The quadruple dream may be dead but Arsenal are now just four games from achieving an unprecedented nonruple And then there were two. As the clock ticked down at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday night even the stray yellow balloons on the pitch had begun to take on a weirdly mocking...
Pogacar holds off Van der Poel to win Tour of Flanders but faces fine for running red light
Slovenian among riders who ran light at rail crossing Demi Vollering beats Ferrand-Prévot to win women’s race Tadej Pogacar won a record-equalling third Tour of Flanders on Sunday after the world champion dropped his main rival Mathieu van der Poel with 18km to ride. However, the race winner later learned...
‘Let’s do it’: Deontay Wilder targets Anthony Joshua fight after beating Chisora
Former world champions may finally meet in the ring Eddie Hearn says Joshua is ready for fight after car crash Deontay Wilder called out Anthony Joshua for a long-awaited matchup between the former heavyweight champions, after Wilder edged Derek Chisora to clinch a split-decision victory in London on Saturday. Wilder...
FA Cup quarter-finals: 10 talking points from the men’s and women’s weekend ties
Kirby’s class helps stun Arsenal, Palmer shows leadership potential for Chelsea and teenager Shaw makes her mark for Liverpool Securing their Premier League status for another year remains a priority for West Ham and Leeds this season, so the eight changes Nuno Espírito Santo and Daniel Farke made between them...
Arne Slot’s shot at redemption fades away after showreel of embarrassments | Andy Hunter
Spotlight intensifies on Liverpool’s coach, but what of a group of players who in effect surrendered against Manchester City? Budapest or bust it is, then, for Liverpool’s hopes of silverware this season and quite possibly Arne Slot’s prospects of remaining in his job, although thoughts of this team reaching a...
If Newcastle really want to be taken seriously, then Eddie Howe must join the exodus | Jonathan Wilson
Most of what has gone wrong this season can be put down to poor recruitment – but the manager must share the blame Even when the fixture list was revealed last summer, it was perhaps predictable that the middle of March would represent the crisis point for Newcastle. If they...
County cricket day two: Anderson rolls back the years with five-fer for Lancashire
The Lancashire seamer’s victims included James Sales, 21 years after Anderson had dismissed his dad, David Again apologies that things are slow this morning, the wifi keeps dropping in and out and the hotspot on my phone is also being disobedient. Here, quickly, before it drops again, Ollie Robinson has...
Henry Arundell inspires Bath to come-from-behind win over Saracens
Champions Cup last 16: Bath 31-22 Saracens Second-half turnaround sends Bath through to quarters Henry Arundell’s two tries helped Bath to a tight victory over Saracens as they squeezed their way into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. The English champions trailed 10-0 at the break against a Sarries side...
Oxford women and Cambridge men seal Boat Race triumphs in choppy waters
Dark-blue women end eight years of rivals’ dominance Light-blue crew power to four-length win in men’s race Oxford’s women ended eight years of Cambridge dominance in their Boat Race with a sensational performance led by the Olympic medallist Heidi Long, while Cambridge overpowered their dark-blue rivals in the men’s race...
Arteta says Arsenal must ‘look in the mirror’ after Southampton defeat
League leaders fall to late strike in FA Cup ‘I love my players. I’m not going to criticise’ Mikel Arteta vowed to defend his players “more than ever” after a shock FA Cup quarter-final defeat at second-tier Southampton but the Arsenal head coach accepted his side must “look in the...