Category: Sports

Pepism is no longer the prevailing tactical template, with football and its innovator in a state of flux The world is blasted, unfamiliar. Smoke swirls amid the gloom. Foul odours belch from the sulphurous earth. The landscape echoes to howls and grunts and screams. A great light has gone out...

Sarah Hunter and Lou Meadows pinpoint when it all clicked for Red Roses ahead of their World Cup quarter-final Earning the right to win each game may be the Red Roses’ mantra at this Rugby World Cup but making history on home soil is the goal Sarah Hunter and Lou...

Metropolitan police questioned man in his 40s in June Incident alleged to have occurred at pub in Chelsea A former England cricketer is being investigated by police over an allegation of sexual assault and claims two women had their drinks spiked at a London pub co-owned by a group of...

Leigh 28-10 St Helens Leopards run in five tries in impressive display These two great rugby league clubs may both be preparing for the Super League playoffs in a fortnight’s time but on the evidence of what we have seen both here and in recent weeks, you suspect only one...

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Portugal star will hand Gianni Infantino the perfect publicity coup if he does play in America for the first time in more than 10 years, having already begun cosying up to Donald Trump Is it still safe to stage the World Cup in the United States? After more headline evidence...

Fast-finishing Australia lose to Los Pumas 28-26 in Sydney Wallabies pay price for conceding 13 penalties to Argentina’s five With their backs to the wall again after an error strewn hour had left them 18 points behind, the Wallabies looked forlornly to the Allianz Stadium grandstands and saw Rugby Australia...

Just seven runners at Doncaster but plenty of depth and the appearance of a Derby winner adds significant interest Just seven runners will go to post for the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday, the final Classic of the Flat campaign, but it is a race with real depth in...

Two-time major winner records highest PGA Tour Champions hole score US golfer finds water seven times on par-5 12th at Sanford International John Daly made it into the PGA Tour Champions record book Friday for the wrong reason. The two-time major champion took a 19 on the par-5 12th hole...

News and buildup to the day’s football action Premier League things to look out for Scottish Premiership “Oh matchday live, how could you?” thunders says Simon McMahon. “You forgot about about Dundee United’s trip to Easter Road to face Hibs at 5.45pm, so please, allow me. United manager Jim Goodwin...