Category: Sports

Playmaker says he will stay on for the last year of deal Silva says City players ‘very used to’ gruelling schedule Bernardo Silva will captain Manchester City at the Club World Cup, with the Portuguese player saying he could leave the club when his contract expires next June. The 30-year-old...

Gosden runner storms St James’s Palace Stakes Glorious Goodwood likely next stop for victor Royal Ascot’s uncanny ability to deliver performances to suit the occasion was to the fore once again on Tuesday as Field Of Gold, the odds-on favourite, overwhelmed his rivals in the St James’s Palace Stakes with...

Fly-half is determined to enjoy his rugby again after injury-disrupted time in France but his international future remains up in the air If either call were to come, does Owen Farrell want to go on tour with England or the British & Irish Lions this summer? It is both the...

Thomas Frank’s Spurs start at home to Burnley Sunderland face West Ham, Leeds host Everton Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence with a home game against Bournemouth on Friday 15 August, on an opening weekend when Manchester United host Arsenal. Thomas Frank’s first match as Tottenham’s manager...

Put in the proper wider context, the attendance issues that have emerged during the tournament perhaps aren’t quite as embarrassing as they seem If there’s a lesson to be learned from the Club World Cup so far, it’s that images of nothingness can still generate hysteria. Empty seats – which...

With thick rough around bunkers and pin positions on slopes, Adam Scott called Oakmont ‘borderline unplayable’ There should be no sense of demeaning JJ Spaun’s US Open glory if observers question the circumstances. Spaun, not so long ago a journeyman professional, played out his dream by holing out from 65ft...

The jockey’s obsession with winning will drive her on again this week on racing’s biggest stage at Royal Ascot “I’m obsessed with winning,” Hollie Doyle says calmly in response to a suggestion that she seems consumed by racing, “but I do love horses as well. So that helps, doesn’t it?”...

Oklahoma City beat Indiana 120-109 in Game 5 of finals Williams leads way as OKC hold serve on home floor Thunder one win from franchise’s first title since 1979 The Oklahoma City Thunder moved within one win of their first NBA championship in 46 years on Monday night, beating the...

Shorter matches to be sanctioned for 2027-29 cycle England, Australia and India can still play five-day Tests The International Cricket Council is ready to sanction four-day Tests in the World Test Championship to help smaller nations to play more games and longer series. In the next WTC cycle, which begins...

First men’s professional cricket match to finish level three times Michael Levitt clubs six off first ball of third super over to seal win The Netherlands and Nepal have etched their names in the cricket record books after the two sides could not be split until a third super over...