Relegated three times this century, AGF are the latest surprise champions in a notable trend for Scandinavia When the buses pulled up at Brøndby Stadion on the penultimate weekend of the season, the travelling fans were already celebrating. The final whistle had just blown at Nordsjælland, where Aarhus’s title rivals,...
Scott Hastings, Scotland rugby union great, dies aged 61
Centre won 65 caps, with 51 alongside his brother Gavin Also selected for two British and Irish Lions tours Scotland’s 1990 grand slam-winning centre Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61, his family have announced, four years after he revealed he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hastings...
Resolve of Red Roses in Six Nations glory should not be overlooked | Robert Kitson
Concern that England’s women are not being challenged fails to acknowledge what it takes for consistent excellence There are a couple of reasons why England’s latest Six Nations grand slam is worthy of glowing appreciation. The first is that consistent excellence should always receive due recognition. And the second is that...
Aaron Rai becomes first English golfer to win US PGA Championship since 1919
Rai shoots 65 including 68-foot birdie putt on 17th Last Englishman to triumph was Jim Barnes 107 years ago There’s never been a PGA Championship quite like this one. Come Sunday morning there were 21 players within four shots of the lead, and eight major winners among them. Every one...
Manchester City’s FA Cup glory: where final against Chelsea was won and lost
Antoine Semenyo’s Kanu-esque backheel was one of the great Cup final goals as Guardiola’s forwards stepped up to end the challenge of McFarlane’s stubborn Blues It was not quite at the level of not playing Fernandinho or Rodri against Chelsea in the Champions League final in 2021, but Pep Guardiola’s...
If this was Guardiola’s last big Wembley moment, Semenyo was a fitting match-winner | Barney Ronay
Forward doesn’t fit the mould of a classic Pep signing, but we have all come a long way in the past decade of Manchester City success One way or another, this was always going to end up being a Pep day. At the final whistle Pep Guardiola didn’t punch the...
Smalley takes two-shot lead into final round of US PGA Championship but big names lurk
Home hope surges to six under thanks to round of 68 Rahm among five on four under; McIlroy is three under The leaderboard was spinning like a tombola at Aronimink on Saturday, where at one point or another just about every player in the field had a birdie putt to...
Hearts contact police and condemn ‘shameful’ abuse of players and staff after Celtic defeat
Club demand action over scenes at end of title-decider Hearts say authorities must protect ‘integrity of the game’ Hearts have issued a statement castigating the “shameful” and “disgraceful” scenes which marred the conclusion to the Scottish Premiership’s title race at Celtic Park. The Edinburgh club has emphasised “deeply disturbing” treatment...
Free-flowing Harlequins dent Exeter’s playoff hopes with comeback win
Harlequins 41-24 Exeter Hosts score 34 unanswered points in bonus-point victory Another Prem match, another comeback win. So common are they these days that it hardly needs mentioning that this one had Harlequins overturning the 17-point deficit by which they trailed after little more than half an hour, only to...
New Zealand sink England in rain-hit final women’s ODI to tie series
3rd ODI: England 181-7; NZ 141-4. NZ win by 17 runs (DLS) Play halted with tourists ahead on DLS – series drawn 1-1 New Zealand shared the series spoils – and the ICC Championship points – after winning the final one-day international at Cardiff on Saturday by six wickets (DLS...