Wigan 2-26 St HelensSt Helens score four tries in one-sided victoryThere has been no shortage of unforgettable performances to settle derby matches between Wigan and St Helens in years gone by. And while this was a comprehensive victory for the reignin…
Jürgen Klopp involved in talks over new contract for Mohamed Salah
Liverpool hope to reward Egypt international’s prolific form‘I am involved in pretty much everything in club,’ manager saysJürgen Klopp has confirmed talks are under way on a new contract for Mohamed Salah as Liverpool look to reward the Egypt internat…
Kevin De Bruyne’s fitness becoming constant concern for Manchester City
The playmaker has been troubled by a series of injuries and faces the prospect of a stop-start season for the championsAfter the fractured skull and eye socket came the ankle ligament damage. Kevin De Bruyne has spent the summer being hurt, returning f…
James Vince leads from front as Brave breeze past Rockets into Hundred final
Captain Vince hits unbeaten 45; Brave triumph by seven wicketsBrave will play Birmingham Phoenix in Lord’s final on SaturdayOn a cool, translucent night at The Oval, Trent Rockets were bowled out for 96 and trounced by seven wickets in a performance th…
The ballad of Phil Jones, decorated elite-level player and pilloried laughing stock | Barry Glendenning
Like a bizarro David Beckham, anything that could go wrong for the Manchester United defender has tended to do just thatThe straw that appears to have broken the camel’s back could scarcely have been more innocuous. On the first Sunday of October 2017,…
Lexi Thompson finds form at Women’s Open with borrowed caddie
Car salesman Paul Drummond lets American slip into gearEngland’s Georgia Hall shares halfway lead with Mina HarigaeIt doesn’t seem to have been much of a hardship for Paul Drummond to take a week off from his family’s car sales business in Carnoustie. …
9,000 Covid cases linked to Euro 2020 games in mass events scheme
Study paper says England’s progress to final ‘generated a significant risk to public health across the UK’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 9,000 Covid infections were linked to Euro 2020 football games monitored for…
Jonnie Peacock: ‘I don’t need to win another gold medal for my happiness’
After time away from the track, the double 100m Paralympics champion has rapid rivals in the new T64 classification in TokyoJonnie Peacock has a new look for 2021. His blond hair is no longer in a nice schoolboy short back and sides, but tied in an unr…
GB divers left high and dry by Crystal Palace pool shutdown
Club that helped launch careers of Olympians – and Jason Statham – hopes London mayor will take the plunge on £1.3m repairsAs the story goes, Jason Statham’s impromptu standing back somersault during a real-life pub lock-in with Guy Ritchie was not onl…
The start of the Tokyo Paralympics gives feeling something special is happening | Ade Adepitan
Excitement is building for the Games even in this strange fifth year of the cycle with athletes facing mounting pressureThere’s still something inside me that knows it’s a Games year. Even though I last competed at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, it’s …