Nine changes of personnel and three positional switches reflect that standards slipped against Scotland and Ireland

The Winter Paralympics opening ceremony is due to take place on Friday evening in Italy

Chris Sutton said Arsenal would be ‘ugliest’ championsGunners manager wants even more goals from dead ballsMikel Arteta has hit back at critics of Arsenal’s dependence on set-pieces, saying he is disappointed the Premier League leaders do not score even more goals from dead balls.Arteta’s side have a five-point lead thanks in part to their success at …

Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand side face their T20 World Cup group-stage conquerers in an intriguing semi-finalIn Colombo on Saturday New Zealand’s players and staff gathered in small groups at various locations around the city. One assembled in a beachside bar overlooking the Laccadive Sea, where they shared snacks, nursed drinks and tried their best to …

Designated hitter was also banned last seasonPlayer set to miss postseason and WBC tooAtlanta Braves designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN reported on Tuesday.If the punishment is confirmed, the 33-year-old will also forfeit his entire $15m salary for the 2026 season …

EFL to discuss maximum fee proposal on WednesdayTop-tier clubs increasingly targeting academy playersThe Premier League wants EFL clubs to agree to cap the compensation fees they pay for signing youngsters from lower-division academies.Under current rules clubs receive compensation for the loss of young players through a combination of fixed training …

⚽ Premier League updates, kicking off from 7.30pm GMT⚽ Live scores | Tables | Today’s Football Daily | Email NiallIt’s finished Ukraine 1-6 England in the Lionesses’ opening World Cup qualifier.There’s another late midweek kick-off for Everton fans to navigate tonight. Andy Hunter reports on teething problems at their new home … Continue …

Whenever I named my starting XV, I always asked myself the question: 'Would the other coach be worried about taking on my team?' If the answer was yes then I knew I'd got the right names down.

One hundred days to go. Not long now until the World Cup gets under way and Thomas Tuchel becomes the latest England manager to attempt to bring football home again.

Easter weekend has been a kingmaker and a wrecking ball throughout English football's history. It crowned Manchester United in 1957 and 2001. Leicester and Derby have fallen through its trapdoor.

The USA international emerged as a summer transfer target for Manchester United with his form early in this campaign only for him to damage his medial cruciate ligament.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still in Saudi Arabia and was pictured with his Al-Nassr team-mates on Tuesday, ending speculation that he fled the Middle East amid the escalating conflict in the region.

Tottenham have contacted the PGMOL over perceived inconsistencies in officiating in the Premier League that the club feel have hampered them as they prepare for a relegation battle. 

KSI - real name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji - has become a shareholder in non-league side Dagenham and Redbridge.

Tennis great Boris Becker has opened up on cheating on his ex-wife while she was in hospital pregnant

Those in charge of the All England Club have been urged to embrace a different sport.

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will join Sky Sports for a first-of-its-kind live commentary event

Michael Carrick has overseen a remarkable turnaround at Manchester United since replacing Ruben Amorim in January, winning six of his first seven matches

The FIA have cancelled an upcoming race in Qatar following the outbreak of hostilities.

A tennis tournament in the United Arab Emirates was suspended after a drone attack was intercepted just miles away.