Ben Woollaston stuns four-time champion 10-8 Luca Brecel also recovers to beat Ryan Day 10-7 An angry Mark Selby was sensationally knocked out 10-8 by his friend Ben Woollaston on Thursday night as the shocks continued at the Crucible. The four-time world champion, the second favourite going into the tournament,...
Littler is booed during Liverpool loss as Price claims Premier League win
Van Gerwen comes back from 4-0 down to beat Littler 6-5 Price defeats world No 1 Humphries 6-4 in final Luke Littler threw away the chance to silence the baying Liverpool crowd as Gerwyn Price claimed victory on night 12 of the Premier League. Littler, booed on to stage on...
Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Chelsea to give youth a chance, Ipswich look to prolong the inevitable and Jamie Vardy begins his swansong Tyrique George has caught the eye since breaking into Chelsea’s first team. A homegrown talent, the 19-year-old winger has done well in his Conference League outings and is in contention for his...
Rocketman Rory McIlroy basking in his status as the hottest ticket in sport
Elton John and Donald Trump among those to congratulate Northern Irishman before Zurich Classic in New Orleans “Please welcome your Players and Masters champion, Rory McIlroy.” Shortly before 8am on the 10th tee at TPC Louisiana. The gallery is less than 100 in number. Still, there is extra pep in...
NFL draft: Jags trade up for Travis Hunter as QB-needy teams pass on Shedeur Sanders
As it happened: Cam Ward picked No 1 overall by Titans Jacksonville trade with Browns for No 2 selection New York Giants pick Abdul Carter at No 3 overall The first pick of the 2025 NFL draft went much as expected as the Tennessee Titans selected the talented Miami quarterback...
Eilish McColgan calls for passport ID to combat ‘faceless’ social media bullies
‘Having a verified account would make a big difference’ Athlete makes London Marathon debut on Sunday Eilish McColgan has revealed that she has even been body-shamed by school teachers, as she called for social media companies to use formal identification to prevent the abuse she faces every day. But McColgan,...
Ligue 1’s two-faced truth: European success is masking financial ruin | Philippe Auclair
French clubs are enjoying best continental season in decades but catastrophic crisis could engulf entire league If it is results that count, tout va bien for Ligue 1. Having so far accrued its second-highest total of Uefa ranking points in a single campaign, the “league of talents” remains on course...
‘One father threatened to stab the referee’: why does kids’ football bring out the worst in parents?
When they’re not shouting at their own children, many of Britain’s soccer dads like nothing more than swearing at the officials, or even trading blows on the touchline. Isn’t this supposed to be fun? A chilly Saturday morning on the Astroturf pitches at Coram’s Fields in central London and several...
Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘scared about playing’ before beating Ali Carter in world championship
Seven-time champion rockets to 10-4 victory at Crucible Pang Junxu next up after getting better of Zhang Anda Ronnie O’Sullivan made a mockery of his recent period of inactivity by reeling off three centuries in five frames as he completed a 10-4 victory against Ali Carter in the first round...
Bompastor warns ‘nothing done yet’ after Chelsea shatter Crystal Palace
Chelsea put their Champions League defeat against Barcelona behind them with a dominant 4-0 victory against a 10-player Crystal Palace. Guro Reiten opened from the spot before Catarina Macario scored a brace. Mia Fishel rounded off the night to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Women’s Super...