In an exclusive extract from her forthcoming autobiography, the former England goalkeeper reveals how her life unravelled during the Covid lockdowns of 2020 In early 2020, on the eve of lockdown, Phil Neville, then head coach of England, dropped Mary Earps from the squad. For the first time ever, I...
Smells like team spirit to Régis Le Bris as Sunderland confound the doubters
The willingness of players to put the side’s best interests ahead of their own has fostered a sense of togetherness that has reaped rewards on the pitch When David Moyes resigned as Sunderland’s manager in May 2017, after a calamitous 10 months culminating in relegation to the Championship, he waived...
Talking Horses | Willie Mullins eyes Melbourne and Breeders’ Cup double after shock triumph
The dominant jumps racing trainer has another huge Flat prize in sight after Ethical Diamond’s sparkling success If five wins from the seven turf events, one short of the record, felt like a standard return for European runners at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, then the identity of...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Arsenal’s run without conceding goes on, Thomas Frank plays down tensions, and Eddie Howe’s gamble backfires First the P45, then the pints. Vítor Pereira could be excused for having a drink on Sunday after his departure from Wolves, with the silver lining for the Portuguese being a decent payout. It...
India rejoice in first Women’s World Cup triumph as South Africa fall short
Final: India, 298-7, beat South Africa, 246, by 52 runs Shafali and Deepti shine for hosts in Navi Mumbai At last, 50 years on from their debut on the world stage, India’s dream came true: a first World Cup triumph, in front of a deafening full house in Navi Mumbai,...
Tottenham’s confused mess of a team exposed by Chelsea’s crash tackle king | Barney Ronay
Spurs resemble a pile of sticks leaning against a wall and the rampaging Moisés Caicedo was happy to dismantle them Sitting through this tightly stitched but still oddly shapeless game of football, you kept thinking: what does this remind me of? The trapped energy, the collisions. The sense of something...
Gezora wins Breeders’ Cup 2025 after Ethical Diamond’s triumph for Willie Mullins
The 28-1 success of Ethical Diamond for Willie Mullins was the highlight of a memorable afternoon at Del Mar Splendora paid $7.80 to a $2 stake – a shade under 3-1. Hope Road cruised through the race until the final turn and eased to the front just over a furlong...
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu lights up South Africa’s nine-try rout of Japan
South Africa 61-7 Japan | Scotland 85-0 USA Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Arendse score two tries each A dark, wet evening in Brent is a long way from the sun and sea of Brighton. And, boy, there were not many echoes here of rugby’s greatest upset – quite possibly sport’s – bar...
Sititi and Roigard seal New Zealand’s Chicago revenge win over Ireland
Ireland 13-26 New Zealand All Blacks trail despite early 20-minute red card for Beirne Tadhg Beirne was shown a contentious early red card as Ireland’s quest to create more special memories in Chicago ended in an emphatic 26-13 loss against New Zealand. Almost nine years to the day since Ireland’s...
Mary Earps: ‘I don’t look back with bad blood. It worked out well for everybody’
Former England goalkeeper reveals full story behind her international retirement, her problems with eating and alcohol, and why she’d struggle on The Traitors Read an exclusive extract from Mary Earps’ book “I’ve learned a lot about what truly matters in life,” Mary Earps says on a quiet and cloudy afternoon as,...