Australia need 265 to win the ODI at Adelaide Oval Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email 2nd over: India 1-0 (Rohit 1, Gill 0) Josh Hazlewood begins with a maiden and no surprise that India are cautious against the metronomic Australian quick after he caused the top order...
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald: ‘Winning the World Cup was monumental – much bigger than us’
Red Roses wing says her Exeter Chiefs side are aiming to raise the bar on eve of new Premiership Women’s Rugby season Saying the team comes first is one thing. Actually meaning it, and backing up that simple statement with action, is quite another. When the England wing Claudia Moloney-MacDonald...
Arne Slot left to ‘hope for the best’ after injured Isak forced off against Frankfurt
‘Isak had to go off because he felt his groin,’ says manager Striker played first half of 5-1 Champions League rout Arne Slot welcomed an emphatic end to Liverpool’s losing run but fears he could be without Alexander Isak for several weeks after the British record signing sustained a groin...
Fide to investigate Kramnik over attacks on Naroditsky as chess reels from player’s death
Chess world mourns 29-year-old streaming pioneer Kramnik criticized for reckless cheating accusations Fide CEO’s statement prompts calls for resignation The International Chess Federation (Fide) said on Wednesday it is examining former world champion Vladimir Kramnik’s public attacks on Daniel Naroditsky, the American grandmaster whose sudden death at 29 has stunned...
Marc Guiu and Estêvão cash in for Chelsea as 10-man Ajax self-destruct
It is a sad fact of modern life for Ajax that their name commands more respect than their football these days. They were once the team of the moment, pushing tactical boundaries they ruled the continent in the 1970s, and they even fielded the youngest starting lineup in the history...
‘Long overdue’: England players finally follow in footsteps of giants | Aaron Bower
First series against Australia since 2003 starts on Saturday and there is no shortage of motivation for the home side The pantheon of players who have represented England and Great Britain in the past 22 years is a modern‑day who’s who of the game. Sam Burgess, James Graham, Sean O’Loughlin,...
Premiership Women’s Rugby gears up to to surf England’s World Cup wave
New season given massive boost by Rugby World Cup that brought an England triumph, unprecedented attendances and a huge rise in TV viewers The Premiership Women’s Rugby season begins at the Stoop on Friday, just across the road and almost a month on from England’s Rugby World Cup victory against...
Marinakis calls the tune at Nottingham Forest – but what is his endgame? | Jonathan Liew
The very public face of his club has shown disdain for football’s structures, from the Premier League to VAR I feel a rush everywhere when I see you You become a silent scream In the mind, in the body, in the secret moments And in the lost logic In your...
New Zealand v England: third and final men’s T20 – live
Updates as England seek series win in Auckland Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Tim Here we go! That’s tough on the two Tims, who had made a rollicking start. After three balls: NZ 8-0 (Seifert 8, Robinson 0) Wood’s first ball is an inswinger that swings all the...
The Breakdown | Caluori conundrum adds to Borthwick’s England selection headaches
Head coach faces delicate balancing act before opening November Test as Saracens’s new whiz-kid enters mix The lobby of the Pennyhill Park hotel on a Monday evening provides a neat snapshot of English rugby’s fast-changing world. First to amble into view is Noah Caluori, Saracens’s new whiz-kid who has just...