Van der Poel holds of Pogacar and Ganna in classic battleWiebes wins first women’s race since 2005Mathieu van der Poel outsprinted Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar to win his second Milan-Sanremo Classic on Saturday, claiming the first Monument race of the season, while the European champion Lorena Wiebes won the first staging of a women’s event since …

Saracens 12-23 HarlequinsReplacement fly-half Jamie Benson sparks fine comebackWho needs Marcus Smith, England fly-half? Who, for that matter, needs Jarrod Evans, Wales fly-half? Jamie Benson is a 22-year-old who made his Premiership debut in November. He came on at half-time for Evans and kicked three long-range penalties in the last 10 minutes to set up …

England head coach wants midfielder to have more impactTuchel unsure why wingers didn’t ‘dare to take the risk’Thomas Tuchel believes Jude Bellingham tried to do too much at Euro 2024 and must save his energy for key moments by being more disciplined. England’s new head coach has been honest about where his side can improve and he clearly is not …

England kicked off their Thomas Tuchel era with a confident 2-0 victory over Albania in the World Cup qualifiers on Friday, with both Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane finding the the net at Wembley.

JEFF POWELL: It took two to make Rumble In The Jungle. As it took time for George to learn that when it came to making history with Muhammad Ali, it didn't really matter in the end who won or lost.

Peter Crouch wound back the clock during Liverpool Legends vs Chelsea Legends, scoring a brace in the Reds' 2-0 win and pulling out his iconic robot celebration for the opener.

JOHNNY NELSON: He was an honest talent, born with great strength, and his story was one of huge determination. He won his first amateur fight in 1967 and barely 18 months later was an Olympic champion.

The veteran first suffered the injury while celebrating Jamal Musiala's goal during Bayern's 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Everton midfielder Rikke Madsen returned to action for the first time since March 2024 - and was proposed to on the pitch in the aftermath of the 3-0 win against Crystal Palace.

Paul Merson says England will have no chance of winning the World Cup playing high-tempo Premier League football.