Palmer finished 25th in the race to be named the best player in the world for 2024.

The press conference launching the fight last month descended into chaos and an all-out brawl

Striker not expected to feature until February or MarchLauren James could return at turn of the yearThe Australia striker Sam Kerr will not return to play for Chelsea until February or March, the club’s manager, Sonia Bompastor, has said. The 31-year-old underwent anterior cruciate ligament surgery in January and Bompastor has said Kerr will not be able to …

The series continues in which writers have the task of choosing a boiled-down team from club’s entire historyBy Federico Fercomani for The Gentleman UltraDespite boasting an icon like Dino Zoff not between the sticks but rather on the bench as a coach and then behind the desk as a presidential figure, it’s Roberto Lovati who stands out as the most …

Artist behind prize for winner of New Zealand v England series explains emotional process of fusing cricketers’ batsIn the moments before the first Test started in Christchurch last week the television cameras alighted on the new Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, the prize that awaits the winners of the ongoing series between New Zealand and England. On TNT Sports …

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World champion and 18-year-old challenger are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 in their best-of-14 series which finishes next weekChina’s world champion, Ding Liren, and his Indian opponent, Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever title challenger, are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 after nine of their scheduled best of 14 games in Singapore. Game 10 starts at 9am GMT on …

India 180; Australia 86-1 stumps on day one in AdelaideStarc takes six wickets, including with first ball of TestSporting songs from the outer are usually dross, partly because they’re most often sung tunelessly by annoying drunks, and partly because they usually consist of one cringey couplet jammed with no consideration of cadence or metre into the …

Will Collier is revelling in the Castres fans’ passion and enjoying other benefits of life in southern FranceIt is the matchday bus rides to his new club’s stadium that, for Will Collier, perfectly capture the parallel universe of French club rugby. “You can hear the fans when you’re still a minute away,” says the former Harlequins prop, one of the …

Howe says he will be more than happy to see Gordon repeat his 'blah, blah, blah' celebration, after the Newcastle winger appeared to hit back at coverage of his form.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Keely Hodgkinson is drinking a bottle of chocolate milk in the evening sun in the garden of the house she owns in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Coote is being investigated by the Football Association after a slew of allegations and videos detailing his conduct away from the field.

The pair were scheduled to meet at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on January 18, but Fury has dropped out after Till claimed he would kick him in the head.

Kylian Mbappe reportedly held talks with some of Real Madrid's key players following Wednesday's 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao, stating his intention to be more a leader going forward.

The 54-year-old was a referee in the league for 11 years, having started his career in 1999, but retired in 2022 along with fellow veterans Mike Dean and Martin Atkinson.

Tommy Fury has pulled out of his January clash with Darren Till and the former UFC star has launched a brutal response to the boxer, calling him and his father "s***houses"