Sánchez plays long game for McFarlane, Southampton can take heart, Arteta tries to gain edge and Isak will come good One moment from their FA Cup semi-final to Chelsea will haunt Leeds. When Tosin Adarabioyo stretched for a through ball and couldn’t quite get there, quarter of an hour in,...
Bread and honey for breakfast and 150 miles a week training: secrets of Sawe’s world record
Kenyan first man to run sub-two-hour marathon ‘I have shown that nothing is not possible’ Sabastian Sawe’s astonishing world marathon record of one hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds at Sunday’s London Marathon was fuelled by running 150 miles a week, wearing the lightest super shoes in history and a...
Manchester City’s relentless pursuit of silverware shows no sign of abating | John Brewin
A fourth consecutive FA Cup final has been reached but Guardiola’s selection against Southampton suggests priorities lie elsewhere It’s happening again. Another Manchester City treble will be a short price on the prediction markets, even if City were defeated in the last two FA Cup finals. The club’s dominance of...
Meg Jones shines as relentless England sweep Wales aside to seal triple crown
England 62-24 Wales Red Roses run in 10 tries, Wales earn bonus point There is an alternate universe in which Meg Jones played the Six Nations game between England and Wales in a red shirt instead of a white one. The Red Roses captain was born in Cardiff and can...
‘I felt fear I did not understand’: Buffon on the panic attack that threatened his career
In this exclusive book extract, the former Italy goalkeeper describes a moment of crisis before a game against Reggina If I have to identify the most important moment of this crisis, it was just before a Juventus-Reggina match in February 2004. It was an evening game. We were six points...
Ronnie O’Sullivan dominant as he takes big lead against John Higgins
Seven-time champion leads 6-2; Hawkins beats Williams Allen beats Wilson then says Hendry ‘full of rubbish’ “Pretty evil” Ronnie O’Sullivan carved out a 6-2 overnight lead against his old foe John Higgins in the first session of their second-round showdown at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The seven-time winner...
Chelsea and Leeds head to Wembley, a big derby for Hearts and WCL action – matchday live
⚽ News, discussion and buildup before Sunday’s action⚽ Leeds seek Wembley moment | Fixtures | Mail us here Arsenal, the holders, take on Lyon in the Women’s Champions League. Suzanne Wrack has spoken to Olivia Smith: “As the season reaches its climax, a Champions League semi-final against Lyon on Sunday...
Mikel Arteta criticises red card escapes for Newcastle’s Pope and City’s Khusanov
‘It’s a red card today. It’s a red card in Manchester’ Arsenal return to top of table by beating Newcastle Mikel Arteta has claimed that everything would be different for his Arsenal team in the Premier League title race if Manchester City had been reduced to 10 men in last...
De Zerbi demands mentality shift at injury-hit Spurs: ‘We need to stay strong in the head’
Solanke and Simons were taken off injured at Wolves Tottenham still in relegation zone because of West Ham win Robert De Zerbi is waiting on the fitness of two more players, after Dominic Solanke and Xavi Simons were forced off injured at Molineux on Saturday, but he is optimistic that...
Northampton strengthen grip on top of Prem after thrilling win against Bath
Northampton 41-38 Bath Fin Smith clinches win with last kick If only these two could play each other every week. Having wowed the rugby world a fortnight ago with their Champions Cup quarter-final at the Rec, scoring 11 tries between them, here they went one better and scored 12. Six...