Gloucester-Hartpury delivered a fairytale ending for their departing head coach, Sean Lynn, as they defeated Saracens in the London club’s own back yard to win their third Premiership Women’s Rugby trophy in a row. Lynn, who is leaving to become the new Wales women’s head coach, has been at the club since 2019 and has … Read more
McLaren have gamechanging tyre interaction Having played down a strong performance in testing, there was no way to disguise reality at the Australian Grand Prix. During practice the field still looked close, indeed right through the first two sessions in qualifying but when it really mattered in Q3, McLaren were off the leash. Lando Norris … Read more
Michail Antonio has revealed he almost died when he crashed his Ferrari last December, but the West Ham striker is adamant he will recover from a badly broken leg to play again. Antonio, who spoke with disarming honesty on BBC One’s Morning Live on Monday, feels he has been given “another chance at life” as … Read more
“Probably in a great way but also in a bad way,” Asante said, he decided to give Sandy the stems, or building blocks, of all the many tracks he had created for the show. “So I would walk into rehearsal and discover that a track I gave him is now a few counts longer,” he … Read more
The streets of Cardiff on Saturday night made the last days of the Roman empire look positively sedate. There were almost as many puddles of sick outside the Queens Vaults pub as England had scored tries inside the Principality Stadium, the glossy veneer of “Super Saturday” replaced by the dejected, what-just-happened stagger home. Truth be … Read more
Sometimes football just can’t help itself. Even now, in its glazed and managed state, plaything of propaganda machines and sharp-fanged hedge funds, it will still give you these moments, will follow its own gorgeously hammy storylines. Here it gave Newcastle a story that couldn’t have been more perfectly styled and finished: a Dan Burn day … Read more
Eddie Howe lauded Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final win against Liverpool as a day the club “will never forget” after securing their first major domestic trophy in 70 years. Dan Burn and Alexander Isak set Newcastle on their way to victory, with Federico Chiesa scoring a late consolation for Liverpool. There was pure elation in the … Read more
Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White has been added to Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad. The 25-year-old is expected to replace Cole Palmer, who was ruled out for Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal through injury. He will now join up with the rest of the squad for their opening 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Albania and … Read more
Crystal Palace breathed new life into the Women’s Super League relegation battle after their first win since Leif Smerud’s appointment as manager cut the gap to their opponents, second‑bottom Aston Villa, to one point with six games remaining. The league’s bottom side were good value for their 3-1 win, which was only their second league … Read more
Mirra Andreeva continued her incredible rise at the highest levels of professional tennis as the 17-year-old Russian defeated Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 at Indian Wells to secure the biggest title of her career. The victory closes out an immense run in the California desert where Andreeva outplayed the two best … Read more