Defender is relishing FA Cup clash with Tottenham after injury misfortune that created more space to coach her village team“It’s in our minds that last year we were so close and yet so far,” says Aoife Mannion, as Manchester United prepare for a second consecutive FA Cup final.Last year, United lost 1-0 against Chelsea, Sam Kerr’s 68th-minute strike …

The club has been awarded a 999-year lease on the Den and its surrounds, bringing down the curtain on a fraught few yearsBermondsey has always been a fluid, ever-changing kind of place, shoved up into a bend of the Thames, surrounded on all sides but also oddly isolated.For hundreds of years that whole strip of land south of the city was an interlude of …

Flying wing is juggling Exeter’s playoff push with medical exams after a remarkably swift rise to Steve Borthwick’s England sideThe future for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, the meteoric new star of English rugby, could be as glittering next month as it is filled with gravitas in the years ahead. England’s summer tour of Japan and New Zealand will surely …

The former footballer and TV pundit discusses his training schedule, smart attire, lunch at half-time and skincare regimeWake-up time? If I’m working on the football I’ll be up at 6.30am and straight into the gym. I prefer training on an empty stomach, so I tend not to eat breakfast. I’ll have a bottle of water or a protein shake.Sunday morning? I’ll …

Saqid Mahmood impressed with the ball at Trent Bridge but Haseeb Hameed’s century kept things in the balancePlenty of eyes on Saqib Mahmood who is having his first bowl in the county champo this summer. He’s had a terrible time with back injuries but is still thought of as a real prospect to fill the impending Anderson shaped hole for England. He’s got …

Anderson to end England career in Lord’s Test against Windies‘It feels like right thing for me and the team,’ says bowling legendJimmy Anderson said playing in the 2025-26 Ashes felt “like a stretch” after he announced that the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s in July will mark his England farewell.The Guardian revealed on Friday that …

Lomachenko stops Kambosos in 11th to win IBF title at 135lbsUkrainian star, 36, targets unification of lightweight beltsVasiliy Lomachenko has stopped George Kambosos Jr in the 11th round to win the IBF lightweight title at the RAC Arena in Perth, becoming a four-time world champion across three different weight classes.The two-time Olympic gold medalist …

Colt is now in to 12-1 from 100-1 to triumph in Epsom ClassicYou Got To Me beats Rubies are Red in Oaks Trial at LingfieldOne of the aspects of the two-week run of Classic trials after the Guineas meeting at Newmarket that makes it so much fun is that you can never be entirely sure when a realistic – and previously unconsidered – contender for the Derby …

Possible new leaders of the attack have been tried in recent years without clear candidates emerging. Big decisions loom“I don’t want to think about the day when we don’t have them any more, walking out, representing England, they’re going to be big shoes to fill,” Ben Stokes said of Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad, midway through last …

1st T20I: England (163-6) beat Pakistan (110) by 53 runsEngland slip to 11-4 before Knight and Jones fight backEngland’s start to the international summer began with a wobble but ended with a win, as they recovered from 11 for four to defeat Pakistan by 53 runs in the opening T20 at Edgbaston. Amy Jones led the way in a memorable 100th T20 outing for …

Price claims WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight titlesThe 29-year-old beats Jessica McCaskill on points in CardiffLauren Price claimed the WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight world titles with a comprehensive victory over Jessica McCaskill in Cardiff.The fight was called off two seconds into the ninth round, with McCaskill unable to continue because …

Josko Gvardiol is the latest example of how the Catalan’s reinvention of his players has created a title-winning machineToo good, too strong, and the inevitable draws ever closer. Their fans’ “we’re not really here” chant may be soaked in deepest Manc irony but it also reflects the economic miracle of Manchester City being the best team in England …

Set plays are giving Gunners an edge, yet Ange Postecoglou’s weak spot is not singling them out for specialist coachingAnge Postecoglou isn’t worried about set pieces, as he has made clear repeatedly over the past few weeks. Football being football, the more he is asked and the more he plays down their importance, the more goals Spurs seem to concede …

Race leader marks all attacks before surging clear on final climbDaniel Martínez remains second, with Geraint Thomas in thirdTadej Pogacar won stage eight of the Giro d’Italia with a superb performance on the 152km ride from Spoleto to Prati di Tivo, extending his lead with his 10th victory of the season to retain the maglia rosa. The Slovenian UAE Team …

Nadal beaten 6-1, 6-3 in bruising encounter with world No 9Cameron Norrie defeats Jaume Munar 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in round twoRafael Nadal said he was undecided about playing at the French Open, but was more likely to do so than not, after he suffered a massive blow to his confidence with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-3 defeat to Hubert Hurkacz in the second round of the …

Bristol 20-41 SaracensBonus-point victory comes despite a period down to 13 menFor all the unpredictability that swirls around the Premiership run-in, there is something inevitable about Saracens. Here was an imperious bonus-point victory against a Bristol side who came into the match as the Premiership’s form team and an ominous warning to the rest of the …

Exeter 58-26 HarlequinsFeyi-Waboso scores twice to give Chiefs chance of top-four finishThe playoff equation will not be entirely sorted until next weekend but Exeter are launching a furious late surge to reach the top four. The Chiefs needed to win here with a bonus point and send Quins home with as little as possible and a storming second-half display in …

Manager insists team spirit among his squad remains strongDutchman has no regrets in taking job after difficult seasonErik ten Hag insists he has supporters’ backing and does not regret taking the Manchester United job despite the team’s underwhelming season.Eighth-placed United host Arsenal on Sunday having won once in their past seven league matches, …

After the phoney war of a goalless Championship playoff semi-final first leg came the phoney war of ­attempting to dismiss a goalless Championship playoff semi-final first leg.David Wagner insisted he is ­“absolutely fine” with his Norwich side squandering the opportunity to gain the ascendancy on home soil. His counterpart, Daniel Farke, declared …

Glamorgan beat early Division Two pacesetters Sussex inside three days in CardiffWhat a start to the season Daniel Bell-Drummond is having – after a disappointing 2023 (an unbeaten 300 against Northants notwithstanding!) – with two hundreds and two seventies under his belt already, and 67 not out against Worcestershire.His fellow batter Leaning has just …