Sides have reached Women’s Cricket World Cup semis but last winter’s whitewash gives Wednesday’s game an edge Amy Jones has claimed that January’s Ashes whitewash “hasn’t been a topic of discussion” before Wednesday’s World Cup clash between England and Australia. If you believe that, you will believe anything. Both teams...
Man in the mask Gyökeres silences ‘invisible’ taunts to make Arsenal mark | Ed Aarons
The centre-forward Arteta craved ends a nine-match goal drought to excite his manager about what is to come If Viktor Gyökeres goes on to become the striker all Arsenal supporters have been praying for, then perhaps they will look back on this night as the moment his fortune changed. As...
Barnes buries Benfica to keep Newcastle purring and pile pain on Mourinho
When José Mourinho arrived on Tyneside and immediately showered Eddie Howe and his players with lavish praise, Newcastle fans feared the worst. Yet in lauding the terrifying pace of Howe’s wingers, not to mention his team’s aggression and organisation, Benfica’s manager was perhaps not being disingenuous after all. By the...
Porto dismantle one of biggest ticket-scalping networks uncovered in football
Ringleaders earned tens of thousands of euros a game Tourists were primary targets with tickets up to €800 Porto have dismantled one of the largest ticket-scalping networks uncovered in football, reclaiming hundreds of seats at their Estádio do Dragão that had been exploited for profit on the illegal resale market....
American chess grandmaster and streamer Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29
Naroditsky became a grandmaster in 2013 No cause of death given in statement by family Daniel Naroditsky, an American chess grandmaster and one of the game’s most popular online streamers and instructors, has died at the age of 29. The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where he was head...
Outsiders steal headlines at Ascot and the shocks are coming more often
Pandemic-era change to system for compiling starting prices looks to be costing those who bet on favourites Calandagan’s impressive defeat of Ombudsman in the Champion Stakes at Ascot may well turn out to have been the best race anywhere on the planet this year when the final ratings are totted...
Ange Postecoglou and Nottingham Forest never made sense. So why did it happen?
The former Tottenham manager made a rash Premier League return, and it will probably be his last Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here The weirdest aspect of Ange Postecoglou’s 40-day reign at Nottingham Forest was how inevitable it all felt. The only shock was that he was sacked...
Thiago deepens gloom at West Ham as Brentford triumph amid fan boycott
Perhaps it was inevitable that Brentford’s first away win of the season would come in the Premier League’s unhappiest and least intimidating ground. The many West Ham fans who displayed their displeasure with the board by boycotting this fixture had the right idea. They could celebrate their decision not to...
Australia’s Scott Boland shuts out noise from former England players before Ashes
Fast bowler says he and teammates are focused on their own game Stuart Broad and Mike Atherton had delivered recent barbs Scott Boland may be required to bowl in all five Ashes Tests this summer, a workload that will test his mental fortitude and physical stamina. But in promotion ahead...
‘Little Magpie’ José Mourinho relishing taking Benfica to Newcastle | Louise Taylor
Portuguese has a long-held affinity with the north-east club following his time working with Sir Bobby Robson at Barcelona To José Mourinho, Newcastle United represents a road never taken. Whenever Mourinho visits St James’ Park he takes time to stand by the statue of Sir Bobby Robson outside the Milburn...