Invitational Australia & New Zealand side to play in July Players who have switched nationality will not be eligible The British & Irish Lions are set to face a number of former All Blacks with Rugby Australia’s chief executive, Phil Waugh, confident players based in Japan can be recruited for...
‘Sundance Kid’ JP McManus has five shots at Grand National history
Jump racing’s grizzled veteran could become the only owner to have four winners of the great race on Saturday For a man who is still most familiar to many fans as the most fearless gambler of recent decades, JP McManus does not seem to be leaving a great deal to...
Minister seeks inquiry into British Basketball’s ‘potentially criminal’ deal
Super League clubs are unhappy with BBF’s plans GBB League deal puts £4.75m public funding at risk The sports minister, Stephanie Peacock, has asked the government body responsible for elite funding, UK Sport, to investigate allegations of unlawful tender made against the British Basketball Federation. On Wednesday, the BBF signed...
European football: Mourinho grabs rival manager’s nose after Turkish Cup defeat
Fenerbahce coach clashed with Galatasaray’s Okan Buruk Stuttgart sink Leipzig to book place in DFB-Pokal final José Mourinho appeared to grab rival manager Okan Buruk’s nose amid wild scenes at the end of Fenerbahce’s 2-1 Turkish Cup defeat to bitter rivals Galatasaray. Video footage showed Mourinho appearing to pinch Buruk’s...
Grealish pays tribute to brother as Manchester City ease past Leicester
Jack Grealish scored a first Premier League goal in 16 months then dedicated it to his brother, Keelan, on the 25th anniversary of his passing in an emotional post-victory tribute. The attacking midfielder’s strike came after only 70 seconds as Leicester were shredded by a Savinho dart down the right;...
Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio on target as Aston Villa leapfrog Brighton
Fabian Hürzeler has had more enjoyable weeks. After being dumped out of the FA Cup quarter-finals here on Saturday by Nottingham Forest in a penalty shootout, there was more heartache for the Brighton manager as Marcus Rashford’s third goal in his past two games, yet another for Marco Asensio, and...
It’s unfair to blame Liverpool for being the best team: that’s how you win titles | Barney Ronay
It has been an odd, slow bicycle race of a season, but this is hardly the fault of Arne Slot’s impressive league leaders There was an extraordinary moment in the seconds after Diogo Jota had scored the only goal of this Merseyside derby, as the home supporters seethed and writhed,...
Ange Postecoglou seeks moment of strength to escape spiral at Spurs | Jonathan Liew
Tottenham manager knows the vultures are circling but his mission is driven by honouring the family name His passport still bears the name “Angelos Postekos”. It was the name legally given to him by his parents, eager for their children to fit into their adopted home, aware that they would...
Carl Hooper’s life in sport: from West Indies to Australia via county cricket
The West Indies batter on his effortless style, playing with his idols and how leadership brought out the best in him By Wisden Cricket Monthly Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Carl Hooper, 58, played 102 Test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2003, scoring nearly 6,000 runs, taking 114...
Reopening of Trump-owned golf course delayed after damage by pro-Palestine group
Turf at Turnberry’s Ailsa Course ripped up by protesters Course has been closed since October due to renovation Turnberry’s famous Ailsa Course will not open as planned on 1 May after serious damage caused to the Ayrshire venue – owned by the US president, Donald Trump – by a pro-Palestine...