Leigh Leopards beat St Helens 48-10 to see the Saints miss out on the Super League play-offs for the first time in their history.

Andoni Iraola registered his first win as Liverpool head coach as Alexander Isak scored twice inside nine minutes to beat Ipswich 2-0.

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Aryna Sabalenka complained to the umpire about a strong ​smell of cannabis that was present duing her third-round win over Kamilla Rakhimova at the US Open.

Alexander Isak scores twice in the opening ten minutes as Liverpool pick up their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich.

Judd Trump thrashes world number one Zhao Xintong 5-1 as he moves into the semi-finals of the British Open.

Chelsea were offered ex-Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma, Manchester City and Chelsea showed interest in Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton, Arsenal are considering move for Barcelona's Raphinha, plus more.

Leigh Leopards secure a Super League top-six finish by thrashing St Helens, ending Saints' hopes of reaching the play-offs.

Captain Siya Kolisi calls on the Springboks to summon inspiration from Soweto's pivotal part in South Africa's history as they host New Zealand on Saturday.

How Liverpool and Ipswich Town's players rated following their Premier League match.

£123m summer signing made long-anticipated bow

There are few scenarios since Millwall Lionesses broke away from Millwall and became London City Lionesses that would have felt more surreal than the idea of Alexia Putellas captaining the side to a statement win in a WSL season-opener in Bromley just seven years later.Here we are though: referees have to get used to the formerly talismanic Barcelona captain …

Leigh 48-10 St HelensCharnley scores and agrees contract extensionIt ended not so much with a bang, but with a whimper. One of rugby league’s most extraordinary streaks has felt as though it was coming to an inevitable end for quite some time but as it transpired, St Helens’ 64-year run of making the playoffs ultimately concluded in a manner that …

British sprinter finishes third behind Olympic 100m championPole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis pulls out with injuryBritain’s Amy Hunt was given a jolting reminder of the gap between her and the world’s very best female sprinters as she finished nearly half a second behind Julien Alfred in the Diamond League 200m final.But afterwards Hunt insisted that …

A first win for Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool, the introduction of the latest star signing in Bradley Barcola making for a successful Friday night. Better yet, continuing signs that Alexander Isak, last year’s model, is coming back to life, his two, well-taken early goals securing the three points. That Cody Gakpo, Isak’s supplier, might have been at …

The pair were involved in the ugly scenes that followed the Fenerbahce's feisty qualifier against Lyon last month, as the Turkish side booked their place in the Champions League.

IPSWICH TOWN 0-2 LIVERPOOL: A speedy brace from Alexander Isak was enough for the Reds.

London City Lionesses started their star-studded era and the new Women's Super League season with a comfortable 2-1 win over Manchester United.

Defending champion Thriston Lawrence reeled off six birdies in a row and then made an excellent par save from a bunker to secure the lead at the halfway stage of the Omega European Masters as he looks to emulate the late, great Seve Ballesteros.

A huge discussion around tennis etiquette has been sparked at the US Open due to the disruption caused by a growing number of content creators and influencers at Flushing Meadows.