Fitzpatrick wins DP World Tour Championship in playoff McIlroy now one behind record for season-long crowns An emotional Rory McIlroy hailed surpassing Seve Ballesteros by winning a seventh Race to Dubai title as more than he ever dreamed of. McIlroy lost in a playoff against Matt Fitzpatrick in the season-ending...
‘He has to accept the decision’: Tuchel criticises Bellingham’s petulance in England win
Bellingham reacted angrily when substituted England head coach says ‘behaviour is key’ Thomas Tuchel said that “behaviour is key” and made clear his displeasure with Jude Bellingham’s frustrated reaction to being substituted during England’s 2-0 win over Albania last night. Bellingham, who had a mixed game after coming back into...
Parrott hat-trick sickens Hungary as Ireland grab World Cup playoff spot in wild win
Troy Parrott’s brilliant hat-trick, his third coming in the depths of injury time, delivered the Republic of Ireland into the World Cup playoffs, denying a sickened Hungary at the death. To cap a remarkable week in Irish football history, Parrott, the two-goal hero of Portugal’s defeat in Dublin on Thursday,...
Jannik Sinner sees off Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to defend ATP Finals title
Italian wins 7-6 (4), 7-5 in Turin final Sinner finishes year with six titles On his favourite surface and before a rowdy home crowd, Jannik Sinner closed out his immense season with a statement victory against his great rival Carlos Alcaraz, putting together a supreme performance to defeat the Spaniard...
Panic Attack’s Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham a boost for Skelton’s title hopes
Nine-year-old mare is 6-1 success for new yard Vicenzo, the favourite, beaten by four lengths If Dan Skelton’s time to scale jump racing’s summit has finally arrived, horses such as Panic Attack, a nine-year-old mare and the trainer’s first winner of the Paddy Power Gold Cup, will feel as significant...
Tuchel’s back to the future England can play with fire and fury at the World Cup | Jonathan Wilson
A tactically and technically adept Three Lions squad can take the handbrake off and prosper in North America next summer Watching Micky van de Ven surge through the pretty much the entire FC Copenhagen team in the Champions League last week, two sensations occurred. The first was awe, that somebody...
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz win to set up clash in ATP Finals’ climax
Sinner beats De Minaur 7-5, 6-2 to reach third final in a row Alcaraz sinks Félix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-4 to make first final The 2025 men’s tennis season will conclude with a final showdown between the two best players in the world after Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz reached the...
Best Australian player was wearing Irish colours, Wallabies coach says after heavy loss
Joe Schmidt says 46-19 defeat to Ireland is ‘a tough one to take’ Australia on brink of first winless Europe trip in 67 years The beleaguered Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has ruefully admitted that the best Australian player on the pitch in his side’s latest calamitous defeat was playing in...
Scotland lose in Greece but Denmark stumble takes World Cup qualification to decider
The most extraordinary upshot of an extraordinary evening was that Scotland’s dream of qualifying automatically for the World Cup remains alive. Steve Clarke has Belarus to thank for that, their surprise draw in Denmark leaving Scotland in precisely the position they had sought before this clash with Greece. If Scotland...
Thomas Tuchel would prefer England defeat to red card in Albania
‘If there’s a doubt it’s smarter not to do it’ Coach criticises Djed Spence for Frank snub Thomas Tuchel has said he would rather England lose their final World Cup qualifier to Albania than any of his players risk picking up a red card that would rule them out of...