Sibling rivals from the same rugby nursery, the Australia and England coaches have much to prove in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finalBonded by a common background, torn apart by raging ambition, the coaching rivalry between Michael Cheika and Eddie Jon…
Jordan Spieth is desperate to return to winning ways and hopes he can finally end his trophy drought at this week’s CJ Cup in South Korea.
The Texan has not tasted success since his triumph in The Open at Royal Birkdale 27 months ago and is keen to r…
Olivier Giroud has been urged to leave Chelsea in January by France boss Didier Deschamps.
The 33-year-old has not featured for Frank Lampard’s team in the Premier League since August and has only started 14 top-flight matches since moving to Stamfor…
Home crowd refused to stop believing in their side who showed resilience and provide hope in a difficult momentJapan’s sports teams have a knack of applying a balm at moments when the population is otherwise occupied by darker thoughts about their coun…
Live updates from Old Trafford, kick-off 6pm (BST)St Helens confident of ruining Salford fairytale in Grand FinalFeel free to email Will or tweet @Will_Unwin your thoughts 5.03pm BST St Helens: Coote, Makinson, Naiqama, Percival, Grace, Fages, Lomax, W…
Beats Kudermetova 6-1, 6-4 in Tianjin Open semi-finalWill face world No 59 Rebecca Peterson of Sweden in finalBritain’s Heather Watson reached her first WTA final in over three years by overcoming Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-4 in the Tianjin Ope…
Everton manager shows no sign of solving old problems and a team assembled at great expense lack spirit and commitmentEverton’s concerns are concentrated near the bottom of the table but the situation at the top elsewhere unwittingly adds to the proble…
• We want a coach to give Joe more support, says Giles• Team culture also an issue as England player profiles riseIt caused restless nights in the lead-up to the appointment, but Ashley Giles is pleased to have broken the cycle of England head coaches …
Billy Taylor, our winner of our Young Sports Writer of the Year, ages 10 to 12, describes his visit to the Staples CentreI made my way to the Staples Centre in Los Angeles with a mix of trepidation and excitement. Excitement brought about by what would…
Who was up early? Who has new blood? Who couldn’t keep up? Romelu Lukaku scored his 50th and 51st goals for Belgium this week. Which of these countries has never produced a striker with as many international goals?EnglandNetherlandsArgentinaRepublic of…
• SRU’s Dodson promises to fight moves to cancel Japan match• Scotland says cancellation would harm integrity of World CupThe Scottish Rugby Union chief executive, Mark Dodson, says he will not allow Scotland to become the World Cup’s “collateral damag…
England new boy Dom Sibley heads off to New Zealand later this month with a new Warwickshire contract in his back pocket.
Sibley, 24, has agreed to extend his time at Edgbaston until the end of the 2022 season following a highly successful switch fro…
Burnley defender James Tarkowski has admitted he was disappointed not to be included in Gareth Southgate’s most recent England squad.
The Clarets centre-back won his second cap last September against Switzerland but hernia problems and a difficult sp…
Fierce forward with a heart of gold has been England’s in-form striker since moving to Bristol Rovers. What took him so long?Bristol Rovers, or indeed any League One club, are scarcely mentioned in the same breath as Premier League or Champions League …
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan admits that Pep Guardiola’s team face a mammoth task if they are to win their third Premier League title in a row this season.
City are 13/10 with bet365 to win the 2019/20 Premier League title following thei…
St Helens head coach Justin Holbrook does not think his team will have it all their own way in Saturday’s Grand Final against the Salford Red Devils.
Salford caused a major surprise when they defeated Wigan Warriors 28-4 to book their place at Old Tr…
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is unlikely to play again in 2019 after the club confirmed the France international dislocated his elbow at Brighton on Saturday.
Paulo Gazzaniga replaced Spurs’ captain as last season’s beaten Champions League finali…
• Gradi suspended in connection with sexual abuse investigation• Former manager found in August not to have reported offenderCrewe Alexandra have announced that Dario Gradi has retired as the club’s director of football at the age of 78.Gradi has been …
Former England and Yorkshire pace bowler Chris Silverwood has been named as the man to succeed Trevor Bayliss as head coach of the national team across all three formats of the game.
The 44-year-old was already inside the national team set-up as bowl…
