The usually genteel atmosphere at the Melbourne club – one of the bastions of grasscourt traditions – was punctured for the day as the injury-prone Australian enjoyed a rare win The sign at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club reads “dress code applies”, but on Tuesday the rules were relaxed. Thousands...
Liverpool power past brave Barnsley in the FA Cup to spare Szoboszlai’s blushes
The scoreline was far more convincing than Liverpool’s performance against League One opposition. Barnsley made Arne Slot’s side battle for the right to host Brighton in round four while their head coach, Conor Hourihane, accused Dominik Szoboszlai of disrespect for gifting his team a goal while showboating. Slot appeared inclined...
Manchester United to confirm Michael Carrick as interim manager
He wants Woodgate as a coach and will offer Fletcher role Money available for transfers and Rúben Neves a target Manchester United expect to confirm Michael Carrick as the interim manager on Tuesday, with finance to be at the 44‑year‑old’s disposal to strengthen the squad should a target for the...
Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid after seven months and replaced by Álvaro Arbeloa
Super Cup final defeat by Barcelona spells the end Madrid are four points off Catalan club at top of La Liga Xabi Alonso has left his job as coach of Real Madrid, only seven months after arriving for his first day at the club’s Valdebebas training ground. A brief statement...
David hat-trick dismantles Stormers to send Harlequins into Champions Cup last 16
Pool 3: Harlequins 61-10 Stormers Quins score nine tries against much-changed opponents Harlequins back? Or is this latest outrageous twist in the story of their inconsistency a case of same old, same old? First, it needs to be acknowledged that this was a comprehensive dismantling of a side who had...
Gabriel Martinelli hat-trick guides Arsenal to win at stubborn Portsmouth
Gabriel Martinelli ended Arsenal’s last game as public enemy No 1 with Liverpool fans and Gary Neville after his clash with Conor Bradley on Thursday. But the Brazilian was his team’s saviour against Portsmouth, after the Championship side had threatened briefly to record their first win against the Premier League...
Ashes calamity has trashed McCullum’s credibility. It’s time to call on Alec Stewart | Mark Ramprakash
England’s best performances came when the players didn’t follow the coach’s rhetoric and that highlights the problem with his one-dimensional approach The curtain came down on the Ashes in Sydney with England again being outplayed in the basics of the game. But it is one thing to have a weak...
Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in freezing conditions
55-year-old worker died during overnight shift Temperatures plunged to -12C in Cortina d’Ampezzo A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo died during a freezing overnight shift, authorities have confirmed. Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full...
Trick play helps 49ers eliminate Super Bowl champion Eagles from NFL playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 23-19 Philadelphia Eagles Niners will play Seahawks in divisional round AFC wildcard: Allen shines as Bills beat Jags Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan...
Shaun Murphy crashes out of Masters on opening day of title defence
Murphy defeated 6-2 by China’s Wu Yize UK champion Mark Selby also knocked out The defending champion Shaun Murphy is out of the Masters after a shock 6-2 defeat against China’s Wu Yize on the opening day of the 2026 tournament at Alexandra Palace. Wu, the world No 13, dominated...