It’s hard to disagree with Ian Wright when he suggests the midfielder has been subjected to a timeworn double standardSir Alex Ferguson was there. Bryan Robson was there. Eric Cantona was there. The manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was there, and yet even as these four club legends sold the dream of Manchester United to a 17-year-old from the Midlands, they …

Fears over direct-signings’ 12-month release clausePCA is contesting the plan of the franchise ownersThe Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has advised players not to sign Hundred contracts for next season amid a dispute with the new franchise owners over their terms.In a supplementary process to the new IPL-style auction that will take place …

The driving force behind the continent’s standout team resembled four players in one as Arsenal put their old nemesis Bayern Munich to the swordShortly before the goal that left Arsenal’s supremacy in no doubt, Harry Kane embarked upon a lonely jaunt up their left flank. Much like the majority of Bayern Munich’s attacking endeavours, it ended almost as …

Britain’s most successful female UFC fighter on knowing when to stand her ground, why she won’t box in Saudi Arabia and aiming to win a world title in the next year“I give my hidings and I take my hidings and so they have seen me with snapped ligaments in my knee, broken feet, broken toes, broken hands, stitches, broken legs,” Molly McCann says of …

England add training sessions to their schedule in Brisbane following their hammering by Australia in the first Ashes Test.

New players have come in, too many of them, and that has meant a dilution of the collective will instilled by Klopp Before this game Arne Slot had announced that he was “almost confused”. Which does at least raise some tantalising questions. Mainly, what is this Liverpool team going to look like when he gets there, when a state of full confusion is …

Fake football kits can be as much as £70 cheaper than the real deal, but experts have raised concerns they could be harmful.

Lauren Price’s dream of headlining at a stadium felt one step closer to reality when she took to the field at the Principality Stadium just before Wales’ rugby match with New Zealand last weekend.

Max Verstappen holds an advantage of being under less pressure in F1's title fight than Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, according to former world champion Sebastian Vettel - who also says the Dutchman's continued rate of improvement is "scary".

College football has long had a penchant for unparalleled grandeur, as if orchestrated by an anonymous overlord plucking the strings to tradition-rich sporting cinema that blends opulence with local exclusivity. Now, it is taking its theatre on tour, where London's greatest stage beckons.

England have flown from Perth to Brisbane to begin the build-up to the second Test.

Australia will play just six of their 14 Tests at home next year and with a coaching handover to navigate, a hangover from 2025 may drag onAfter losing seven of their last eight Tests in 2025 and completing the first winless tour of Europe since 1958, the Wallabies are back home nursing a giant hangover. Unfortunately, the 2026 season unveiled this week …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: Jason Gillespie knows a thing or two about Ashes comebacks, featuring in both of the most recent series that were won from behind.

Optus Stadium pitch offered ‘fair balance between bat and ball’Cricket Australia says good bowling and ‘frenetic’ contest led to early resultEngland only have themselves to blame for their two-day capitulation in Perth, after the pitch for the first Ashes Test received the top rating possible by the International Cricket Council.The “very good” …

Reds stalwart pulls no punches in x-rated interview as pressure mounts further on manager Arne Slot

Former Tottenham favourite believes two clubs will face off again at business end of Champions League campaign

Liverpool were humiliated 4-1 by PSV at Anfield for a ninth defeat in 12 games and Arne Slot’s job is coming under scrutiny

Where does another humiliating defeat for Liverpool, making it their worst run for 71 years, leave the club and manager Arne Slot?

Scott Donaldson pays tribute to his dad after coming from 5-0 down to beat Stuart Bingham 6-5 in the final round of UK Championship qualifying.

Former Tottenham hero failed to register a single shot in a 90-minute outing against the Gunners for the first time in his career