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England bowler arrested after Derby night out Cricket Regulator to decide on disciplinary action Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire police dropped an investigation into an alleged assault in Derby city centre last month. The fast bowler was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly during a night out with his Durham teammates after a County Championship win over Der…

Family is determined to ensure her ‘legacy lives on’ three years after the Sheffield United player’s death Olivia Cusack says her sister, the late Maddy Cusack, is on her mind every single day and she is determined to ensure her “legacy lives on” three years after the former England youth international midfielder’s death. Olivia, together with family and friends of Maddy, walked 29 miles from Bra…

News, discussion and updates before Sunday’s games This weekend’s fixtures | Mail us your thoughts Former England forward Andros Townsend was nearly ⁠run over by a motorised pitch roller while warming up ⁠with his ⁠Prachuap ​teammates at half-time during a Thai League 1 match on ⁠Saturday. The 35-year-old avoided serious injury and later made a brief appearance ⁠in the match at Pattani. The forme…

New Zealander hopes to add ‘a bit of cricket sense in the key moments’ to Bazball template “Flemball? That’s a medical condition.” Stephen Fleming’s first press conference as England Test coach was exactly what you would expect from a man appointed to bring calm to a team that had started to career off course. While the Manchester rain did its worst outside, Fleming was the handsome sea captain o…

Arsenal’s 100% start to season comes to an end Manager says team put themselves in trouble from start Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal were taught a lesson by free-scoring Brighton as their 100% start to the season was abruptly ended on Saturday . Not since 10 May 2023 – 1,224 days ago – when the same opponents won 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium had the Premier League champions lost by three goals. But…

Derby’s stoppage-time equaliser leaves Burnley winless at home since last October and financial problems are mounting The greatest moments of Burnley’s history were beamed on to a big screen before kick-off at Turf Moor, accompanied by famous lines of commentary. The final one, the moment promotion was sealed under Scott Parker in April 2025, was soundtracked by: “Burnley are back in the big time…

The Arizona State Sun Devils cantered to victory in the first ever Union Jack Classic in front of a noisy crowd – despite thousands of empty seats You sensed that Britain’s first US college football game in nearly 40 years was going to be a very different experience when Wembley Way began to reverberate to the sound of steel, muscle and a few whoops long before kick-off. The noise came from the A…

Roma lead 2-0 after Manu Koné’s first-half double Strasbourg fans abuse Liam Rosenior as Paris FC win Lautaro Martínez rode to Inter ’s rescue as the Serie A champions fought back from two-down to force a 2-2 draw at Roma , in a meeting of what had been the last two sides with 100% records. Manu Koné’s double had given Roma a 2-0 lead at half-time but for the second time in a week Cristian Chivu’…

Arsenal were mightily relieved as a 95th-minute equaliser from Smilla Holmberg rescued them a point at home to a much-improved Manchester United side, but the draw will not be enough to eradicate concerns about how far behind the leaders Manchester City they are slipping already. A defiant Manchester United stunned the north Londoners as Eva Olid’s side claimed the first point of her tenure with …

It is apt that the most perplexing football country will now be guided by the most enigmatic of leaders Even in his playing days, Zinedine Zidane seemed unknowable. As a manager, the sense of distance has only grown. He won three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid without ever giving a sense of what his idea of football looked like. France are perhaps the most perplexing football country: a squad…

Supporters’ club says billionaire should stand down after ‘completely unacceptable’ comments on the UK and empire Manchester United’s Muslim supporters’ Club (MUMSC) has called for the Premier League side’s co-owner to step down after he made “completely unacceptable” comments during a BBC interview. Sir Jim Ratcliffe described the UK as being a country “on the slide” from the days when it had “t…

Northern Irishman two behind Celli and Elvira Unlikely leaders birdie 18th to reach 13 under Eighteen holes sit between Rory McIlroy and an impressive piece of symmetry. In September 2025, McIlroy claimed a second Irish Open title in euphoric scenes at the K Club. Five months earlier, he had won the Masters. At Wentworth on Sunday, McIlroy will take off in hot pursuit of a second PGA Championship…

WXV: England 26-26 Canada Canadians end Red Roses’ run of 39 successive wins Still unbeaten, yes, but for England this was anything but business as usual. The Red Roses remain undefeated in 40 Tests but, for once, there were no victory speeches to be delivered afterwards. For the first time since 2022 they have failed to win an international fixture, bringing to an end one of the purest winning s…

Toby Samuel beats Andrés Andrade 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Wimbledon semi-finalist wins for 2-0 day one lead Arthur Fery’s return to competition on home soil for the first time since his glorious summer at Wimbledon took place on a different surface, in a completely different format and on the opposite side of London, but the emotions it generated were all the same as the British No 1 led his team to a 2-0 l…

Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain the image and name of an Indigenous Australian who has died. The story has the ingredients of a Hollywood blockbuster, including Marvel star Ryan Reynolds, with…