British cyclist calls time aged 33 after a 13-year career ‘Now feels the right moment,’ says Giro d’Italia winner Simon Yates, one of Britain’s most storied riders and the winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia, has stunned cycling by announcing his retirement at 33. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider said...
Fulham’s Harry Wilson piles pain on 10-man Chelsea as Liam Rosenior watches on
Few things in life can be more awkward than sitting next to your new boss while 3,000 malcontents bellow abuse at him. On the bright side, at least this was a crash course in the modern Chelsea for Liam Rosenior. The new head coach saw poor defending undermine flashes of...
Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma punishes Manchester City as title bid falters again
Pep Guardiola believes team spirit will help Manchester City get through a difficult period, but more than camaraderie alone will be required on this evidence. City endured a third consecutive draw to leave the leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand, five points ahead and currently without a title...
Antoine Semenyo’s parting gift gives Bournemouth victory over shaky Spurs
For the best part of 95 minutes, Antoine Semenyo was almost entirely anonymous. He can do that sometimes; drift in and out of games. When you possess the type of artistry Semenyo does, you can afford such periods of quiet absence. Then came the type of moment that has convinced...
Newcastle’s Harvey Barnes hits 102nd-minute winner in 4-3 Leeds thriller
Tactical anarchy reigned supreme on a night of chaotic, bewildering, thrilling drama played out amid freezing conditions. Not that the on-pitch temperature ever seemed to drop below boiling point as a renascent Leeds led three times yet departed with their seven‑match unbeaten run at an end and Yorkshire hearts broken...
Australia hold on to win fifth Ashes Test and leave England rueing missed chances
Australia, 567 & 161 bt England 384 & 342, by five wickets Carey hits winning runs at SCG as hosts wrap up series 4-1 There were a couple of wobbles along the way but at 2.30pm on the final day in Sydney, Australia had knocked off a target of 160...
Carrick running Solskjær close in race to become Manchester United’s interim manager
Solskjær remains the slight favourite for role Darren Fletcher will oversee Sunday’s FA Cup tie Michael Carrick has edged closer to Ole Gunnar Solskjær in the bid to become Manchester United interim manager, though the Norwegian is still the slight favourite, the Guardian understands. Omar Berrada, the chief Âexecutive, and...
Winter Olympic ice hockey venues may not be finished in time for Games
IIHF president says seating at arenas may be reduced NHL concerned about ice quality and dimensions The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said parts of the main hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics might not be fully finished on time, but the playing surface, practice facilities and...
Britain’s fragile frontrunners Draper and Raducanu try again to break injury cycles | Tumaini Carayol
Duo begin 2026 again troubled by physical problems and hoping this will finally be the year things change From the moment news of Great Britain’s planned team for the United Cup was announced in October, jokes began to fly. On paper, it was a dream. Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu,...
‘I wish I’d faced these poor modern teams’: world’s oldest living Test cricketer on decline in standards
Neil Harvey, 97, the last surviving Bradman Invincible, blasts the Bazball experiment from his La-Z-Boy armchair Twenty‑five kilometres north of the SCG, the world’s oldest living Test cricketer is sitting in his La-Z-Boy armchair and watching the Test. Neil Harvey was once the youngest of Bradman’s Invincibles; now he’s 97,...