Nicolas Jackson had give hosts the lead before the break

Signs of improvement are clear but Spurs should be sitting on nine points, not four

Eagles midfielder fortunate not to have been sent off for two yellow cards

Spurs dominate but leave St James’ Park with nothing

The British number one is into week two at Flushing Meadows for the second successive year.

Celtic 3-0 Rangers: Captain Callum McGregor produced another fine strike to seal a comfortable victory for the hosts

Amy Truesdale and Matt Bush wrote their names into the history books by grabbing Great Britain’s maiden taekwondo golds at the Paralympics in Paris on Saturday night (31 August).

England needed three more wickets to wrap up victory at tea on day four at Lord’s.

Newcastle United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Dan Burn’s own goal had earlier cancelled out Harvey Barnes’ opener

The trio were just 0.159 seconds outside the world-record pace they registered in Japan three years ago.

The cheapest adult ticket on day four of the England v Sri Lanka match was £95.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace: Nicolas Jackson had given Chelsea the lead before Eze hit back

That pettiness is a constant in the Glasgow football scene was exemplified by the stadium announcer at Celtic Park, who staunchly refused to use the word “Rangers” during the first Old Firm clash of the season. It was “the visitors” who made substitutions. Don’t mention the R-word.Neither of these clubs are particularly good at playing the adult in …

Sam Farrow, from Wigan, says she is in ‘complete shock’ after swimming 45.2-mile length of lake in 22h 48mA British endurance swimmer is believed to have broken a world record for the fastest swim across Lake Geneva.Sam Farrow, 31, from Wigan, swam the length of the lake from the Château de Chillon to the Bains des Pâquis – a distance of 45.2 miles …

Ange Postecoglou’s more resolute approach brings the same result in another defeat for Spurs at St James’ ParkThere are statements to be made in the transfer window or, if not, immediately after it. If much of the preface to this game concerned itself with Eddie Howe’s feelings on Newcastle’s summer of trading – or lack thereof – then Tottenham …

Third successive victory for Rowles in the mixed scullsWins, too, for Ben Pritchard and the mixed coxed fourIt was like Britannia rules the waves at the Last Night of the Proms, the best small‑boat showing since Dunkirk, the sort of result to which even ­Francis Drake would have to tip his silken cap. Four finals, four medals, three golds and one silver: …

Six-times champion finishes five seconds clear of MartinBagnaia crashes to help Martin extend overall leadSix-times MotoGP champion Marc Márquez stormed to victory at the Aragon Grand Prix in front of his home crowd on Sunday as the sprint winner completed a perfect weekend, while Francesco Bagnaia crashed out after a clash with Álex Márquez.The …

Nicolas Jackson has agreed to stay a Stamford Bridge for the next nine years. Frustrated Chelsea fans may feel, after an agonising period of injury time in which he missed two golden opportunities, that it may take him that long to find the back of the net again. As it was, Chelsea had only eight minutes of added time, and even though the 23‑year‑old …

Newcastle’s chief executive has likened the task of reconstructing the club to building a plane in midair and, after this, Eddie Howe will know precisely what Darren Eales meant.There were moments when Tottenham proved so dominant here that Howe’s team did not merely seem to be running on one engine but with a wing close to falling off and the landing …

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