Category: Sports

First league crown ends a drought of almost three decades that the Rec Ground faithful would have scarcely believed at the dawn of the professional era At the 29th time of asking, Bath are champions of England once more. At five to five on a sunny afternoon here, Ben Spencer...

A largely incoherent Inter Miami was held to a scoreless draw by Al Ahly as the opening ceremony outshined the football on the pitch Well, this was at least a first. Gianni was right on that front. On a clammy, boisterous, vaguely hallucinogenic night at the Hard Rock Stadium, the...

Marchand scores twice in Florida’s 5-2 Game 5 win Panthers one victory away from back-to-back Cups Oilers’ power play falters as Florida tighten grip Brad Marchand is making more highlights for his new team, Sam Bennett is piling up the goals again and the Florida Panthers are on the verge...

Nine-over Fitzpatrick lambasts course as Hatton gets to one over Sam Burns still leads by one at four under, from Spaun and Scott If a quiz question was to ask which English golfer a) lacerated the setup at the US Open, as another b) fired himself into contention before offering...

Having previously swapped rugby union for NFL, Wade shares his excitement for a fresh challenge after a ‘humbling’ start to life in rugby league For a man who has done it all in rugby union and experienced the bright lights of the NFL, the glint in Christian Wade’s eye when...

Rival coaches Johann van Graan and Michael Cheika have rebuilt their sides along similar lines but Bath are favourites It has been a while but the old firm of English club rugby are finally back. Between 1978 and 1997 Bath and Leicester collectively won 15 national knockout trophies and over...

Darts pioneer Deta Hedman becomes an OBE Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade made a CBE Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have been awarded MBEs in the king’s birthday honours list in recognition of the heights to which their rivalry has taken them in darts. Littler became the youngest world darts champion...

As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for Britain Ascot will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Royal procession at its showpiece race meeting next week. The intermittent noise of jets on the final approach to Heathrow will be one of...

Unlike José Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou, Frank is not wedded to one way of playing By Opta Analyst “We are finding our feet in the best league in the world. We are developing a way of playing that is a little bit more pragmatic.” Those are the words...

Northern Irishman’s birdie on 18th secures place Big names tumble out as DeChambeau finishes on +10 Clubs were thrown but the towel was not. Rory McIlroy battled Oakmont’s treacherous setup and his own frustrations to survive for the weekend at the 125th US Open. As McIlroy clung on, high-profile exits...