Arne Slot’s Liverpool reboot has its latest dividend. His team continues to boast the only 100% record in the Champions League group stage and this was not just another victory, it was a swatting aside of the holders, a statement of intent. Real Madrid have hurt Liverpool more than any...
Martínez holds up Juventus before Rogers denied late Aston Villa winner
About 15 minutes before this match Emiliano Martínez was introduced on to the pitch for a touch of grandstanding, to commemorate the Argentinian becoming the first goalkeeper to win the Yashin Trophy twice. Then, about an hour later, Martínez exhibited quite why he is held in such high esteem, not...
Danni Wyatt-Hodge sets England run landmark in T20 win over South Africa
2nd T2o: England, 204-4, bt South Africa, 168-6, by 36 runs Wyatt-Hodge first English woman to 3,000 T20I runs Danni Wyatt-Hodge celebrated becoming the first English woman to bring up 3,000 runs in T20 internationals with a blistering 78 from 45 balls, while Nat Sciver-Brunt brought up a third consecutive...
Ruud van Nistelrooy set to succeed Steve Cooper as Leicester manager
Cooper sacked last Sunday after defeat to Chelsea Leicester are 16th in table, one point above drop zone Ruud van Nistelrooy is poised to become the new Leicester City manager, making an almost immediate return to the Premier League after leaving Manchester United. Van Nistelrooy, a United hero, is expected...
New Zealand v England: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live
Live updates from the 10pm GMT start in Christchurch Get in touch! Share your thoughts in an email to Simon Here’s a memorable quote from Warwickshire’s Olly Hannon-Dalby about Jacob Bethell: He’s just one of those guys. A cool cat, quietly confident, funny but also seriously hungry and hard-working. He’s...
Aston Villa v Juventus: Champions League – live
Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scoreboard | Liverpool v Real Madrid | Email John For Villa, Jhon Duran is on the bench as Unai Emery makes three changes to the side from Palace. In come Matty Cash, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara while Ross Barkley, Ian...
Liverpool v Real Madrid: Champions League – live
Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off Live scoreboard | Share your thoughts with Michael As games of association football go, they don’t come much bigger than this. The most successful British club in Europe, at one of the most storied grounds in world football, facing off against the...
Championship strugglers Hull City sack manager Tim Walter after just 18 games
German appointed at the end of May on three-year deal First-team coach Andy Dawson to take interim charge Hull City have confirmed the departure of Tim Walter as head coach. The Championship strugglers’ 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday was their ninth match without a win and left them...
Marcus Rashford ‘has to really want it’ to return to top form, says Ruben Amorim
Forward has scored five goals in 19 games this season Amorim keen for all attacking players to improve output Ruben Amorim believes Marcus Rashford has to “really want it” if the forward is to recapture his 30-goal Manchester United form of two seasons ago. Rashford scored after two minutes of...
LA Dodgers add Blake Snell on $182m contract in first megadeal of winter
World Series champions add two-time Cy Young winner Snell joints Ohtani and Yamamoto in Dodgers’ rotation Less than a month after winning the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending big again to add one of baseball’s best pitchers to their star-studded roster. Blake Snell and the Dodgers agreed...