Honourable defeat won’t be nearly enough for the lock forward, who is determined to make it third time lucky in the final on Saturday Abbie Ward’s life has been transformed since England’s last World Cup final appearance but, in some ways, little has changed. While motherhood has taught her that,...
Rob Key insists Brook’s England promotion is not ‘scheme’ to oust Pope
Key all but confirms Woakes’ international career is over Brook replaces Pope as vice-captain for Ashes series Rob Key has all but confirmed Chris Woakes has played his last game for England and insisted Harry Brook’s promotion to vice-captain for the Ashes is not “an elaborate scheme” to oust Ollie...
Antony swoops late for Betis to deny Nottingham Forest on European return
Already for Ange Postecoglou it feels like an interminable wait. Just as it seemed he would record his first victory as Nottingham Forest manager in a competition he won last season, Antony levelled for Real Betis to kill the impending party. Igor Jesus scored twice as Forest recovered from Cédric...
Eberechi Eze opens Arsenal account in Carabao Cup victory at Port Vale
For Arsenal the night will be remembered for Eberechi Eze’s first goal for the club, but for Port Vale they will look back at when they ran a Premier League giant to the very end, only to fall short and out of the Carabao Cup. Once Eze scored early on,...
Palhinha spectacular helps Tottenham ease past Doncaster with Frank intent
It was easy to be seduced by the Doncaster story, to wonder whether this could be another stunning moment for them. Because there have been a few of those since 3 February 2024, when they began a surge from the lower reaches of League Two. Grant McCann’s team missed out...
‘I didn’t get empathy from Borthwick’: Ben Youngs on family trauma and why he rates Eddie Jones
Former scrum-half admits family illnesses made it difficult for him to embrace his achievement of being England’s most-capped player “I found it hard, I really did,” Ben Youngs says as he explains why it was once so difficult to embrace his achievement of playing more times for England than any...
Bethpage Black: hole-by-hole course guide for the 2025 Ryder Cup
Club-tangling rough, narrow fairways and a tough workout lie in wait for USA and Europe in the 45th Ryder Cup How much of this hole players will actually see or remember is open to question. Ryder Cup nerves tend to trigger blurry sensations on the 1st tee. That area has...
Ageing revolutionary Guardiola is waging war on his own tactical orthodoxies | Jonathan Liew
What is the City manager’s new faith? Punting for territory and bypassing the midfield combat zone often entirely Forgive me father, for I have sinned. This is my first confession. Thirty-three per cent possession against Arsenal. Five shots. Gianluigi Donnarumma getting more touches than Phil Foden. And at this point,...
USA need Ryder Cup glory if they are to escape pay-free Europe’s money talk
Luke Donald can trumpet his side playing for love and glory while the hosts duck questions over their $500,000 each The merchandise tent is always a decent place to start when assessing the commercial vulgarity associated with modern-day Ryder Cups. At Bethpage, they are flogging 24-carat gold coins – 100...
Cheltenham woos back racegoers with cheaper Guinness and return of Ladies Day
Track rings changes to improve ‘raceday experience’ Festival second day crowds down 34% in three years Cheaper beer at all meetings, the return of an official Ladies Day at the festival meeting in March and a slight reduction to the capacity on all four days of its showpiece event are...