English clubs stroll through Champions League group phase but fatigue tends to take its toll by the spring Has there been a great game in the Champions League group stage this season? Probably not. Even if there had been, it almost certainly didn’t mean all that much. But that’s the...
Australian Open 2026: Ben Shelton v Jannik Sinner – live
Quarter-finals updates from day 11 at Melbourne Park Djokovic through to semi-finals | Email Daniel here G’day and welcome to the Australian Open 2026 – day 11! This time yesterday we watched Alex de Minaur play brilliantly for a set a bit, as well as he can play, while knowing...
Novak Djokovic survives at Australian Open as Lorenzo Musetti retires hurt while two sets up
No 4 seed moves into semi-final despite struggles against Italian Djokovic to meet Ben Shelton or Jannik Sinner for place in final Novak Djokovic said he will double his prayers on Wednesday night after receiving a massive slice of luck in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as the Serb...
Aston Martin become second F1 team to miss vital testing in Barcelona
AMR26 car will not run until Thursday and Friday Williams unable to take to the track at all in Spain The Aston Martin team have admitted they are to miss at least one day of their allotted three at Formula One’s first pre-season test in Barcelona and will not run...
Cheltenham’s hole in the track an unfortunate postscript after Sir Gino setback
Injury to Champion Hurdle favourite and contentious decision to run final race overshadow disrupted Trials Day Before the first of the eight races at Cheltenham on Saturday, the afternoon promised to deliver on its Trials Day billing from start to finish, with serious contenders for festival glory in March scattered...
RFU targets transport revamp and undercover police to sway Twickenham residents over concert plan
Fresh proposals to address road issues and bad behaviour RFU needs gigs to pay for £660m Twickenham upgrade The Rugby Football Union is hopeful that a proposed overhaul of Twickenham rail station and the deployment of undercover police officers on matchdays will help to sway opponents of plans to host...
Iran football great Ali Karimi leads call for Infantino to speak up on protest deaths
Open letter to Fifa and all football associations Killings, arrests and threats against athletes are condemned A group of prominent Iranians with links to football have called on Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, to condemn the killing and arrest of footballers and the threats made against players in the country. The...
England captain Maro Itoje absent from training camp to attend mother’s funeral in Nigeria
Borthwick: ‘We are deeply saddened for him’ Itoje misses launch of 2026 Six Nations England will kick off their Six Nations training camp in Spain this week without their captain, Maro Itoje, who has travelled to Nigeria for his mother’s funeral. Itoje was absent from the official Six Nations championship...
Champions League permutations: who needs what from final night of fixtures?
A staggering 32 of 36 teams go into the final set of matches with their hopes of staying in the competition still alive With seven wins from seven, Arsenal have a perfect record in the league phase. Only Bayern Munich and Inter have found the net against Mikel Arteta’s team,...
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha: ‘It’s love and pain. Leicester is like my son, so I have to do it right’
The Leicester City chair plays down talk of another relegation but knows the mood among fans is fraught Leicester City are hurting but Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha, looking towards the pitch at the King Power Stadium, insists he shares supporters’ frustrations. He acknowledges the warm glow of their extraordinary Premier League...