After winning four consecutive matches under new coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States face a crossroads 15 months before they join Canada and Mexico as c0o-hosts of the 2026 World Cup. Canada took third place in the Concacaf Nations League with a 2-1 victory at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. The US defeat, which came 72 … Read more
Injury has forced the Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon to pull out of England’s squad for their World Cup qualifier against Latvia. The 24-year-old came off the bench late in Friday’s 2-0 win over Albania but sustained a hip problem late in the game and limped off down the tunnel at the final whistle. Gordon … Read more
If Chelsea are to complete this league season unbeaten, a feat that is now only five games away, it will have been across 45 relentless second-half minutes at the Etihad Stadium where they proved themselves worthy of accolades attributed to “invincibles”, after they produced a stirring fightback to beat Manchester City. At the end of … Read more
Thomas Tuchel loves to talk tactics with an obsessive attention to detail, taking in the tiny tweaks, the dizzying range of possibilities. The England head coach started with a 4-2-3-1 system in his first game against Albania on Friday, playing Curtis Jones alongside Declan Rice in midfield, partly because he was conscious of the threat of … Read more
Francisco Trincão came off the bench to score twice and Cristiano Ronaldo also found the net as Portugal defeated Denmark 5-2 after extra time for a 5-3 aggregate victory that sent them through to the Nations League semi-finals, where they will face Germany. With the Danes leading the tie 1-0 thanks to Rasmus Højlund’s goal … Read more
Thomas Tuchel will risk the wrath of club managers by starting their players twice in the space of four days during the international break. England’s new head coach is focused on raising standards before the World Cup qualifier against Latvia on Monday night and he believes it would send out the wrong signal if he … Read more
Jofra Archer recorded the most expensive spell in Indian Premier League history after being smashed for 76 in his four overs. The England pace bowler achieved the dubious honour in Rajasthan Royals’ 44-run defeat by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mohit Sharma held the previous IPL record of 73, from last year, but Archer suffered at the hands … Read more
Ferrari have admitted they were at fault for the mistakes that led to the disqualification of both their drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, in what was a disastrous close to the weekend for the Scuderia and a hugely disappointing outcome for Hamilton in only his second race … Read more
Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at the age of 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami. Vonn found her vintage form while flying down the twisting and steep Challenger course at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho. The American … Read more
No one expected it to be easy for Italy. No one expected it to be anything other than straightforward for England. The Red Roses achieved an overwhelming six-try victory in kicking off their attempt at a seventh successive title but, after four scores and one penalty try before the break, they then stuttered significantly and … Read more