Aykroyds saddling one of the favourites at Epsom harks back to era of enthusiastic breeder-owners Lord Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury, who flipped a coin in 1779 to decide whose name would be attached to a new race at Epsom, would still recognise the Derby’s switchback route around the Surrey...
Spurs hunt for new manager, England face Andorra in World Cup qualifier – matchday live
Latest news and updates before Saturday’s football Fixtures | Tables | Mail matchday.live@theguardian.com Bukayo Saka is expected to be absent from the England matchday squad this afternoon. The Arsenal winger suffered a knock in the final match of the Premier League season against Southampton and is yet to return to...
Consistent Coco Gauff takes sunny outlook into French Open final with Sabalenka
American starts as underdog but winning a second major would underline the 21-year-old’s precocious talent Coco Gauff was only 18 when she navigated a path to a grand slam final for the first time. After her breakthrough in the preceding years, and the intense hype and scrutiny that accompanied her...
Jannik Sinner sees off defiant Djokovic to set up dream final against Alcaraz
World No 1 wins 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) over 38-year-old Serb Djokovic admits it could be his last time at Roland Garros Regardless of the tricky surface beneath his feet, the crowd of 15,000 desperate for him to falter or the intimidating résumé of the adversary before him, Jannik Sinner...
Andre Russell hits back over Kohli’s Test comments: ‘It’s different being from West Indies’
Cricketing superstar has no regrets over career in shorter format with lack of Test opportunities in the West Indies Andre Russell has a favourite six. One that he thinks of when his head hits the pillow at night. Out of all the cloud-busting strikes that have flown from his blade...
Chess: Carlsen targets last classical hurrah at Stavanger after defeat against Gukesh
The world No 1 can still win the event in Norway but he says: ‘It’s a long time since I enjoyed a classical tournament’ Magnus Carlsen’s shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju was the world No 1’s first classical defeat by a classical world champion since he lost to Vishy Anand...
Lizzie Deignan’s farewell tour off to tricky start on Yorkshire home roads
Kim Le Court takes first stage win and overall lead Cat Ferguson is first British finisher back in fifth There was personal celebration but professional frustration for Lizzie Deignan on the opening day of her final Tour of Britain when her Lidl-Trek team failed to stop the Mauritian national champion,...
Appleby and Buick eye final step in rare sporting journey to complete Classics set
Desert Flower’s trainer and jockey are each on the brink of a career landmark but Minnie Hauk could scupper those hopes For both Charlie Appleby and William Buick, membership of one of Flat racing’s most exclusive clubs will be an added incentive when Desert Flower, the 1,000 Guineas winner and...
NBA finals: Indiana Pacers stun Oklahoma City Thunder in final second to win Game 1 thriller
As it happened: Pacers 111–110 Thunder Tyrese Haliburton scores with 0.3 seconds left to seal win Nearly every analyst coming into this year’s NBA finals had the Oklahoma City Thunder beating the Indiana Pacers comfortably. The first three quarters of Game 1 did very little to contradict those predictions until...
Demise of TGP Europe leaves Premier League clubs with income gap to fill | Philippe Auclair
More than half of the top-flight clubs in 2024-25 had dealings with the company, which exited the British market last month Barely anyone outside the gambling world and the sports marketing industry had heard of TGP Europe (The Gaming Platform) before the Great Britain Gambling Commission announced last month that...