Chinese player leads 10-7 after opening two sessions Murphy seeking second title 21 years after first win With celebrities aplenty in attendance and a protester bursting on to the hallowed Crucible floor, at one stage on Sunday there threatened to be more headlines off the baize than on it during...
Leading tennis players including Djokovic and Sabalenka unhappy with French Open prize money
Group release joint statement over pay concerns Players also call for greater say in tennis schedule A group of the world’s top 20 male and female players, including Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, have released a joint statement expressing their disappointment at the level of prize...
Premier League: talking points from the weekend’s action
Arne Slot is fuming, Mikel Arteta’s big risk pays off and Josh Dasilva enjoys an emotional return for Brentford Arne Slot was seething as he lamented the decision to allow Manchester United’s second goal to stand despite claims of handball by Benjamin Sesko. “The curve on the ball changed so...
Kimi Antonelli produces gutsy drive to hold off Norris and win F1 Miami GP
Antonelli claims third win of the season with Piastri third Mercedes driver extends championship lead to 20 points The margins were fine but ultimately it was a champion’s composure that won the day for Kimi Antonelli at the Miami Grand Prix. The teenager cannot legally buy a drink in the...
Richarlison heads Tottenham past weakened Aston Villa and out of drop zone
Roberto De Zerbi had told his Tottenham players to silence the voices competing for their attention but his internal monologue would have been extremely good value at Villa Park. When Richarlison headed in on 25 minutes to double Spurs’ lead, De Zerbi, in pristine white high tops, motored on to...
A money machine and Morocco on the rise: what we learned from Fifa congress
Gianni Infantino bungled one political move in Canada while also making it clear Europe is on the fringes of his thinking Gianni Infantino’s final words of the 76th Fifa congress were the least surprising of an otherwise intriguing week. “I wanted you to be the first to know,” the Fifa...
Leinster hold off late charge from Toulon to edge into Champions Cup final
Semi-final: Leinster 29-25 Toulon Leinster will face Bordeaux or Bath in Bilbao final They made a bit of a meal of it, but Leinster will march on Bilbao in a few weeks for their ninth Champions Cup final. Given that was where they last won this thing, in 2018, for...
Golden Tempo surges to take Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes first female trainer to win
Renegade finishes second at Churchill Downs Jockey Jorge Ortiz beats brother Irad for first Long shot Ocelli (70-1) takes third place Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. Ridden by...
Iraola and Glasner: middle managers or big club bosses in waiting? It’s hard to tell | Jonathan Wilson
Bournemouth face Crystal Palace this weekend before their successful head coaches move on with top level still unclear On Sunday afternoon, Bournemouth face Crystal Palace: Andoni Iraola, in his fourth-last league game in charge of the home side, against Oliver Glasner in his fifth-last league game in charge of the...
Arteta urges Arsenal to ‘use momentum’ from Fulham win in Atlético showdown
Arsenal put pressure on Manchester City with 3-0 win First-half performance ‘one of the best’ this season Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal team had played some of their best football of the season in Saturday’s 3-0 home win over Fulham and demanded that they take the positive feelings into the...