Michael Duff has been sacked as the head coach of Huddersfield Town after the League One promotion hopefuls dropped out of the playoff places. The club have appointed their academy manager, Jon Worthington, as interim head coach for the rest of the season. Duff had been in charge of the team for 10 months, having … Read more
Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior scored in the first half to give Real Madrid an easy 2-1 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Sunday that helped them draw level at the top of the table in the battle to retain their La Liga crown. Only one point separates Spain’s three biggest clubs in one of … Read more
The second half is barely a minute old. If you can’t see the scoreboard you can tell by those swathes of empty seats. It is a hot day after all and refreshments are still being swilled. Italy are not bothered, however. They are on the attack, parked in England’s 22 and when the fly-half Paolo … Read more
England Elliot Daly Fully justified selection with evasive running and perceptive kicking. An assured presence in the back field. 8/10 Tommy Freeman Sloppy pass to start but effective overall and took try well. Made his power count. 7 Ollie Lawrence A silky offload during England’s first attack, but day cut short by an apparent hamstring … Read more
Myles Garrett is set to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history after reportedly signing a four-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns. The deal is understood to include $122.8m in guaranteed money, an average annual salary of $40m and a total value of $204.8m. In February Garrrett said he wanted to leave Cleveland in … Read more
It now feels like France’s Six Nations to lose but England remain at least mathematically in the title equation. Seven tries on a beautiful Sunday afternoon ensured a comfortable home win over an out-gunned Italian side and another bonus-point victory against Wales in Cardiff might yet increase the pressure slightly on Les Bleus when they … Read more
Novak Djokovic’s difficult start to the season continued on the North American hard courts as he crashed out of Indian Wells with an extremely poor performance in his opening match, losing 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the second round to the world No 85, Botic van de Zandschulp. Despite producing arguably the best performance of the … Read more
India won another global trophy with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. Their captain, Rohit Sharma, led the chase with 76 off 83 balls and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 34 helped India cross the finish line on 254 for six in 49 overs. Half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Michael … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 20 min: Odegaard finds the ball in the loose but drags it along the ground and to Onana’s palms. Imagine if Arsenal had a striker, he says, asking the most asked question in football Share 19 min: A Doctor Creepen gets … Read more
Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record on Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in the slalom in Are, Sweden. Racing through steadily falling snow with a first-run lead, Shiffrin was only 25th-fastest in the second run to finish in third place, 0.19 seconds behind surprise winner Katharina … Read more