Andy Murray survived a thrilling encounter with long-time rival Stan Wawrinka to progress to the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The Scot took the opening set in a tiebreak as momentum swung freely between the…
An emotional Andy Murray saw his hopes of a long-awaited trophy end with defeat against Russia’s Aslan Karatsev in the final of the Sydney Tennis Classic. The Scot put together his best week since claiming his 46th career title in…
Andy Farrell hopes to coax his grandchildren into supporting Ireland when he goes head to head against son Owen Farrell in Saturday’s crunch Grand Slam decider with England. Farrell junior has been restored to the visitors’ starting XV for the…
Andy Farrell hailed Johnny Sexton as the greatest player in Ireland’s history as the pair celebrated a stunning Grand Slam triumph following a tense 29-16 bonus-point victory over 14-man England. Captain Sexton helped his country clinch a first championship clean…
Image: Liverpool fell to their ninth defeat of the season in all competitions “This season has been nowhere near good enough. At the turn of the year, we wanted a new start but it’s not got off to that. We’ve…
Newcastle are in advanced talks with Real Sociedad to sign striker Alexander Isak for a fee in the region of £58m. Dan Ashworth, Newcastle’s sporting director, and Steve Nickson, the club’s head of recruitment, are in Spain as they look…
Alexander Isak scored an injury-time penalty as Newcastle boosted their Premier League top four hopes with a 2-1 injury-time win at Nottingham Forest, whose relegation fears were heightened. The Magpies had looked like being made to settle for a draw…
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has apologised for the chaotic scenes at last season’s Champions League final and expressed his relief “nothing terrible happened” in Paris. An independent report published last month found European football’s governing body was primary responsible for…
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights of Fulham against Manchester United Alejandro Garnacho was not even born when Cristiano Ronaldo made his Manchester United debut, but two decades later his own thrilling breakthrough is carrying echoes of his idol’s. In the space…
Erik ten Hag has confirmed Alejandro Garnacho will be out for “weeks” but revealed the Manchester United winger will play again before the end of the season despite suffering an injury against Southampton. Ten Hag was unhappy with the tackle…