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Ascot updates from 12.55pm BST start Balding v O’Brien can give Flat season fitting finale 12.55 Ascot, latest betting Here are the latest prices on the opening juvenile event at Ascot, courtesy of Oddschecker. Continue reading...

Pool B: England 12-30 Tonga England women thump Wales 70-6 England’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Rugby League World Cup are hanging by a thread already after succumbing to a shock defeat to Tonga in their opening match. The pre-tournament talk from England was how they would approach the international game with a clear point of difference in an attempt to beat the world’s best na…

It was a Bledisloe Cup mauling at the arena where Australia will host a home World Cup at which they must perform or perish as a rugby power The honeymoon is over for Les Kiss and Doomsday protocols have been activated. Australia’s embarrassing capitulation to the All Blacks – their 13th in a row – is a cold reminder of where the Wallabies sit in rugby’s world order. In a year these teams meet in…

⚽ Premier League updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scoreboard | Tables | Top scorers | Email Scott Fifth plays sixth at the Hill Dickinson this lunchtime, in a fixture that isn’t so easy to predict. Chelsea have quickly established an identity under Xabi Alonso as the great entertainers: they’ve scored 15 goals in six matches, with 13 whistling in down the other end. Their last two res…

Nicole Noren says ESPN sidelined investigations into sports betting companies as gambling partnerships reshaped the network’s priorities Earlier this week, investigative journalist Nicole Noren did something almost impossible for someone who has spent her career behind the scenes. She made herself the story. Continue reading...

The former Palace chair seeming very angry indeed about others’ opinions is just par for the course as football’s age of rage ramps up another level Yet again the mainstream wokealorium is preachifying from its pulpitrex. It’s egregious. It’s sanctiforial. It’s a wangitude of complete retardifaction. This has not been an easy column to write. It has been difficult, gruelling in parts, but also wa…

A match delayed by missile attack warnings is not what Cristiano Ronaldo and co signed up for but it’s the new reality; the Saudi sporting juggernaut is stalling Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed the scarf in the colours of the Saudi Arabian flag and waved it at the sparse but enthusiastic crowd, who responded with rapturous cheers. It was a gesture of defiance rather than a victory salute, encapsulating…

In an extract from his new book, the bowler recalls one of English cricket’s greatest days and the team’s resentment when ECB killjoys shut down their celebrations As Eoin Morgan lifted the World Cup to an explosion of fireworks and ticker tape, the sense of achievement finally hit home. Lord’s was still packed to the rafters, the party in full flow. Up on the podium, I was glowing with a mix of …

SA Rugby said Andrews fell at hotel in tragic accident Squad will play on Saturday to honour teammate Tributes have been paid to Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews after he died in the team hotel on the eve of their Champions Cup game against La Rochelle. Andrews, 31, who also played for the KZN Sharks and Sale Sharks, could not be revived by emergency services after the alarm was raised at the At…

The former Republic of Ireland international on growing up in a community still reeling from the Troubles and the controversy that scarred his career “The perception of me is that, basically, I am a madman,” James McClean says calmly. “I’m outspoken. I’m a loudmouth. I’m very opinionated and I hate all things British. That’s from people who don’t know me. The reality is quite the opposite. I’m pr…

WXV: Canada 24-21 England at BMO Field in Toronto England suffer first defeat since 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup final No, there is nothing wrong with whatever device you are reading this on. The scoreline is correct. Yes, it finally happened. England have lost a rugby game after four years and 41 games unbeaten. The defeat came at the hands of a passionate, resilient and impressive Canadian outf…

The Wolves substitute Tawanda Chirewa struck within seconds of coming off the bench as César Peixoto’s side came from behind to extend Burnley’s home misery at Turf Moor to 21 games without a win. Chirewa had just replaced Sean Neave in the 72nd minute when Mateus Mané pounced on Igor Julio’s heavy touch and sent the 23-year-old Zimbabwe international through to strike an angled shot, which flew …

Gloucester 36-36 Bordeaux Bègles Will Trenholm makes vital impact off bench for hosts A new Champions Cup season is only just under way but already the defending champions Bordeaux are having to battle for everything. The French visitors, chasing a third consecutive crown, were forced to weather a furious effort from a revitalised Gloucester in an outstanding contest and ultimately had to settle …

Manchester United head coach produced a masterclass in dialling down emotion before a tricky trip to Leeds Michael Carrick returned his most impressive performance precisely when required as he took questions in the midst of the first crisis engulfing him as Manchester United’s manager. His team are bombing in the league after the club’s poorest start since 1986 and out of the Carabao Cup , and a…

Manchester United coach accepts defender’s apology ‘He’s realised he’s made a mistake and that’s enough’ Michael Carrick brushed off Lisandro Martínez’s failure to offer Jason Wilcox a public apology after the defender criticised Manchester United’s director of football in the wake of Tuesday’s defeat at Atlético Madrid . Martínez referred directly to Wilcox after the 2-0 Champions League loss, s…