‘We’ve had tough times before and come out of it’Bristol host Bath, who are also winless, in derby on FridayAll is very quiet on the western front in the early-season Premiership table. Bath, Gloucester, Exeter and Bristol, in descending order, fill th…
Covid rule change will let South Americans play in World Cup qualifiers
Breaks from quarantine permitted for matches and trainingRules will only apply to those who are double vaccinatedThe government is to announce new rules to enable players who travel to red zone countries during the international break to play upon thei…
Leicester on the ropes in Europa League after feeble defeat at Legia Warsaw
Leicester are out of sorts and will soon be out of the Europa League if they do not get back their mojo. Mahir Emreli’s winning goal for Legia Warsaw leaves Brendan Rodgers’ side with one point from their first two matches in Group C and plenty more qu…
West Ham 2-0 Rapid Vienna, Celtic 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen and more: Europa League – live!
Harry Kane scored a 19-minute hat-trick for Spurs against Mura on a mixed night for British sides in EuropeAnd you can get in touch with Daniel on email or TwitterNapoli v Spartak Moscow: To Group C and don’t spare the horses. Napoli are hosting Sparta…
Judges ‘used signals’ to fix Olympic boxing bouts, McLaren report finds
Culture of ‘favours’ saw incorruptible officials driven outAiba president Wu Ching-kuo let ‘manipulation flourish’A damning investigation into boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympics has found widespread evidence of “corruption, bribery and the manipulation of…
Warwickshire v Lancashire: Bob Willis Trophy final day three – live!
Live updates from Lord’sWarwickshire in charge of Bob Willis Trophy finalFeel free to email Tanya or tweet @TJAldred 11.42am BST The dark is rising as a heavy roller reverses off the pitch and over the Nursery end boundary. 11.41am BST Now then Lancash…
Australia v India: women’s Test, day one – live!
Lightning has stopped play at Gold Coast’s Carrara StadiumAny thoughts? Email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 11.39am BST Bernard Sayer enjoyed our Coodabeens inclusion about the Bears and Carrara. “Personal favourite of mine was song to the tune of Dylan’s…
Martina Hingis highlights, Moeen Ali magic and an NRL moonwalk try | Classic YouTube
This week’s roundup also features Fury and Wilder beef, long-distance field goals and javelin greatness1) On this day in 1980, the great Martina Hingis was born. In 1997, she became the youngest person to win a singles grand slam by beating Mary Pierce…
Sacking Koeman not the answer, insists De Jong after Barça crash at Benfica
Barcelona beaten 3-0 and bottom of Champions League groupDe Jong says ‘hard work and being united’ key to bouncing backA 3-0 defeat at Benfica in the Champions League heaped more pressure on Barcelona’s under-fire manager, Ronald Koeman, but the midfie…
‘We got lucky’: Solskjær grateful to Ronaldo for Manchester United’s winner
Victory over Villarreal halts mini-crisis at Old TraffordRonaldo decisive on day he broke Champions League recordOle Gunnar Solskjær hailed a “massive moment” for Manchester United after Cristiano Ronaldo’s 95th-minute strike snatched a win against Vil…