The travelling fans go wild as England avoid losing a wicket in the first over for the first time in this Ashes series.

Mitchell Starc dominates with bat and ball to put Australia in control of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

A banana skin on the second hole at Royal Melbourne led to a double-bogey for Rory McIlroy.

OLIVER HOLT IN BRISBANE: England were sauteed in the sweltering heat of deeply frustrating opening session at the Gabba on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners have enjoyed a brilliant start to the season, with Mikel Arteta's side top of the Premier League and the Champions League League Phase.

Mohamed Salah pushing to return as Reds get new fitness boost

Thomas Muller's Vancouver Whitecaps will face Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in the MLS Cup final - and the German is relishing another showpiece in his storied career.

Cole Palmer hoping to start but Blues without suspended Moises Caicedo again

Laura Sanko - the only woman to commentate on a UFC pay-per-view broadcast in the modern era - talks to BBC Sport about her trailblazing journey from fighter to broadcaster.

Dane has built a career on being risk-averse, but the handbrake must now come off

Phil Foden expected to start but Pep Guardiola remains without Rodri with Real Madrid showdown looming

Clashes between rival factions are the culmination of a long-running feud involving claims of racismIt should have been a night for Crystal Palace supporters to savour. About 1,500 officially made the trip to Strasbourg for their second away match of the Conference League group stage last week, although plenty more had gathered in the pretty Alsatian city …

The match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios opens up a direct channel between the BBC of old and a world of toxic internet hatredIt’s always best to take a sceptical view of the constant flow of BBC-bashing newspaper stories, which are often simply bogus outrage expressed for commercial gain. Even the war-on-woke, cod-ideological stuff – Clive …

In 2020 Steve Thompson revealed he could not remember winning the Rugby World Cup and since then his case and others have been caught up in a warren of legal argumentThe Royal Courts of Justice are a warren. They were built piecemeal over 125 years of intermittent construction, wings were added, blocks were expanded and then joined by a web of twisting …

⚽ Reaction to the draw and pre-match news ⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail usKári Tulinius has messaged in to say:“Given that eight out of twelve third-place teams will get to the knockout stage, four points should be enough to get through. Given the potential disparity in quality between France, Senegal and Norway on the one hand, and …

Gunners will hope Declan Rice, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard can all return in lunchtime showdown

Gunners are sitting pretty at the summit after an 11-game unbeaten run, though face another tough test

England had it all to do heading into the second session on day three at the Gabba with Australia in the driving seat

The Australia captain has missed the first two Tests with a back injury

Rory McIlroy had a bizarre encounter with a banana peel lodged in long grass as he shot a three-under 68 on Saturday at the Australian Open.