This year features a football World Cup, a Winter Olympics, a Commonwealth Games and a historic Test match Jannik Sinner will be aiming to become only the second man in the Open era, after Novak Djokovic, to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles, while in the women’s draw Madison...
From Guéhi to Yildiz – who could be on the move in the January transfer window?
We look at 10 players likely to create headlines next month, including the ‘new Kevin De Bruyne’ Men’s transfer interactive: January 2026 edition While Semenyo would doubtless prefer to be in Morocco at the moment, one of the advantages to Ghana’s failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations...
The Breakdown | ‘There is no ceiling for these players’: Jamaica targeting 2031 Rugby World Cup
Money is tight but a breakthrough came in 2018 while coaches are working tirelessly in the Caribbean Nigerian influence within English rugby union is strong and getting stronger. But could Jamaican rugby, in time, become just as significant? There is no shortage of talent. Jamaica UK Rugby, a club under...
Enzo Maresca jeered by Chelsea fans amid wild draw with Bournemouth
It is fair to assume that Pep Guardiola has targeted Antoine Semenyo for more than his enormous long throws. Still, the Bournemouth winger’s missiles were a devastating weapon against a slipshod Chelsea defence. They led to insultingly simple goals for David Brooks and Justin Kluivert during a breathless first half...
Glorious Gary Anderson revels in remarkable renaissance to take out Van Gerwen
Scotsman rolled back years to reach first quarter-final since 2022 at the expense of toiling Michael van Gerwen “I’m just here to cause a headache,” Gary Anderson had told everyone in advance of this game, and for the great Michael van Gerwen the hangover from this crushing 4-1 defeat will...
‘Stay strong, champion’: boxing world offers condolences to Anthony Joshua
Fury and Usyk pay tribute to Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele Joshua recovering in Nigeria after fatal collision Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have passed their condolences to the families of Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, the two friends who died in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday in...
McCullum must be held to account even if England end Ashes with another win | Barney Ronay
A 3-2 series scoreline may make it hard to change coach but you don’t reward a failure of planning because the players clawed a bit back when it was too late There’s a good origins-story-style video in the Sky Sports masterclass archive. Filmed at Edgbaston in 2016, it shows the...
Gabriel Magalhães’ opener sparks Arsenal’s second-half rout of Aston Villa
Arsenal will begin 2026 with a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as they continue their quest for the club’s very own holy grail, and judging by this game of two halves against putative title rivals they may need it. A scrappy, angst-ridden opening 45 minutes was...
Krejci grabs point for Wolves as Manchester United continue to flounder
Manchester United missed eight frontline players so Wolves, who arrived as the bottom team with only two points, seemed ideal opponents. Yet Ruben Amorim’s side struggled – badly – and while Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire headed those unavailable, the display provokes questions regarding United’s cohesion. In the...
Tiger Woods at 50: golf’s unreachable standard finally meets time
For decades, he existed beyond comparison. As he turns 50, even golf’s most dominant figure confronts the one opponent he could never overpower Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain...