No one in Ireland needed another reason to be up for this Saturday’s match against France, not with the title on the line, and the grand slam, and the promise beyond it of a shot at becoming the first team in history to win the Six Nations back-to-back-to-back. All that, and the prospect of a … Read more
Guglielmo Vicario has said he “understands the frustration of the fans” after the Tottenham goalkeeper was involved in an emotional exchange after his side’s 1-0 defeat at AZ in the first leg of their Europa League tie. Vicario kept Ange Postecoglou’s side in contention to reach the quarter-finals with several fine saves as Spurs put … Read more
New York star guard Jalen Brunson could miss an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury during overtime in the Knicks’ 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game that Brunson was still being examined by the medical staff. “It’s a bummer of an … Read more
It transpires the viral moment of Netflix’s latest series on golf may have been as much of a surprise to the main protagonist as those looking on. The assertion of Keegan Bradley, the US Ryder Cup captain, during Full Swing that his contingent are “gonna go to Bethpage to kick their fucking ass” in September … Read more
The world champion, Luke Littler, beat Nathan Aspinall 6-3 to win night five of the Premier League in Brighton, where there were two nine-dart finishes. Littler, who added the UK Open title to his growing collection last weekend, had too much for Aspinall, closing out his second nightly win to keep the pressure on Luke … Read more
Melanie Reay is leading the way through the maze of corridors inside the Academy of Light when a corner is turned and she almost collides with Régis Le Bris. The managers of Sunderland’s women’s and men’s teams stop for a brief, friendly chat. It is a commonplace occurrence at this fully integrated, Premier League standard, … Read more
Kate Cross has admitted there are cultural issues within English women’s cricket and said she fears the national team have lost fans after a disastrous Women’s Ashes series in which the side were whitewashed 16-0 by Australia amid a sea of glaring fielding and batting errors. Cross, an unused squad member on the tour, also … Read more
Neither of these two are where they want to be after three rounds. In the case of Wales, rock bottom cannot be worse than where they feared they might be; in the case of Scotland, fourth must be so much worse than they had hoped. And some might say deserve. Eyebrows may rise, then, at … Read more
Nick Kyrgios has broken down in tears after his latest singles comeback suffered a major blow when he was forced to retire hurt at Indian Wells. The injury-plagued Australian pulled out of the first-round match against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp due to a right wrist injury while trailing 7-6 (9-7), 3-0 at the BNP … Read more
Full-time: Sydney 11.10.76 v Hawthorn 14.12.96 Are the Hawks legit contenders in 2025? They’ve certainly made a good start towards answering that question in the affirmative, marching onto the home patch of one of last season’s grand finalists and coming away from a 20 point win. After a high-scoring opening quarter in which the lead … Read more