Category: Sports

Mourinho back at Stamford Bridge with Benfica ‘I will always be a blue. I am part of their history’ José Mourinho called himself “the biggest one” as he reflected on his record-breaking Chelsea history before his latest Stamford Bridge return. The self-styled “special one” is back with Benfica for Tuesday...

Only 20 days after his sacking by Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espírito Santo was back in a Premier League dugout and reminding himself why he returned so quickly. A revitalised West Ham earned a point at Everton, but deserved more after a fine second-half performance. It is a green shoot of...

European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down By the time Europe finished the job, finally, on Sunday, the golf had the last word. But until the thrilling denouement, the lasting memory of this...

How Aston Villa needed this, a first league victory of the season easing the increased weight of expectation in these parts. A nervy Europa League win over Bologna on Thursday offered a slim platform on which to build but this week Unai Emery reiterated the Premier League remains Villa’s priority....

Bristol 42-24 Leicester Bears ruin Tigers coach Geoff Parling’s first game Louis Rees-Zammit marked his Prem debut for Bristol with the ­crowning try in a breathless victory over ­Leicester that will whet the ­appetite for what is to come from the flying Welshman. Rees-Zammit’s 60-metre effort, 20 seconds from the end...

Pogacar reclaims rainbow jersey he won last year Remco Evenepoel second, Ireland’s Ben Healy third Tadej Pogacar lit up Kigali’s climbs with a trademark long-range attack to claim a second consecutive men’s road race world title on Sunday. There was an air of inevitability surrounding the event in Rwanda as...

Gareth Taylor was frustrated by his Liverpool side’s lack of energy in the first half, as the wait for their first points of the Women’s Super League season continued with a home defeat against Manchester United. United, who fully merited their ­victory, had lost three of their ­previous four WSL...

‘Golf should be held to a higher standard than this’ McIlroy promises Europe’s fans will behave better in 2027 An emotional Rory McIlroy opened up on the abuse he received during the Ryder Cup after Europe secured a famous win in New York. The 15-13 success for the visitors at...

The Red Roses have done for rugby what the Lionesses have done for football – putting women’s sport at the forefront Sometimes it is about more than just a shiny trophy. Yes, the Red Roses are now the champions of the world and deservedly so. Yes, they have claimed the...

Mikel Arteta proves he may have changed his ways while Eddie Nketiah shows off his worth for Crystal Palace St James’ Park has done strange things to Arsenal. It had become Mikel Arteta’s bogey ground, defeats the last three visits, his team unable to score. Each time, bright beginnings had...