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Virgil van Dijk has said he has “no idea” whether he will be a Liverpool player next season. The captain’s contract expires this summer and he is yet to sign a new deal. Unless Van Dijk extends his stay he will have played his last European game for the club after Liverpool were knocked out … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Greg Wood Preview: 4.00 Queen Mother Champion Chase, Grade One, 2M What was already an intriguing renewal of the two-mile chasing championship is becoming more interesting by the minute today as Jonbon, a 5-6 chance overnight, has drifted to even money … Read more
England are braced for a “hostile” welcome on and off the field in Cardiff when they head across the Severn Bridge for the final Six Nations instalment this weekend. The lock Ollie Chessum has not forgotten some of the abuse directed at England’s players by Welsh fans two years ago and he suggests it will … Read more
Australian star Oscar Piastri has secured a multi-year contract extension with Formula One champions McLaren ahead of the season start in Melbourne on Sunday. The 23-year-old, who was already under contract until 2026, has now locked in a long-term future with the British team. Piastri finished fourth in the championship last year, claiming his first … Read more
Two men held a press event in the Oval Office last week to announce a taskforce that would work to resolve the logistical problems surrounding the 2026 World Cup in North America, which were largely created by one of them. Both men were in their element. One, Donald Trump, received toady genuflection and a large, … Read more
There is an unmistakeable air of steely determination about Ollie Bearman; an almost disquieting sense of purpose doubtless instrumental in propelling the 19-year-old British driver into Formula One with an eye-catching opening to his career. Bearman is about to enter his first full season with the Haas team and while tearing most teenagers away from … Read more
Afterwards, they carried on running. They had run for two hours, run themselves into the ground, run themselves delirious, but at the moment of triumph the players of Paris Saint-Germain somehow managed to find a few more yards in them. Ran towards their fans in the corner, ran in wild circles, tore across the Anfield … Read more
Arne Slot described Liverpool’s Champions League exit as the finest game of his career after Paris Saint‑Germain stunned Anfield with victory in a penalty shootout. The Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma proved the decisive figure in the last-16 second leg with penalty saves from Darwin Núñez and Curtis Jones. The game had gone to extra time … Read more
Mark Sykes struck a last-minute equaliser to snatch Bristol City a 1-1 draw at Championship promotion-chasers Sheffield United. The point was enough to lift the Blades back to the top of the table, but they were denied a seventh win in eight matches by Sykes’ last-gasp effort after Tyrese Campbell had given them a second-half … Read more
A bell rings for half past happy hour on Cheltenham festival eve in a city that has discarded time. Not entirely, of course. Conventional clocks are required to determine the midday cut off between a cheap full English breakfast – available in a range of sizes, from large through to extra, extra large – and … Read more