Arsenal’s title tilt is built on solid defence, Chelsea miss Cole Palmer and what happened to clampdown on shirt-pulling? “One-nil to the Arsenal” may not be thrilling but it is certainly effective. Sunday’s victory over Crystal Palace was Mikel Arteta’s side’s third by that margin in nine Premier League games....
‘I could have killed them’: Lawson’s fury after narrowly missing hitting marshals
Marshals ran across track clearing debris at Mexico GP ‘I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous’ Liam Lawson issued a damning broadside after he narrowly missed hitting two marshals on track at the Mexico City Grand Prix, warning that he could have killed them and branding...
Mikel Arteta values Arsenal victory over Palace ‘more than any other this season’
Latest win takes Arsenal four points clear at the top Arteta’s side now have seven-point lead over Liverpool Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace as the most valuable of the season after seeing his side open up a four-point lead at the Premier League’s summit. In what...
Pep Guardiola sure Manchester City ‘still alive’ after latest loss at Aston Villa
Manager says City in title hunt despite six-point gap Erling Haaland’s injury not expected to be serious Pep Guardiola said it was too early for Manchester City to fret about Arsenal’s superb start to the Premier League season, and that his team were alive in their pursuit of reclaiming the...
Crunch time nears for Australia as selectors try to fit Ashes batting puzzle pieces together | Martin Pegan
Plot twists have thrown up more uncertainty over which six batters will be included in the hosts’ squad just under a month out from the first Test The Great Australian Bat Off has returned for a brand new season with fresh faces and forgotten favourites bidding to join the cast...
Ruthless Australia sweep England aside in one-sided Ashes Test at Wembley
Reece Walsh stars in Australia’s 26-6 victory England must win second Test to keep series alive The pre-match talk from an England perspective going into this first Ashes series for 22 years focused on how the hosts were not short on motivation. However, you can have all the motivation in...
Experimental England exposed by Brazil but Wiegman has no reason to panic | Sophie Downey
Defeat could be a blessing for Lionesses who have plenty of time to fix defensive frailties and mould cohesive team England were brought back to earth with a small, if likely inconsequential, bump in the first match of their Homecoming Series as a 2-1 defeat by Brazil at the Etihad...
Cokanasiga on song to help Bath past Bristol in bruising West Country derby
Bath 40-15 Bristol Bath keep up pressure on Saints at top Bath do not lose often these days, never mind on successive league weekends. And with an injury-hit Bristol supposedly cast in the role of punchbags this fixture was widely viewed as a home banker. Sure enough the defending champions...
Lando Norris claims F1 Mexico City GP pole as teammate Oscar Piastri falters
McLaren’s title race leader Piastri in eighth; starts seventh Champion Max Verstappen qualifies in fifth Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix, with a superb lap for McLaren at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The Briton left his title rivals in his wake and in so doing...
England v New Zealand: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live
NZ all out for 168 in teams’ final group game Sign up for the Spin | Email Tanya 11th over: New Zealand 58-1 ( Plimmer 20, Kerr 27) Better from Sciver-Brunt, just a single from it. It’s hot, hot, hot out there – 40 degrees in the middle. 10th over:...