ANALYSIS: Pressure can do amazing things – even to one of the greatest sailors in history. Sir Ben Ainslie was almost flawless with his starts in the Prada Cup round robin, with a mix of his well-honed instinct and decades of experience. But today was a different story. With the British 2-0 down and desperate to get on the scoreboard […]

BRENTORD’S players have announced they will no longer take the knee before matches – starting with Sunday's meeting with Barnsley. The Bees squad issued a statement on Saturday night reinforcing their commitment to eradicating racism and discrimination, but explained they believe the gesture is ‘no longer having an impact’. The decision comes just days after Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha […]

LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp has fumed at the VAR decision to allow Leicester's equaliser to stand. The Reds had led former boss Brendan Rodgers' Foxes side at the time, courtesy of a wonderful move finished off by Mo Salah. But James Maddison's controversial 78th minute free-kick sparked a run of three goals in seven minutes that buried Liverpool, and their […]

ENGLAND picked up a bonus point against Italy in a match overshadowed by a horrific knee injury to debutant Jack Willis. The Wasps flanker's knee appeared to give way as he was rolled in a ruck in a moment so graphic that TV broadcasters refused to replay it. And pictures from the match showed team-mate Ellis Genge looking on in […]

MANCHESTER CITY will be looking to further assert their dominance at the top of the Premier League table this evening when they clash with Tottenham. City lost to Spurs the last time they played earlier this season will be looking to exact some revenge too. Start time: 5.30pm GMT TV/Live stream: Sky Sports Premier League/Main Event Man City XI: To […]

ALISSON made yet another huge blunder as Liverpool capitulated to see their title hopes go up in smoke. Moments after James Maddison fired in the equaliser, the Brazilian keeper got tangled with debutant Ozan Kabak and completely scuffed a simple clearance. Jamie Vardy won't score an easier goal this season as he casually jogged the ball into the back of […]

Cameron Norrie bowed out from the Australian Open in gallant fashion following a respectable loss to Rafa Nadal in Melbourne. The British No.3 played to the limits of his talents – at times he even matched the world No.2 in rallies – but was unable to cause a seismic shock on the Rod Laver Arena. On the last night of […]

TOTTENHAM’S Europa League away tie with Wolfsberger has been switched to Budapest by Uefa. Jose Mourinho’s side had expected to travel to play in Austria as scheduled. That was after the country’s government lifted a number of Covid restrictions this week. But instead Spurs will become one of three English sides playing at the Puskas Arena in the Hungarian capital […]

SCOTLAND and Wales are competing in the Doddie Weir Cup as the Six Nations continues at Murrayfield The two teams have come together in support of the ex-Scotland second row diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Who is Doddie Weir? Doddie Weir is a former Scotland lock born in Edinburgh in 1948. He made 61 appearances for the national team between […]

Michael Jordan started receiving text messages from friends who had never before shown interest in NASCAR after Darrell Wallace Jr. made an impression this week in the run-up to Sunday’s Daytona 500. Wallace, who is known as Bubba, is making his debut with 23XI Racing, the team owned by Jordan and the driver Denny Hamlin. “So, people are starting to […]