India’s supreme fast bowler destroyed the top order in Perth and the hosts have little time to avoid a second Test repeat Test cricket is supposed to be cruel. This is a key aspect of its beauty. This thing hurts. It will seek out your weakest points and then very...
Manchester United raise member ticket prices to £66 and remove concessions
Seats had started at £40 for adults and £25 for children Supporters’ trust fears big price rise next season Manchester United have raised the cost of tickets for members to £66 and removed concession prices. The decision has been greeted with dismay by the supporters’ trust, which fears this is...
Gukesh Dommaraju levels World Chess Championship as Ding Liren loses on time in Game 3
Champion Ding loses Game 3 on time after 3hr 49min Gukesh levels best-of-14-games match at 1½-1½ India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has scored his first win of the world chess championship over China’s Ding Liren after the 32-year-old reigning champion shockingly lost on time in the third game of their $2.5m showdown...
TP Mazembe pull off Champions League shock as search for fanfare continues | Moving the Goalposts
Congolese club claimed glory in Africa’s premier women’s club competition but tournament struggled for crowds This certainly wasn’t on my bingo card. Coming into the fourth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League, expectations were that the continental title would be retained by Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa or regained...
Khéphren Thuram on father Lilian: ‘It’s a beautiful thing – listening to him makes me grow’
The Juventus midfielder discusses his father’s activism, what Thierry Henry always told him and how Douglas Luiz views the challenge of facing Aston Villa “I don’t know if it was destiny,” says a beaming Khéphren Thuram over a video call from Turin, but all the same he can glimpse a...
Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Genoa
The club last won Serie A a century ago but modern-day icons, led up front by Diego Milito, deserve their place Stephen Kasiewicz for The Gentleman Ultra It is de rigueur to ignore the heroes of the past to focus on the stars of the present when selecting any all-time...
Carla Ward: ‘People hang on Emma Hayes’s every word, and rightly so – she’s the best’
The former Aston Villa manager on helping USA to Olympic glory, pushing herself to the limit and a return to the dugout Fully in “holiday mode”, Carla Ward had enjoyed a few drinks when the surprise phone call came from Emma Hayes. The USA head coach was asking her to...
Noah Lyles: ‘America has a winner’s mentality. That’s the good and the bad’
The Olympic 100m champion plays a starring role in the second season of Netflix documentary Sprint. And he is still as outspoken as ever Shortly after crossing the finish line in the 200m final at this summer’s Olympics, Noah Lyles collapsed to the ground out of breath. He lingered there,...
Frank Lampard edges closer to dugout return as Coventry’s next manager
Former Derby and Chelsea coach to replace Mark Robins ‘Next appointment is very important,’ says owner King Frank Lampard is closing on a return to management with Coventry, 18 months after exiting Chelsea. Lampard is expected to succeed Mark Robins, who was sacked after almost eight years in charge, with...
Mbappé finds rhythm in preferred position before Madrid visit Liverpool
Frenchman gets another chance to make his mark on the left after ending his mini-scoring drought “The story of my career,” Kylian Mbappé called it, which it wasn’t really and would make his career surprisingly average, but at least he was polite. A little political perhaps, too. After Real Madrid’s...