The 35-year-old joined Saudi-funded tour in 2022 ‘Brooks is prioritising the needs of his family’ Brooks Koepka, the five-time major champion, has become the first player to defect from LIV Golf, a significant blow to the league funded by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund and raises questions whether the PGA...
Wounded England must salvage more than pride in MCG Boxing Day Ashes Test
Can McCullum’s ‘horse-whispering’ still register against a rampant Australia hungry for a series whitewash? The world famous Boxing Day Test awaits England’s beaten cricketers and we are about to discover whether the mighty coliseum that is the Melbourne Cricket Ground becomes their arena of the unwell; whether pride can be...
Arrizabalaga is Arsenal’s shootout hero at expense of Lacroix and Crystal Palace
This competition may not be Mikel Arteta or Oliver Glasner’s top priority this season but that didn’t stop their sides from producing a spectacle full of blood and thunder. It was one-way traffic for Arsenal in the first half but they found Crystal Palace’s second-string goalkeeper Walter Benítez in an...
Manchester City favourites to sign Antoine Semenyo after Chelsea withdraw interest
Manchester City in advanced talks over £65m winger Bournemouth winger has release clause in January Manchester City are in pole position to sign Antoine Semenyo after Chelsea cooled their interest in the Bournemouth winger. Liverpool and Manchester United have also been pushing for Semenyo, whose contract contains a £65m release...
Six balls in Perth to Harry Brook’s drop: 10 moments that decided the Ashes
Lilac Hill warmup, Alex Carey’s glovework and Pat Cummins’ control of Joe Root are key parts of the story It’s not a complete exaggeration to say that Australia won the 2025-26 Ashes on 15 October 2024. That was when Cricket Australia announced the schedule for the series: Perth first, Brisbane...
Stars urge UK government not to scrap Sport England brake on playing field selloff
Mo Farah and Matthew Pinsent among those to speak out Playing fields and facilities at risk of being built over Sports playing fields and facilities in England are at risk of being built over en masse with devastating consequences for local communities, sports stars and governing bodies have warned. The...
Mohamed Salah hits late Afcon winner for Egypt to break brave Zimbabwe at the last
Egypt 2 (Marmoush 64, Salah 90+1) Zimabwe 1 (Dube 20) Record Afcon winners recover to win in Agadir There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red on Monday night, with Egypt’s players grateful to Liverpool’s troubled superstar for conjuring a stoppage-time winner. After failing to capitalise...
Enchantingly old-school Mr Vango can thrill with Welsh Grand National win
Saturday’s Chepstow showpiece could be a huge showcase for front-running nine-year-old’s massive frame and engine When jumping fans of any age talk about a “proper, old-fashioned steeplechaser”, they have a strapping colossus of a horse in mind, with the strength to keep jumping and powering on through the deepest of...
‘As perfect as it can get’: pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis on his stellar 2025
The world record holder on his remarkable year, that viral kiss and why he’s serious about music Plenty of sports stars strive for perfection. In 2025, Mondo Duplantis achieved it. He broke the pole vault world record four times. Retained his world indoor and outdoor titles. Won all 16 competitions...
Alexander Isak set to miss several months of season after Liverpool confirm fractured ankle
Record signing injured while scoring at Tottenham Swedish striker had surgery after scan on Monday Liverpool’s record signing, Alexander Isak, is facing several months on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury that included a fractured fibula. Isak sustained the injury as a result of a heavy challenge...