horrific-looking crash during the women’s Milano-Sanremo one-day classic, while Tadej Pogacar was bloodied and bruised by his own fall before getting back...
Josh Kerr surges to world indoor gold and makes ‘night night’ gesture at rival
Scot wins 3,000m in 7min 35.56sec to regain title Kerr goads Cole Hocker with reprisal of celebration Brilliance and controversy are never far apart when it comes to Josh Kerr. It is what makes him such a compelling athlete. And after storming to a thrilling world indoor 3,000m title here...
Everton turn up heat on Rosenior as Beto double and Ndiaye sink Chelsea
It was left to Everton to impose the only serious sporting sanction of the week on Chelsea. Treated with extreme leniency by the Premier League for cheating over a seven-year period, the Stamford Bridge club were left battered and bruised, and Liam Rosenior in a whole world of trouble, as...
Master and apprentice reunite at Wembley with more than a trophy at stake | Jonathan Wilson
Could an Arsenal win in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final begin the passing of the torch from Pep Guardiola to Mikel Arteta? The Anglo-Scottish Cup, which had a brief and never particularly beloved life between 1975-76 and 1980-81, always struggled to find a place in the calendar. In its second season,...
Serena Williams courts drama once again as game of ‘will she won’t she’ goes on
American last hit a competitive ball in 2022 but Instagram posts show her training again, with her motives still unknown As was often the case in Serena Williams’s unparalleled tennis career, her time at the French Open in 2009 was far from straightforward. Her gritty performance in a third-round win...