Alexander Isak, a scourge of Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last season, opened his account in red as Arne Slot’s side advanced into round four courtesy of another late show. It was a far from comfortable night for the Premier League leaders, however, with Southampton’s adventure, Hugo Ekitiké’s foolish...
England lay down gauntlet after naming five 90mph seamers in Ashes squad
Wood, Archer, Atkinson, Carse and Tongue lead attack Will Jacks gets nod over Rehan Ahmed as reserve spinner Already the quickest scoring team in Test cricket, England will hit Australia with their fastest bowling attack in a generation – perhaps all time – after announcing their 16-man squad for the...
Dickie Bird’s humour and love for cricket made him an unlikely icon of his sport | Vic Marks
While he could be funny, he was also firm and players knew where they stood with umpire who became as famous as them Dickie Bird may well have been the most consistent, the most famous and the most loved umpire in cricket history and yet when he pitched up at...
England will not ‘dwell’ on 2022 defeat before World Cup final against Canada
Red Roses ‘focused on what is ahead’, says Atkin-Davies Sold-out Twickenham to break attendance record England’s heartache at the Women’s Rugby World Cup three years ago has made them ready for the final against Canada on Saturday, says the hooker Lark Atkin-Davies. The Bristol Bears star came off the bench...
Prem Rugby 2025-26: complete club-by-club guide to the season
Defending champions Bath are favourites to retain their title but Saracens will be boosted by Owen Farrell’s return The Breakdown: Prem rebrand aims to turn heads There have been six different title winners in as many seasons but the defending champions are favourites to buck that trend. In Johan van...
Nottingham Forest’s last European adventure: ‘Klinsmann knows my name!’
Steve Stone, Ian Woan, Mark Crossley, Jason Lee and co reminisce about Forest’s 1995-96 Uefa Cup campaign We beat Malmö in the first round, which brought back good memories of beating them to win the [1978‑79] European Cup. We were 2-0 down at half-time against Bayern in the second leg...
Slot rejects Everton’s referee criticism and insists Liverpool do not time-waste
Slot: stoppage time in derby was ‘completely correct’ Anfield tribute to Matt Beard before Carabao Cup tie Arne Slot has dismissed Everton’s criticism of the amount of stoppage time in the Merseyside derby on Saturday, insisting three minutes was correct and Liverpool do not waste time – unlike many of...
Detroit Lions’ defense mauls Lamar Jackson to upset Ravens in Baltimore
Detroit Lions 38-30 Baltimore Ravens Ravens QB sacked seven times in home defeat Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns each, and the Detroit Lions bullied their way to a 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. The Lions (2-1) sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and...
Tom Voyce was over drink-drive limit when he drove into ford, inquest is told
Former England rugby player died during Storm Darragh Coroner rules death in December 2024 was an accident A former England rugby player who drowned trying to cross a swollen ford in his 4x4 during a storm was almost three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has been told. Tom...
Christian Horner formally leaves Red Bull team with £80m payoff
Former team principal was sacked in July Agreement allows 51-year-old to return to F1 next season Christian Horner has formally left the Red Bull Formula One team with what is understood to be an £80m settlement after his dismissal in July as team principal. Horner was relieved of “operational duties”...