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Clinical Germany thumped Scotland 5-1 in their Euro 2024 tournament opener on Friday with the host nation scoring three first-half goals and enjoying a man advantage after Ryan Porteous received a straight red card before the break. Florian Wirtz opened the scoring in…

England beat Namibia in rain-reduced 10-over-a-side game to stay in T20 World Cup; Jos Buttler’s side will reach Super 8s as long as Australia defeat Scotland in St Lucia; Harry Brook and Jonny Bairstow fire with bat for England in…

England begin their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on Sunday; Trent Alexander-Arnold enjoyed a freer role further forward for Liverpool in the 2023/24 season; Gary Neville adds that England need a holding midfielder alongside Declan Rice and questions England’s defence…

Luke Littler defeated Peter Wright, Michael Smith and Rob Cross on his way to the title; his victory over Cross included a mightily impressive 164 checkout; darts is back on Sky Sports from June 27 with the World Cup in…

Rory McIlroy veered from the ridiculous to the sublime to remain firmly in contention for a first major title since 2014 in the US Open at Pinehurst. McIlroy added a second round of 72 to his opening 65 to lie…

The Football Review Committee has made a number of proposals that would change Gaelic Football. Six-time All-Ireland-winning Dublin manager Jim Gavin was the chair of the committee. So what are they? Two-point scores, four-point goals Points from the new 40-metre…

Kyle Walker has been selected as England vice-captain for Euro 2024, the PA news agency understands. The 34-year-old skippered Manchester City to this season’s Premier League title and is the second-most capped player in Gareth Southgate’s squad. Only captain Harry…

Plus: Granit Xhaka put in a captain’s performance in Switzerland’s win over Hungary, who now face a pivotal Group A clash with hosts Germany on Wednesday; uncharacteristic Croatia must tighten up; Hungary left with little room for manoeuvre Yamal helps…

Use of data and artificial intelligence will help Luke Shaw’s chances of being fully fit for the European Championship, a leading sports scientist has said. Shaw was named in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the summer tournament in Germany despite being…

There’s a mix of football and hurling on offer this weekend, as the inter-county season speeds along. Sunday’s pairing of Dublin and Mayo at the Hyde is among the stand-outs of the All-Ireland Football series, while the All-Ireland Hurling preliminary…