Category: Sports

Leeds half-back won the 2025 Man of Steel award First Test against Australia at Wembley on 25 October The England head coach, Shaun Wane, has said the decision to leave Super League’s Man of Steel, Jake Connor, out of his squad for the Ashes was “not really difficult”. He added...

Ombudsman against Delacroix is a £1.3m clash to savour in the face of competition from Ireland and the US The Champion Stakes at Ascot, the highlight of the track’s Champions Day card this weekend, has barely figured in the official annual assessment of the “World’s Best Horse Race” since the...

Former England centre made allegations in 2022 ‘I had to retire because of what’s gone on’ The former England player Luther Burrell has alleged he was effectively forced to retire after he spoke out about racist abuse he suffered from teammates. Burrell first alleged he had been the victim of...

Clubs’ plan to open new ground in 2031 has been met by local opposition but is required for hosts to stay competitive A protester outside held a sign insisting “San Siro belongs to the citizens” but Milan’s city council was about to change all that, voting to sell one of...

We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of our classes of 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 … and look at the editions from further back Continue...

Keeper has kept eight clean sheets in succession but is keen to acknowledge the team ethic As they like to say in the US, dee-fense wins championships. The sentiment is not an exclusively American thing. “Attack wins you games, defence win you titles,” Sir Alex Ferguson once said. And he...

Craig Bellamy cited Nostradamus in the buildup, advising to expect the unexpected given the 4-3 thriller that unfolded the last time these nations met. But while Wales gave Belgium an early fright, two Kevin De Bruyne penalties and a Thomas Meunier strike paved the way to a comeback victory that...

Greaves edges out world champion 6-5 in semi-final She will now face Gian van Veen in November finale Beau Greaves won a thrilling last-leg decider to shock Luke Littler 6-5 in the semi-finals of the PDC world youth championship in Wigan. Greaves, a three-time WDF women’s world champion who has...

Plenty of franchises spend decades looking for a star quarterback. New England appear to have found one after a few short years in the wilderness You have to feel for the Browns, Jets, and Bears. Those franchises have spent decades in quarterback purgatory, rotating through prospects and placeholders. Meanwhile, after...

Unpredictability and fresher feel has been apparent this season and whets the appetite for England’s home Tests against Australia For the first time in two decades Super League woke up on Sunday morning with a name other than Wigan Warriors, St Helens or Leeds Rhinos as its champions. Hull KR...