Expectations were high after Spurs’ heavy summer spending

Team from town of 13,000 shock 2024 championsJuventus 2-0 Parma; Sevilla 1-3 Atlético MadridThe Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning Bayer Leverkusen with an impressive 3-2 home victory on Saturday.Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds of each other to put Elversberg 2-0 up before the …

Tom Hooper scores decisive try in a messy game as Les Kiss earns biggest scalp of his early tenure.Gordon gets us underway! After Australia’s anthem it’s Argentina’s retort. Continue reading...

Second Test, day three: England 280 & 177-7; Pakistan 110Lawrence’s unbeaten 50 extends England’s advantageIt was one of those days at Lord’s. Rain meant just 24.5 overs were bowled and England’s already dominant position in this second Test meant overall jeopardy was in short supply. The spectators got a 50% refund but this only mildly offset their …

If ever you wanted to understand the distinction between “winning the transfer market” and winning an actual football match, then this was the game for you. Tottenham’s first home fixture of the Premier League season began with adulatory focus on all their new players. It ended in decisive defeat to Newcastle as recruit after recruit failed to make …

Dan Lawrence began the second Test as the batsman most likely to make way when Jacob Bethell returns for the winter tour of South Africa, but now the selectors must pause for thought.

Dundee United produced a fine performance in the absence of hospitalised manager Jim Goodwin as they thrashed Kilmarnock 4-0 at Rugby Park.

Weary Hearts held firm at the end of a gruelling week to close out an unconvincing 2-1 home win over St Johnstone and climb to second in the Scottish Premiership.

So Solid Crew performed their iconic song 21 Seconds as Kirstie Bavington made an incredible entrance for her fight with Gemma Richardson.

Everton manager David Moyes praises his side's second-half resilience after James Tarkowski's injury-time equaliser rescues a point for The Toffees away to Bournemouth. Moyes admitted that it looked like his team "were never going to score" before the 91st minute breakthrough cancels out Alex Scott's first-half opener.

Coventry manager Frank Lampard believes his side controlled possession but were "too slow" with the ball as their first top-flight home game in 25 years ends in a 1-0 defeat by Hull City.

Dan Lawrence impresses in devilishly difficult batting conditions to advance England’s push for a series win over Pakistan on a weather-hit third day of the second Test.

Colombian international is set for a reunion with former manager

Spurs aiming to bounce back from heavy defeat on opening weekend

Striker’s second-half penalty ensures 1-0 win at AberdeenSt Mirren 3-3 Motherwell; Celtic 2-0 Falkirk on SaturdayLawrence Shankland’s second-half penalty gave Derek McInnes and Rangers some much-needed respite with a 1-0 win against Aberdeen at Pittodrie.The tale since the Rangers manager arrived from Hearts in the summer has been one of constant change …

Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels upset the TCU Horned Frogs in a low-scoring affair at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the first major college football game of the 2026 seasonCollege football is booming, chaotic and more confusing than ever Continue reading...

Second Test: South Africa 33-26 New ZealandHead coach changes front-row just before start The Boks are back. Level at one apiece in the series after a return to what they do best. Blending power and directness, blood and thunder, to edge far enough ahead of New Zealand and withstand a gutsy comeback from the All Blacks. Throw in some brazen mischief from …

The tournament's biggest stars might have thought they'd put the grass behind them when Wimbledon finished in July - but the smell of it is all around Flushing Meadows this week.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CBS ARENA: Two games, two wins, joint-top of the Premier League . Not bad for a club mocked openly by Joe Cole and written off by most as relegation certainties.