Miami bout was a bleak and blood-flecked affair but both men will find more opponents willing to take the money Jake Paul’s mouth opened wide, and his eyes became huge glazed saucers, as he sank to the canvas in shock and awe after a pulverising right hand from Anthony Joshua...
Dan Frost freezes out Newcastle to put dominant Bath back on top of Prem
Newcastle 14-50 Bath Champions score eight tries against bottom side Bath returned to the summit of the Prem, ruthlessly exposing the gulf between top and bottom at Kingston Park. Despite resting several front-liners, including Finn Russell, they ran in eight tries against Newcastle to bounce back emphatically from last week’s...
El Kaabi’s stunning strike caps Morocco’s win over Comoros in Afcon opener
The Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Morocco, overcame a nervy start to beat Comoros in the tournament’s opening game on Sunday after Brahim DÃaz and the substitute Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half goals. It was a far from convincing showing, however, from highly fancied Morocco who are 97 places above...
Mass clearout of England leadership not in ECB plans after Ashes failure
McCullum’s position likely to come under scrutiny ECB believes mass sackings would be a mistake The England and Wales Cricket Board is eager to avoid a mass Âclearout of England’s senior leadership in the wake of another humiliating away Ashes series defeat. England’s hopes of winning the urn were expunged...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Highs and lows for Alexander Isak, Wolves’ sobering survival chances and were Chelsea lucky at Newcastle? Premier League scoring charts Can results be misleading? That is the question. Aston Villa’s winning streak continued against Manchester United, but so did the nagging doubts. They were the lesser team by several measures...
Rowing’s answer to snowcross, BMX and beach volleyball is coming to LA
Beach Sprints are shaking up this most strait-laced of sports and may be heading to a coastal town near you At a point when most rowers are pounding away on rivers in the wind and rain through the dark winter months, a new breed are honing their skills in brighter...
NFL round-up: Steelers outlast Lions as late penalty negates Goff’s winning TD
Chiefs down to QB3 as Minshew hurt in loss to Titans McCarthy hurt as Vikings hand Giants ninth straight loss Chargers close on playoffs behind Herbert surge The Pittsburgh Steelers pushed the Detroit Lions to the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Sunday, holding on for a 29-24 win...
Red Roses and Lionesses made 2025 a watershed year for women’s sport in England
Arsenal won the Women’s Champions League in a huge year for English players – and there may be more to come in 2026 England women’s football and rugby teams did something they had never done before in 2025: win major trophies in the same year. The Red Roses lifted the...
‘The game is gone’: Thomas Frank fumes over VAR decisions in Spurs loss
Manager says the ban Xavi Simons faces is ‘too harsh’ Slot says his ‘gut feeling’ on Isak injury is not positive A frustrated Thomas Frank took aim at two decisions, both involving the use of the video assistant referee system, that helped swing proceedings in Liverpool’s favour during his Tottenham...
Brilliant Bristol run in six dazzling tries in Big Game mauling of Harlequins
Harlequins 14-40 Bristol London team thrashed in annual outing at Twickenham This was the 17th annual Big Game but rarely can Harlequins have failed to live up to the billing of their Christmas extravaganza as sorely as they did here. Bristol, on the other hand, continue to dazzle in the...