Category: Sports

When Igor Thiago, celebrating his first call-up to the Brazil squad, scored his fourth goal in four games, the second of their first-half stroll, Brentford were cruising to the shoulders of Chelsea and Liverpool. By full-time, the quest to reach European football for the first time in club history had...

So severe is the vibration problem caused by the car’s Honda engine that the team principal feared his drivers suffering permanent nerve damage The next round of the Formula One world championship in Japan will be the home race for the Aston Martin team’s engine manufacturer, Honda, at the Suzuka...

Riccardo Calafiori reflects on Max Dowman’s impact as Mikel Arteta’s side bid to reach the Champions League quarter-finals Even the man who Mikel Arteta has described as his chief “chaos creator” almost found things a bit too much. Riccardo Calafiori was in the thick of the celebrations after Max Dowman’s...

Scot put in a late challenge for the Players Championship and says he has ‘a chance’ at winning whenever he tees off It is just as well Robert MacIntyre cares little for publicity. He also does a fine line in self‑deprecation. When asked to compare his approach with Matt Fitzpatrick,...

Former Norwich defender lived for years in an LA motel, cut ties with his family for more than three decades and is now the subject of a documentary “I hated it,” Tony Powell says on a spring afternoon in Los Angeles of his past as a secretly gay professional footballer for...

Iran are due to play all three group games in the US Trump said Iran should not play for their ‘life and safety’ Iran’s football federation has said it is in discussions with Fifa about moving the team’s World Cup matches to Mexico from the United States owing to concerns...

Russia’s involvement meant politics could not be avoided at a Paralympics more competitive than ever The theme of the closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics, held at the Olympic curling arena in Cortina D’Ampezzo, was “Italian Souvenir”. It followed, through dance and music, the ambitions of a young girl, played...

Despite a huge upswing in performance against France, the head coach still has a case to answer for what went wrong in the Six Nations Did England play like that because of Steve Borthwick or in spite of him? For all that the Rugby Football Union will deep dive, look...

Italian world No 2 clinches 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) win in Californian desert Women’s No 1 Aryna Sabalenka snaps her losing streak in final Jannik Sinner claimed his first title of the year with victory over Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells, while Aryna Sabalenka snapped her losing streak against Elena...

American pars 18th for victory after birdie on 17 Fitzpatrick had led at Sawgrass before late slip The PGA Tour might have lost out in the court of public opinion over whether the Players Championship could be a major. However, the level of drama as shadows lengthened on this Sawgrass...