Head coach defends squad’s break before third Test‘You have to be strong and get on with it’Brendon McCullum has insisted that England have the quality and ­character to fight their way back into the Ashes contest, and refused to accept the idea of players feeling sorry for them­selves after starting the series with two savage defeats.“You come to …

Six days of action, and it's almost all over already. England's Ashes hopes are hanging by a thread after a dreadful first two Tests left them needing to win all three matches to win back the urn.

Mohamed Salah has been left out of the squad for Liverpool's Champions League match at Inter Milan.

No dream debut, title race very much on, unbeaten runs, teams revitalised while others battle for survival - just another week in the Scottish Premiership!

Patrick Mahomes has led his team to seven straight AFC Championship Games, winning three Super Bowls on the way. That run appears to be overThis is how great runs end. Not with a single catastrophic collapse, but with a slow drift towards the finish, looking old, tired and out of ideas. For the Chiefs, that sense of finality arrived on Sunday night, …

Seven-time world champion could not ‘wait to get away’First year without podium for Brit in Ferrari debut seasonA despondent Lewis Hamilton said he could not wait to get away from Abu Dhabi after enduring what has been the worst season of his ­Formula One career. He finished in his lowest championship position of sixth place and is looking forward to …

One of the highlights of the sporting calendar takes place at Alexandra Palace this December, live on Sky Sports, but how much do you know about the Paddy Power World Darts Championship?

IAN HERBERT AT LIVERPOOL CROWN COURT: Joey Barton has avoided, despite a judge finding that he had undertaken a 'campaign' of grossly offensive tweets.

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Injured captain Dani Carvajal is said to have launched into a livid rant at the referee after two players were sent off in their second-half implosion - with a third dismissed from the bench.

Mohamed Salah's immediate future at Liverpool appears to be hanging by a thread.

Mohamed Salah was on the grass at Liverpool's training ground on Monday afternoon.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and McLaren driver Oscar Piastri react after finishing first and second in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but missing out on the Formula 1 world title.

The Open will temporarily move to August in 2028 to avoid clashing with the Olympic Games in Los Angeles that summer, the R&A has confirmed.

A 2026 World Cup fixture designated by organisers as an LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal.

North London rivals link up to sublime effect in thrilling showdown

Tsarukyan dominated and stopped Dan Hooker in November but was passed over for a January title shot

Dutchman’s title defence has been far from plain sailing and latest controversy only makes matters worse

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After holding his nerve to seal a maiden Formula 1 title on Sunday, it was hours after the chequered flag when Lando Norris showed that the sport has got a new kind of champion.