Category: Sports

With the Test team under pressure and desperately craving engagement, a returning firebrand could salvage the summer The winged elephant swoops down Deansgate towards the ship canal, its wings glowing neon orange, a feral roar rising and falling unevenly in volume. A black taxi drives the wrong way down a...

No 1 seed loses 6-3, 5-7, 0-6 in quarter-final meltdown Player says roof should be closed in windy conditions Aryna Sabalenka said she wanted “to quit tennis” in an immediate outburst after one of the worst meltdowns in her career, losing 10 consecutive games en route to a shocking 3-6,...

Drawing on his own family’s experience, the Real Madrid and Germany defender is advocating for refugees and challenging stereotypes As a child, Antonio Rüdiger would look out of his bedroom window to see whether anyone was playing on the field it overlooked. It was not a big pitch, but it...

Move prevents ‘risk and injury to players and attendees’ Fans concerned about heat and access to drinking water Spectators will not be allowed to carry reusable water bottles into World Cup venues owing to safety concerns, Fifa has said, after a last-minute change to its stadium code of conduct. The...

‘Reboot Fifa’ calls for investigation into Infantino Complaint to be sent to ethics committee after World Cup A quest to deliver the “biggest complaint Fifa has ever received” is being launched by campaigners a week before the World Cup. With fans concerned over safety and the cost of tickets at...

Interest in joining the English top flight is strong, but how non-professional players are treated remains a key obstacle Several clubs including Bath have registered their interest in joining England’s Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR). The expansion of the top flight has no concrete timeline, but the possibility of the league...

In the first of a new series of dispatches, fans in US, Mexico and Canada tell us that they want visitors to have a good time but are angry about ticket prices, Fifa’s priorities and a lack of long-term thinking from politicians The 2026 World Cup features 104 matches in...

For Antoine Semenyo, it was not so much a case of wrapped up in cotton wool but rather enveloped in a grey Ghana tracksuit. A couple of weeks out from their World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto, Ghana are in no position to take risks and so the Manchester...

England 184-4, bt India 180-5, by six wickets Victory perfectly timed before World Cup opener England pulled off a statement run chase against India on Tuesday evening at Taunton, reaching their target of 181 with nine balls to spare thanks to a brilliant 137-run partnership from 76 balls between Alice...

Brendon McCullum backs quick bowler to bring ‘noise’ Gus Atkinson could play if conditions less hot at Lord’s England have announced a slimmed-down squad of 12 for their first match of the summer, against New Zealand at Lord’s starting on Thursday, postponing until the last minute a decision over whether...