Manchester United took a big step towards the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League by sealing a comfortable lead in the first leg of their playoff against Atlético Madrid after goals from Elisabeth Terland, Melvine Malard and Julia Zigiotti Olme. “I think it was [a professional win],” a delighted Marc...
York shock champions Hull KR to seal first Super League win on opening night
York Knights 19-18 Hull KR Hingano drop goal earns debutants comeback victory The most incredible result in Super League’s 30-year history? There are certainly plenty of contenders but as North Yorkshire erupted in joy on the night rugby league’s big show rolled into town for the first time, it was hard...
Scotland’s Finn Russell is not a player you can plan for, England’s Wigglesworth admits
Wigglesworth worked with Russell on the Lions’ tour ‘He’s one of those guys whose talent speaks for itself’ The England defence coach, Richard Wigglesworth, has admitted it is pointless trying to come up with a plan to stop Finn Russell after getting a closeup view of Scotland’s star fly-half during...
Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal could not handle Brentford’s set-piece ‘chaos’
Lewis-Potter equalises from long throw by Kayode Arsenal miss chance to restore six-point lead at top Mikel Arteta admitted that Arsenal weren’t ruthless enough to beat a physical Brentford team as they missed the chance to restore their six-point lead over Manchester City. Noni Madueke’s header broke the deadlock in...
Footballer Thomas Partey charged with two further counts of rape
Villarreal player charged in July with five counts of rape Former Arsenal midfielder denies all the charges The footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with two new counts of rape relating to an additional woman who came forward to police with the allegations in August last year. Partey will appear...
Football must reject Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cynical, self-serving electioneering | Barney Ronay
Tax exile has already proven himself a terrible club owner; now his ill-informed diatribe about immigration has poured fuel on wider flames Well I, for one, am shocked. Shocked to learn that a tax-exiled English expat who made his billions squeezing chemical plants doesn’t have liberal, let alone accurate, views...
Winter Olympics briefing: Heraskevych’s helmet dispute raises tough questions
The controversy over the IOC’s decision to bar the Ukrainian from competing has cast a long shadow over the Games The Winter Olympics have been presented as a stage for unity – a place where nations set aside conflict, athletes chase excellence, and the world gathers in a shared celebration...
Australia v Zimbabwe: T20 World Cup cricket – live
Updates from the R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo Any thoughts? Email Martin 1st over: Zimbabwe 4-0 (Bennett 4, Marumani 0) Ben Dwarshuis makes a fine start on his return to the XI as he has the ball moving off the deck and he carves through Brian Bennett several times....
Chloe Kim thwarted in bid for Olympic halfpipe three-peat by South Korea’s Choi Gaon
Choi wins snowboard halfpipe title with third run American star takes silver behind strong first round The snowfall coming down on Livigno Snow Park on Thursday night helped produce one of the bigger Olympic upsets in snowboard history, as Chloe Kim’s bid to become the first rider to win three...
England left with no margin for error after defeat by West Indies at T20 World Cup
Group C: West Indies 196-6 bt England 166 by 30 runs Rutherford smashes 76 and England splutter in chase West Indies are making Group C look plain sailing, England are all at sea. Like, by and large, the ball (unless it was arrowing towards a fielder), England’s pursuit of a...