It is always dangerous to assume too much about how things will happen in football. When Jurgen Klopp announced his departure there was a swell of goodwill from sentimental fans who recognise the contribution he has made to the…
When Manchester United won the penalty shoot-out, after extra-time in this stunning FA Cup semi-final, Antony turned and cupped his ears to goad the Coventry City players left desolate on the half-way line at Wembley.
Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women’s-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan compatriot Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulled away from Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to…
Bernardo Silva may have spent some dark nights of the soul since Wednesday evening replaying that infamous penalty to nowhere on repeat in his mind, although football always offers its favourite sons a second chance sooner than expected.
This was a Twickenham training session for England, who delivered a ruthless performance at the home of English rugby with a 14-try thumping of Ireland. They will go to Bordeaux next week where only their French neighbours will be able to…
Lewis Hamilton was accused by his former team-mate Nico Rosberg of making an “unnecessary” and “avoidable” mistake as he experienced a day of contrasting fortunes in China.
Chelsea put an end to Barcelona’s awe-inspiring five-year unbeaten streak at home, in a result that puts them within touching distance of the Champions League final.
Michail Antonio fired a broadside at the Spanish officials after West Ham’s bid for a third successive European semi-final was thwarted by a second-half Bayer Leverkusen revival.
There are ways of losing, and Pep Guardiola made clear that this one, in a game his team dominated, in a shootout they threw away, was acceptable and that he had made his peace with it.
It had to be Kylian Mbappé. Of course it did. He had been quiet; he had been jeered; he had been questioned; even accused of having ‘given up’ as he is joining Real Madrid at the end of the season when his contract runs out.
Rafael Nadal enjoyed a straightforward homecoming at the Barcelona Open after 102 days on the sidelines, but questions about his physical state remain. Before Tuesday, 22-time major champion Nadal had not played a competitive tennis match…
Pep Guardiola used to call Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur side the ‘Harry Kane team’ and the Argentine now has the ‘Cole Palmer team’ at Chelsea.
They say that the Masters does not start until the back nine on a Sunday. Not for Scottie Scheffler, it doesn’t. For the second time in three years, this is exactly when he ended it, clinically pulling clear towards the Butler Cabin as all…
Suddenly it feels like this has been the pivotal weekend in the Premier League title race. Just after Liverpool threw away their chance to resume the leadership, Arsenal choked.
The old cliché says you can only beat what is in front of you. Well Northampton Saints did just that, with Phil Dowson’s side marching into the semi-finals of the Investec Champions Cup for the first time since reaching the final in 2011.
If Manchester City do pull off a miraculous “Double Treble” this season then Pep Guardiola may look back on this weekend as one of those significant staging posts in the march to history.
This might have been much worse for Erik ten Hag as the game ticked past a total of 100 minutes, although escaping from Bournemouth with two equalisers and a single point will have told him that the fall continues to be steep.
On the day that I Am Maximus won the Grand National, Harlequins borrowed the gladiatorial mantra of death or glory to deliver potentially the best performance in their history in a 12-try thriller against Bordeaux. And they might just have…
Another day, another emphatic victory for England, who overcame Amy Cokayne’s second-half red card to make it three wins from three in the Women’s Six Nations with an eight-try dismantling of Scotland.
It was 13th time lucky for Paul Townend as he steered I Am Maximus home with an exemplary ride to put his and trainer Willie Mullins’ mark on Grand National history.