For 67 minutes, Nottingham Forest were at risk of matching an unwanted record. At that point Fenerbahce were 2-0 up and full of belief that they could achieve the miracle their head coach, Domenico Tedesco, had been manifesting since their 3-0 first-leg defeat in Istanbul. Only one team in the...
Chess: British players win Isle of Wight Masters as Scots achieve rare double
GM Matthew Wadsworth won in Ryde on tiebreak, Scottish GM Matthew Turner also shared first, while in Graz Scotland’s Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, 15, qualified for the IM title In just two years, the Isle of Wight Masters at Ryde school has become established as one of Britain’s most popular events....
Birmingham City’s owners explore moving into rugby union and buying Prem franchise
RFU due to confirm shake-up of rugby’s top division Knighthead Capital Management in early discussions Birmingham City’s owner, Knighthead Capital Management, is among a number of American investors exploring the purchase of potential new franchises in Prem Rugby before a radical shake-up of the sport due to be ratified by...
Australia v India: second women’s one-day cricket international – live
Updates from the match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email 3rd over: India 14-0 (Rawal 11, Mandhana 3) Mandhana stretches to make use of Schutt offering too much width for a single to deep point. Schutt has the ball moving around but Rawal...
‘He’s doing all he can’: England back Buttler to end miserable run of form
Batter will play in Friday’s match against New Zealand Winner of the game will top the group in Super 8s England have not committed to fielding their strongest side in Friday’s do-not-necessarily-have-to-win T20 World Cup encounter with New ÂZealand but Jos Buttler will be given the chance to turn around...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Chelsea must keep their heads at Arsenal, Anthony Gordon faces his old club and a key return for Sunderland Unai Emery has seen most things in this game but he has never won at Wolves. In three and a half years at Villa, he has lost two and drawn one...
Breakaway union stands behind Tara Moore’s $20m legal battle against WTA
Former British doubles No 1 has same legal firm as PTPA The 33-year-old doubles star has always denied doping The breakaway players’ union that is suing the tours and grand slam tournaments has thrown its weight behind Tara Moore’s $20m (£14.7m) legal battle against the Women’s ÂTennis Association in a...
US hockey star Hilary Knight responds to Trump’s ‘distasteful joke’ about women’s team
Captain says controversy overshadows Olympic gold win Trump quipped about inviting US women to White House Knight says there is respect and support with men’s team Hilary Knight, the captain of the US women’s ice hockey team, has responded to comments made by Donald Trump after the Americans won gold...
Steve Borthwick turns to 2003 World Cup heroes for Six Nations inspiration
Blow as scrum-half Alex Mitchell is ruled out of campaign Johnson, Dallaglio, Leonard and co to dine with players Steve Borthwick has turned to England’s 2003 World Cup winners to arrest his side’s drastic decline after enduring another setback with the scrum‑half Alex Mitchell ruled out for the rest of...
Saracens’ salary cap penalty under scrutiny over conflict of interest claims
Saffery Champness alleged to have been auditor for Sale Saracens were fined £5.36m and relegated in 2020 Saracens will consider their position over an alleged undeclared conflict of interest at the centre of the disciplinary process into the 2019 salary cap scandal. The club were fined an unprecedented £5.36m for...