Uncapped trio in squad for first New Zealand Test Crawley dropped; Ahmed and Bashir selected as spinners On a day when England named three uncapped players in their Test squad, brought Ollie Robinson out of cold storage and officially confirmed a new selector had joined the set-up, perhaps the most...
Manchester United set for talks to make Michael Carrick permanent head coach
Carrick has accrued 33 points from 15 league matches United hierarchy unconcerned by relative inexperience Manchester United will open formal discussions with Michael Carrick with a view to appointing him as permanent head coach. The 44-year-old’s success since taking the role on an interim basis in early January has impressed...
Jim Furyk tells US players they need to make Ryder Cup more of a priority
‘My job is to create a culture,’ he says Captain may ask Tiger Woods for his input Jim Furyk has admitted the United States need to make the Ryder Cup more of a priority as the 56-year-old plots a reversal of fortunes at Adare Manor in September 2027. Speaking expansively...
How hot will it be at the 2026 World Cup and is it dangerous for players and fans?
Researchers warn of a ‘real risk’ of unsafe conditions, with matches in Miami most likely to be affected, but the picture is mixed across the 16 stadiums It’s set to be hot in North America this summer. The “seasonal temperature outlook” for the US, compiled by the National Weather Service,...
Selfless Silva gives latest reminder of why Manchester City will miss him so much | Will Unwin
Pep Guardiola’s lieutenant gave a performance of understated excellence against Crystal Palace, a trademark during nine seasons in Manchester There will be plenty that Bernardo Silva will miss about Manchester City but driving rain in May and playing against the lowest of blocks will not be two of them. The...
Why are we getting more, not less, VAR? Football will not kill its golden goose | Jonathan Liew
In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle “Just keep delaying,” Darren England tells the referee, Chris Kavanagh, at West Ham on Sunday afternoon. The title is on the line, possibly relegation too, and as replay after replay queues up on...
‘Disgusting’: Hearts see off Falkirk but McInnes fumes as late Celtic penalty tilts title race
Hearts players and supporters had this much in common; they did not have a clue how to act or react. For eight minutes, with this game already at an end, the scene promised to be a euphoric one. Hearts, having swept Falkirk aside, were staring at the prospect of travelling...
Personalised chopsticks and underwater treadmills: Manchester City Women find new ways to win
Captain Alex Greenwood said ‘nothing comes close’ to club’s £10m facility built specifically for women’s team Whether it is the chopsticks in the canteen with individually engraved names on for Manchester City’s Japanese players, the bespoke pineapple and mango recovery shakes made for Khadija “Bunny” Shaw to satisfy her taste...
Racing need not fear Green party ‘conversation’ but must continue efforts on horse welfare
Discussion over racing should include those working in the sport and fans, along with MPs and animal rights campaigners The Green party surged to record results at local and national level in last week’s elections, prompting Zack Polanski, the party’s leader, to suggest that two-party politics is “dead and buried”....
Rory McIlroy claims he knew LIV was in trouble and breakaway tour was always a ‘risk’
LIV in race against time to survive without PIF funding McIlroy: ‘The rug was pulled from under their feet’ Rory McIlroy has revealed he heard rumblings of impending trouble for LIV Golf weeks before Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) confirmed it would withdraw funding for the circuit. The Masters...