Weather the storm of the famous ground’s final league derby and it can be a renewal for a club going nowhere for so long The deluge came earlier this week, with a bitterly appropriate sense of timing. As the precursor to the approaching Storm Darragh emptied its load over the...
Bath comeback thwarted as La Rochelle sparkle in the rain in first-half blitz
Bath 20-24 La Rochelle French side run in three first-half tries Ronan O’Gara enjoyed plenty of wet and wild rugby nights during his playing days with Munster and this sodden contest would have stirred some fond memories. There was more than a hint of old-school Irish dog in the way...
New Zealand v England: second men’s cricket Test, day two – live
Live updates from day two of the Test at Basin Reserve Brook hails ‘favourite hundred’ | And you can mail Simon Well, then. This feels like the day this Test, and with it the outcome of the series, will be decided. New Zealand start it on 86 for five, still...
‘Enormous and irreparable damage’: former chairmen call for resignations at RFU
Anger at salary and bonuses paid to top executives RFU reported £40m loss and made staff redundant Three former chairmen of the Rugby Football Union have called for the mass resignations of the union’s current hierarchy in the wake of the row over record financial losses and the salary and...
Goodbye Goodison: six classic Merseyside derbies at Everton’s evocative home
As Goodison Park prepares to host its last league derby against Liverpool on Saturday, we look back on the most memorable moments Goodison Park hosted the first derby between Everton and Liverpool 130 years ago – there was no “Merseyside” to prefix the occasion back then – with the hosts...
Raducanu hires renowned fitness coach who worked with Sharapova and Osaka
British player adds Yutaka Nakamura to her team ‘I can become one of the best athletes in tennis’ Emma Raducanu believes she can fulfil her potential of becoming one of the best athletes in her sport after hiring the esteemed strength and conditioning coach Yutaka Nakamura on a full-time basis...
Horner defends Verstappen in Russell feud as Formula One rift escalates
Mercedes driver said world champion threatened him Red Bull principal also responds to Toto Wolff ‘terrier’ dig The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has defended his driver Max Verstappen in the world champion’s increasingly ill-tempered feud with Mercedes’ George Russell and dismissed their very public falling-out as part of...
Arne Slot warns Liverpool must learn from last season’s defeat at Everton
League leaders make final league visit to Goodison Park ‘You must be aggressive, but aggressive in a smart way’ Arne Slot has said Liverpool must be smarter in the 245th Merseyside derby having played into Everton’s hands on their last visit to Goodison Park. Slot prepared for his first derby...
King Turgeon can solve Becher Chase puzzle if Storm Darragh stays away
Accurate jumping is key over the Grand National fences but inspections at Aintree and Sandown could halt action The televised cards at Sandown and Aintree on Saturday are both subject to precautionary inspections, at 7am and 7.30am respectively, with Storm Darragh threatening to bring high winds and rain across the...
NBA to return to China with preseason games for first time since 2019 fallout
NBA returns to China with Nets-Suns preseason games China hasn’t hosted games since Morey tweet in 2019 The NBA will stage two pre-season games in Macau next October, its deputy commissioner said on Friday, marking its return to China after being frozen out for more than five years. No NBA...