If there is one takeaway for England from this Ashes tour it should be how cricket thrives in a nation where it is readily and freely available as the dominant summer pastime The drive to Bowral in New South Wales takes you through some of Australia’s most English countryside. Pastoral...
Goalkeeper Okonkwo is the hero as Wrexham shock Nottingham Forest in FA Cup shootout
North Americans have rarely been fans of draws in sport, so the unscripted FA Cup drama of seeing Arthur Okonkwo take a starring role in a penalty shootout after Wrexham were pegged back in the final minute of normal time must have brought joy to co-owner Ryan Reynolds in the...
‘The whole world can think whatever they want’ – Naseem Hamed on boxing, racism and his greatest regret
Former champion on his relationship with trainer Brendan Ingle, now portrayed on film, quitting at the right time and the importance of his faith Naseem Hamed carries himself with a stately grandeur these days. Having settled his considerable bulk into a comfortable chair he pauses meaningfully. We look at each...
The Timberwolves should not play until ICE violence in Minneapolis is held to account | Lee Escobedo
A federal enforcement operation ended with a woman dead and the facts contested. The NBA cannot treat state violence in a residential neighborhood as background noise The SUV sat motionless against a tree on a south Minneapolis street, its engine quiet, angled as if it had simply run out of...
Five Ashes charts: the numbers that show how Australia got the better of England
From Ben Stokes’s drastically reduced strike rate to Mitchell Starc’s near best ever bowling figures, the statistics from the series tell their own story The Ashes are over, and the post-mortems have begun. Some may point to a lack of preparation, uneven pitches or a mid-tour Noosa bender for England’s...
FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Macclesfield and Weston-super-Mare carry the non-league hopes while fringe players need to seize their chances Silly goals conceded, chances missed, a lead surrendered and points squandered against relegation fodder. On the face of things, Manchester United have changed manager but nothing else. The reality is different. They started slowly at...
Manchester United fan group seeks to oust ‘incompetent clown’ Jim Ratcliffe
The 1958 says club has become a ‘laughing stock’ Protest planned at Old Trafford in early February Manchester United supporters group The 1958 has called for a vote of no confidence in the club’s ownership model, calling Sir Jim Ratcliffe “an incompetent clown”. The organisation will also hold a protest...
Valverde and Rodrygo on target as Real Madrid hold off Atlético in Super Cup
Atlético Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid Sørloth 58; Valverde 2, Rodrygo 55 Real Madrid hold on and so does Xabi Alonso, all the way to the final. Judgment was due to come in Jeddah but it will be put off for another day at least, and instead of the sack there...
Terry Yorath, former Wales and Leeds midfielder, dies aged 75
A league champion with Leeds, midfielder won 59 caps As Wales manager just missed out on 1994 World Cup Terry Yorath, the former Wales captain and manager, has died at the age of 75 following a short illness. As part of Don Revie’s formidable Leeds team in the 1970s, the...
Tennis Kenya admits to wildcard error after player’s heavy defeat goes viral
Hajar Abdelkader won just three points in 6-0, 6-0 loss ‘Wildcard should not have been granted’ to Egyptian Tennis Kenya said a controversial wildcard granted to Hajar Abdelkader should not have happened after the young Egyptian’s performance at a professional tournament in Nairobi went viral. The 21-year-old won three points...