Latest news before weekend action begins Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Barry Meanwhile in the EFL: Hillsborough stages its first match of the season when Sheffield Wednesday welcome Stoke City this afternoon and more fan protests are expected from the locals as they implore their owner Dejphon Chansiri...
‘New Zidane’ to Amorim outcast: Kobbie Mainoo at career crossroads
Fall of midfielder who seemed to have solved England’s problem position is emblematic of Manchester United’s confused transfer policies Remember Kobbie Mainoo? The lad from Stockport heralded as Manchester United’s new midfield general? A player likened at 19 to Zinedine Zidane by Paul Scholes and whose 2024 FA Cup final...
Sports quiz of the week: winners, world records, history and lots of love
Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby union, tennis, boxing, surfing, athletics and baseball? Continue reading...
‘I came back stronger’: freestyle skier Kirsty Muir on injury and Olympic medal ambitions
With the Winter Olympics less than six months away, the Scottish medal hopeful talks about her hopes of improving on a muted, Covid-hit Games debut in 2021 ‘I feel OK,” says Kirsty Muir. “It’s slightly overwhelming but somehow strangely feels normal.” The air at the Team GB media summit in Edinburgh...
Jannik Sinner cruises to 25th hard-court win in a row with victory in Cincinnati
Italian comfortably beats Félix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 Fifth man this century to hit 25 straight hard-court wins Jannik Sinner extended his winning run on hard courts to 25 matches with a ruthless dismissal of Félix Auger-Aliassime in the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals. Playing in his first tournament since lifting his fourth...
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sexual abuse
Trial set for next August in Glasgow The 48-year-old denies both charges The former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sexual abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children. The allegations span between 1993 and...
Firefighter, mother, tattooist: three rugby part-timers on their sacrifices to live a World Cup dream
In a women’s game shifting towards professionalism, just making it to England has been a big challenge for many When the women’s Rugby World Cup starts next week 512 players from 16 squads will have a chance to represent their country on the sport’s biggest stage. It will be a...
Chess: Adams wins ninth British title, while 10-year-old girl breaks two world records
The 53-year-old is just one short of Jonathan Penrose’s record, while Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever woman international master Michael Adams edged nearer the all-time record for British Championship titles last weekend when the Taunton-based grandmaster won his ninth national championship at Liverpool. Adams, who relaxes by watching cricket...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the opening weekend
Another new era at Tottenham, De Cuyper can shine for Brighton and Aston Villa remind us this is a business A visit to an expectant Anfield, where Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké will be out to impress on their Premier League debuts, represents a daunting start for a Bournemouth team...
What goes up must come down: can Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland buck trend?
We assess the chances of Premier League’s new teams avoiding the fate of promoted clubs for past two seasons Reasons to be cheerful There are numerous reasons behind the growing trend of promoted teams going straight back down with a decreasing number of points. One – having to adjust from...