Category: Sports

History and science show playing their semi before their final rivals should be advantage for Sarina Wiegman’s team What do the past three Women’s World Cups, the past three men’s World Cups and the past four men’s European Championships have in common with this summer’s men’s Club World Cup? The...

‘He’s got that pace back … he’s a proper wicket-taker’ Captain takes 5-72 as England dismiss India for 358 Zak Crawley hailed Ben Stokes’s “phenomenal” resurgence with the ball as the England captain took his first Test five-wicket haul in eight years, driving the hosts into control of the fourth...

County apologise to visitors who struggled to get into ground on first day of fourth Test because of problems at the gates “Lancashire Cricket is playing its role in supporting bilateral trade talks between the UK and Indian governments.” What does this mean? Luke Wells flanking Keir Starmer during his...

More than 1,000 players from both codes taking action Solicitor under ‘misapprehension’ about responsibilities The judge presiding over the two brain injury lawsuits in rugby league and union has issued an extraordinary criticism of the solicitor acting on behalf of the injured players, saying that he had been under a...

Striker joins from Eintracht Frankfurt on six-year deal Liverpool’s summer spending nears £300m Liverpool have completed the signing of Hugo Ekitiké from Eintracht Frankfurt, with the striker rejecting a late attempt by Manchester United to hijack the transfer. The France Under-21 international has joined the Premier League champions for a...

England forward says La Liga club ‘feels like home’ Rashford has fallen out of favour under Amorim Barcelona have signed Marcus Rashford on a season-long loan from Manchester United with an option to buy. The forward joins after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim at his boyhood club. “I...

Huge crash 1km from end in Valence mars the day Yellow jersey’s team accused of ‘arrogance’ by rivals Jonathan Milan won a rain-soaked sprint finish in Valence to take his second stage win in this year’s Tour de France, after a treacherous finish from which race leader Tadej Pogacar, and...

Wück’s team defended with bravery but Spain playmaker’s individual brilliance trumped power of collective It took just one moment. One clever movement into space, one cutting through pass and one brilliant finish for Spain to finally undo a resilient German defence. When Aitana Bonmatí angled home a shot from a...

From Lauren James’ injury doubt to whether to start Michelle Agyemang, Sarina Wiegman faces a dilemma England’s performances at Euro 2025 have not always been pretty but a third successive major tournament final for the team and a fifth for the manager, Sarina Wiegman, is a phenomenal feat, and one that...

‘It’s been pretty tough … racism is still going on’ Carter brought off bench in semi-final win against Italy Jess Carter has thanked England fans for their “unbelievable support” after revealing she had been racially abused on social media at Euro 2025. The Lionesses defender said if her decision to...