The importance of Ben Stokes to England’s Ashes campaign can scarcely be overstated and so the all-rounder’s first outing in the middle for four months was a significant moment for Joe Root’s men as they prepare for next week’s first Test at...
Rassie Erasmus and South Africa Rugby have issued a brief apology to Nic Berry and other match officials involved in the first British & Irish Lions Test, performing an embarrassing U-turn by also withdrawing their appeal against World Rugby’s sanctions. Last...
Courtney Lawes will captain England against South Africa on Saturday in the absence of the injured Owen Farrell while Joe Marchant will make a first appearance of the autumn on the right wing. Eddie Jones has also been forced into...
At this point, the most surprising thing about New Zealand making it to the T20 World Cup final is that anyone is still surprised by it at all. This is the team that reached the final of the 2015 World Cup,...
Max Verstappen has dismissed any suggestion he will crumble under the pressure of competing for his first Formula One world championship. The Red Bull driver goes into this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix with a slender lead over Lewis Hamilton who had pointedly...
Radical change in rugby union never comes galloping over the horizon. If it ever comes it meanders through multiple committees, many of whom meet for hours on Zoom without recognising the inherent irony. Quick ball is the holy grail for...
Star winger Marika Koroibete will miss the Wallabies’ entire northern hemisphere spring tour after opting to stay in Australia following the birth of his third child. Coach Dave Rennie said Koroibete needed precious family time before linking with Japan’s Panasonic...
A suitably chaotic end to a dog’s dinner of game but Leicester will not care. The Tigers clinched a scarcely-deserved win with the last play of the match – a penalty try awarded to seal a one-point victory and maintain Leicester’s 100%...
Manchester City face an awkward start to their latest attempt to win the Champions League under Pep Guardiola after drawing a Lionel Messi-enhanced Paris Saint Germain in this season’s group stage. Liverpool were also handed a difficult group at a protracted draw...
Azeem Rafiq has called on Yorkshire’s chief executive and director of cricket to resign or be sacked after accusing the county of “fudging” a public apology at the end of a 10-month investigation into their former player’s allegations of racism....
