First Test, day three: Australia 180 & 310; West Indies 190 & 141 Hazlewood picks up five wickets in 159-run victory in Bridgetown It was an extraordinary final session to end the first Test in Barbados in the long shadows of the third evening. After two days of wobbles, a...
Less death, more social media: Formula One films decades apart reveal a changed world | Emma John
The new Brad Pitt F1 movie offers a glossy exhilarating ride but its 1960s predecessor Grand Prix goes beneath the bonnet ‘Let’s try to get the season off to a good start, shall we? Drive the car. Don’t try to stand it on its bloody ear.” Have you watched the movie?...
Enzo Maresca intent on resisting interest in Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong
Clubs in England and Europe are tracking the 19-year-old Fernandez impresses boss ahead of facing Benfica at Club World Cup Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea have no intention of selling Josh Acheampong this summer. Several clubs in England and Europe are tracking the 19-year-old defender but it is understood...
Duxbury to Doyle: what happened next for England’s Euro Under-21 champions
Before Carsley’s team take on Germany in Saturday’s final we look at the victorious players from 1982, 1984 and 2023 Iain Hesford (goalkeeper): Made 202 appearances for Blackpool and played for other clubs including Sunderland. Died in 2014 at 54. Continue reading...
Euro 2025 is sure to showcase just how far women’s football has come | Emma Hayes
England, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands are the teams to beat but the tournament in Switzerland will be incredibly tight You only have to wind the clock back two full major-tournament cycles, to Euro 2017, and there were no fully professional women’s leagues in Europe. Thanks to increased investment in...
The making of Jack Draper: from teen ‘maniac’ to Wimbledon title contender
A scrappy, smart defensive player in his formative years, a late growth spurt and shrewd coaching have honed the 23-year-old Briton into an opponent others now fear Towards the end of 2018, a relatively unknown 16-year-old British tennis player took some of his first strides on the professional tennis circuit...
Expect Farrell’s frustrations to vanish: the Lions will prioritise hunger and energy | Ugo Monye
The tour starts when boots are on the ground in Australia and a line can be drawn under last week’s defeat against Argentina The British & Irish Lions’ defeat by Argentina will have been shaken out of their system even before the jet lag. It is not difficult to draw...
Women’s Euro 2025: your guide to all 368 players
Get to know every single squad member at the tournament. Click on the player pictures for a full profile and ratings Continue reading...
‘I know everything is possible’: Teenager João Fonseca on Wimbledon, football and Federer
Brazilian is one of tennis’s brightest rising stars and will make his Wimbledon main draw debut next week When the 18-year-old Brazilian João Fonseca beat the world No 9 at the time, Andrey Rublev, in this year’s Australian Open first round the hype machine went into overdrive. Here was the...
Faith not enough as Kipyegon misses four-minute mile barrier by six seconds
31-year-old Kenyan fails despite high-tech kit and shoes She insists she will be faster next time after Paris ‘trial’ Faith Kipyegon’s dream of following in Sir Roger Bannister’s long footsteps by becoming the first woman to shatter the four-minute barrier for the mile ended with her body soaked in lactic...