We’re far enough into the season to have a good idea of the strengths and weaknesses of each team. Which one is letting its fans down the most? We’re past the quarter mark of the NFL season, which means we have a good idea of the trajectory of most teams....
India defy insects to cruise to frosty Women’s World Cup defeat of Pakistan
India, 247, beat Pakistan, 159, by 88 runs Captains echo men in refusing to shake hands during toss The seam bowler Kranti Goud and the spinner Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India routed Pakistan by 88 runs in their Women’s World Cup match, which began like recent ones...
Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody reveals MND diagnosis
Former World Cup winner, 47, tells BBC he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease Lewis Moody, the former England rugby captain and 2003 World Cup winner, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. The 47-year-old told the BBC he was having trouble accepting what the news meant for his...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Mason Mount shows his worth, Oliver Glasner makes no excuses and Chelsea find a new defensive duo Elliot Anderson spent much of Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 defeat on Tyneside reminding Eddie Howe how much he lost when Premier League spending rules demanded that the midfielder be sold to fend off the...
Postecoglou enters talks intent on keeping job at Nottingham Forest
Defeat at Newcastle is his seventh match without a win ‘You have to be up for the fight and the struggle’ Ange Postecoglou is determined to convince Nottingham Forest’s board to retain faith in his managerial philosophy when he holds talks with the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, this week. The...
Steven Gerrard in frame for Rangers return after Russell Martin is sacked
Martin dismissed after fans surround team bus at Falkirk Former Ibrox manager under strong consideration Steven Gerrard is under strong consideration for a return to Rangers after the Scottish club confirmed the sacking of Russell Martin. Martin’s ill-fated Ibrox tenure ended with the manager leaving the Falkirk Stadium via a...
Brisbane Broncos win NRLW premiership after surviving Sydney Roosters fightback
Broncos beat Roosters 22-18 in spiteful grand final at Accor Stadium Mele Hufanga awarded Karyn Murphy Medal as player of match The Brisbane Broncos overcame a valiant Sydney Roosters comeback to secure their fourth NRLW premiership with a 22-18 victory in a see-sawing and spiteful grand final marked by sickening...
The secrets of Glasner’s success and why Palace system would be lost in translation elsewhere | Jonathan Wilson
Why does a system that has drawn so much scepticism at Manchester United work so well at Crystal Palace? Some fixtures just don’t sound right. Maybe it’s just about conceivable that, had things gone slightly differently in the 70s, Malcolm Allison or Terry Venables could have been leading their side...
‘Cheating is encouraged’: nut crackers at Peckham’s Conker Championships go for the fun
South London upstart takes itself far less seriously than the World Championships, but is not risk-free The sign queueing up to get my conker seemed a tad dramatic. “You won’t die, but you might lose an eye,” it read, but less than an hour later, in the midst of a...
St Helens given police escort after ‘terrorist threat’ made during Hull KR match
Club say threat was made online during semi-final loss Police cordon surrounded team coach as players boarded St Helens were forced to leave Hull KR’s Craven Park under police escort after what the club called a “terror threat” was sent to their Instagram account during their 20-12 Super League playoff...