Category: Sports

Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in overcoming major barriers “When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, Fatima Haidari, when asked how football helps her...

Steve Borthwick’s men were invited to a dance and had all the moves, reacting to a classic try with one of their own Something is happening in south-west London. The statistics will give you a hint of it – England have won nine Tests in a row and haven’t lost...

Oscar Piastri fourth as teammate Lando Norris excels Verstappen’s title hopes hit as he is 16th and out in Q1 Lando Norris is finding his form with almost perfect timing, demonstrating confidence, touch and precision when it really mattered in claiming pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix. The...

Relegation beckons when all it takes to undo 51 minutes of hard graft is a blow from a full-back hardly known for terrifying opposition defences. Wolves, though, are scared of everything these days. They are in a miserable state – so much so that Rob Edwards might want to think...

Former Wimbledon champion wins 6-3, 7-6 (0) Unbeaten Rybakina takes home £3.98m Elena Rybakina re-established herself as one of the significant players in women’s tennis as she closed out a week of devastating performances against the best in the world by completely overpowering Aryna Sabalenka to capture one of the...

France 17-32 South Africa World champions score four tries in bruising victory South Africa showed all their world champions’ resilience, storming back from 14-6 down and the first-half sending-off of the lock Lood de Jager to crush France 32-17 in a bruising Autumn international on Saturday. Down a man for...

Third Ashes Test: England 8-30 Australia Australia run in five tries to secure 3-0 series win Australia saw off another defiant effort from England to complete an Ashes series whitewash and leave the hosts with major questions over their future before next year’s World Cup. This series had been billed...

It is a test of Steve Borthwick’s coaching credentials to develop raw speedster Henry Arundell into the player he so obviously can become Some things never change. Twickenham can always make a hash of the pre-match festivities, Fiji will always take the breath away and there is no substitute for...

Manager feels ‘pain in tummy’ at end of clean sheet run Régis Le Bris praises his team’s character in ‘masterclass’ Mikel Arteta told of his “disappointment and frustration” after Arsenal were denied a win by an injury-time Sunderland goal at the Stadium of Light. A 94th-minute strike from the substitute...

News, discussion and previews before the day’s action Jonathan Wilson’s preview | Email matchday live Wolves may have a new manager soon, and Rob Edwards has a job on his hands. The day began with late drama at Tottenham. Continue reading...