Allen misses simple black and Wu pounces to win 17-16 Murphy rallies from 15-13 down to beat Higgins 17-15 Mark Allen missed a simple black to book his place in his first World Snooker Championship final before falling 17-16 to Wu Yize on Saturday night in one of the most...
West Ham’s survival bid rocked by Brentford to open door for Tottenham
Compliments mean little to West Ham at this stage of the season. They need points more than a patronising pat on the head for playing quite well in a defeat. Positives? West Ham hit the woodwork three times, created a host of chances and contributed to an entertaining game. Negatives?...
Ipswich promoted to Premier League in style after rolling over QPR
Ipswich are back in the Premier League. And in what style. Folk in this part of Suffolk have become accustomed to promotion parties under Kieran McKenna and the latest certainly did not disappoint. Two early goals dismissed any fears of shredded nerves to ensure an afternoon of revelry could commence....
Jule Brand shatters Arsenal with late winner sending OL Lyonnes into WCL final
Renée Slegers conceded OL Lyonnes were the better team after Jule Brand’s late winner settled an absorbing semi-final to end Arsenal’s defence of their Women’s Champions League title. It will be Lyonnes 12th European final, extending their own record. With the tie level at 3-3 on aggregate after Alessia Russo’s...
Premier League latest, Scottish title race heating up, and more – football live
⚽ All the latest going into Sunday’s big games⚽ Scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Emillia And finally, Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at Molineux… The main talking point was Dan Ballard’s red card for a hair pull on Tolu Arokodare. Continue...
Antonelli beats Verstappen to F1 Miami GP pole as storm threat brings race forward by three hours
Antonelli seals third straight pole in tight contest Race will now start at 1pm local time Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Miami Grand Prix with a strong lap, but only by narrowly beating a resurgent Max Verstappen and Red Bull into second place. After the session had finished,...
Rejuvenated Casemiro heads for Manchester United exit on a high
The 34-year-old midfielder will leave Old Trafford after conclusively proving high-profile doubters wrong It was two years ago that Jamie Carragher offered Casemiro a rather withering piece of advice: “Leave the football before the football leaves you.” Fast forward to this season and the Brazilian’s record for Manchester United reads:...
Cricket’s George Costanza: McCullum makes himself look vital by not turning up | Barney Ronay
England head coach survived Ashes review but going missing for 43% of the county season is straight out of Seinfeld George: Right now I just sit around pretending I’m busy.Jerry: How do you do that?George: I look annoyed. Think about it. When you look annoyed all the time, people think...
Lando Norris takes Miami GP sprint pole as lightning fears loom over F1 return
Sunday storms could affect first F1 race in five weeks McLaren edges Mercedes’ Antonelli in sprint qualifying With Formula One returning after its early season enforced break, the Miami Grand Prix is proving an enticing prospect given most of the teams used the time to work furiously on upgrades to...
Allen and Wu toil in 100-minute frame ‘embarrassment’, Higgins leads Murphy
Semi-final poised at 7-7 after attritional 14th frame John Higgins edges to 13-11 lead over Shaun Murphy Wu Yize and Mark Allen’s semi-final is poised at seven frames all after their afternoon session ended with a bizarre frame – the longest in the World Snooker Championship’s Crucible era – clocking...