The world champion has praised Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit and thinks it would be close if he played the fictional Beth HarmonOn his Instagram feed, Magnus Carlsen imagined a photoshopped match against Beth Harmon, the fictional heroine of Netflix’s smash hit chess series The Queen’s Gambit. “I think it would be close,” he wrote.In reality, …

Argentina 15-15 AustraliaSánchez and Hodge kicked five penalties apiece 10.44am GMT “Disappointed. With the possession and field position we had, we should have been more accurate,” bemoans Michael Hooper. “Really pleased with some aspects of the game but disappointed with some penalties in the back end.” 10.41am GMT That was not a classic. …

Chelsea are back in Premier League action today as Frank Lampard’s side face a trip to Newcastle United.

Chelsea will assess both Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell ahead of today’s lunchtime kick off against Newcastle.  

Manchester United will play West Brom at Old Trafford this weekend despite a cyber attack on the club.

Tottenham vs Manchester City was already big enough, but Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist trying to spice things up in his pre-match press conference. On Friday, the Spurs boss suggested that City might have influenced Raheem Sterling’s withdrawal from the England squad this week. Mourinho complained that Southgate has too readily listened to the …

England head coach Eddie Jones has been accused of "playing games" and throwing "bombshells over the wall" ahead of Saturday's Autumn Nations Cup showdown with Ireland.

Haaland scored 44 goals across all competitions in the 2019-20 campaign, 28 of which came in RB Salzburg colours before the striker secured a January move to Borussia Dortmund.

The Spaniard has made just three starts in LaLiga this season but has not played a single minute in the Champions League and is desperate for regular playing time ahead of the Euros next summer.

Trainer Paul Nicholls says racehorse owner Sir Alex Ferguson has lost none of his competitive edge as the pair look for success in this afternoon’s Betfair Chase at Haydock.  

We look at some of the talking points ahead of Sunday's Autumn Nations Cup Test between Scotland and France at Murrayfield...

Rangers admit they will need to raise more than £20m in fresh investment by the end of next season after revealing yet more losses in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The Los Angeles Lakers quickly moved on from the reported loss of back-up big man Dwight Howard, agreeing to a two-year contract with NBA Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell.

Michael van Gerwen is reluctant to declare that he is back to his blistering best, but the signs are certainly positive for the world's premier player.

Kass Naidoo explores the selection options open to South Africa ahead of two white-ball series following England's welcome arrival in Cape Town...

This is no ordinary weekend for the GAA.

Conor Benn can overtake Kell Brook and Amir Khan as Britain's most exciting welterweight contender if he controls his aggression and emotion to secure a career-best win tonight.

British No 1 Dan Evans hopes the powers that be at the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) stop looking for a future Grand Slam champion and start concentrating on finding a group of players who are capable of competing inside the top 250 in the world.

Chelsea return to Premier League action at Newcastle on Saturday .

British climbers Molly Thompson-Smith and Will Bosi are prepared to risk exposure to the coronavirus for a shot at Olympic qualifying.