Oscar Piastri moved ahead of Lando Norris and into the drivers’ championship lead with victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen paid the price for a first-lap penalty. Pole-sitter Verstappen was penalised for cutting the corner at turn one to stay ahead of Piastri, allowing the McLaren man to jump in front … Read more
The sky, bible black, was rent by lightning. Great belches of thunder reverberated around the East Midlands. Rain thudded from the sky as the angels, overcome, could not contain themselves and, in sympathy with despairing fans in the stands, sobbed in torrents. The gods were distraught, the heavens trembled. Demons and witches wrestled in the … Read more
Barcelona hold a commanding position in their Women’s Champions League semi-final against Chelsea ahead of next Sunday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge after demonstrating their quality in an emphatic 4-1 first-leg victory. Chelsea are bidding to reach the European final for only the second time and could still win a quadruple of major trophies this … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Canada 2-2 USA, 15:24 left, 3rd period: USA’s Taylor Heise takes an opportunistic shot just wide. USA maintain possession, Desbiens has to make a glove save but can’t hang on, and the USA will go on the power play for the … Read more
It was the 76th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped off his No 66 shirt to exhibit his cartoonish torso, ran towards the pocket of giddy Liverpool supporters and spread his arms as wide as humanly possible, as if to say: “Well, isn’t this what you came for?” In many ways, yes, Alexander-Arnold’s vicious, unerring strike … Read more
The departing captain Kevin De Bruyne was shocked to be told his Manchester City career was over as he feels he can still perform at the highest level. The Belgium playmaker turns 34 in June but, unlike his mid-30-something rivals at Liverpool Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, he has not been offered the chance … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here’s how qualifying went down: Share The grid Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) George Russell (Mercedes) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Carlos Sainz (Williams) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) Pierre Gasly (Alpine) Lando Norris (McLaren) Alex … Read more
The Premiership’s away zone trial was barely 12 minutes old when a member of the security staff felt the need to intervene. Perhaps he had taken exception to the dozens of schoolkids in the Gloucester section lambasting Saracens’ No 10, Fergus Burke, with: “You’re just a shit Owen Farrell.” Maybe he did not appreciate the … Read more
Mikel Arteta will have spent more arduous Easter Sundays attempting to hunt hidden chocolate eggs. Aside from a few minutes of brief concern for Bukayo Saka’s raked achilles – an incident for which Leif Davis received his very early marching orders – this was as undemanding an afternoon as the Arsenal manager could ever have … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Team news Barcelona (4-3-3): Coll; Battle, Paredes, León, Brugts; Bonmatí, Guijarro, Putellas; Graham Hansen, Pajor, Paralluelo Subs: Font, Roebuck, Fernàndez, Torrejón, Pina, Rolfö, López, Engen, Caño, Schertenleib Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Björn, Bright, Baltimore; Walsh, Cuthbert; Rytting Kaneryd, Kaptein, Beever-Jones; Ramírez … Read more