Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatched pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lando Norris. Norris had just leapt to the top of the times after a difficult first run left him seventh, but Verstappen pipped him by 0.077 seconds for his first pole since the British Grand Prix in July. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, […]

Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is expected to make his England debut against Andorra. Anderson, given his first call-up by head coach Thomas Tuchel at the end of last month, is in line to get the nod in the 2026 World Cup qualifier at Villa Park later on Saturday (17:00 BST). He is likely to […]

Canada demonstrated their power early and Hunt blasted over from close range to open the scoring. Having spoken in the build-up of the need to be clinical with what few chances came their way, Scotland battered at the Canadian line without success. However, they remained patient and finally engineered an opening for Chloe Rollie to […]

It is unlikely that Venkatesham will rule Spurs with an iron fist. He is a firm believer in a culture of inclusivity. He’ll lead by example rather than being ultra vocal, sources say. “He’s a leader – but an understated one,” said one of his colleagues at the Emirates. When it comes to making football-related […]

A compelling character on and off the court, Sabalenka wears her heart on her sleeve. While endearing to tennis fans, it has proved costly on the big stages. All three Grand Slams this year have ended in devastating defeats to American opponents. Madison Keys out-hit Sabalenka in Australia, Coco Gauff outlasted her in Paris before […]

Ogbene, who has since made the switch to fellow Championship side Sheffield United, said he spent “a lot of hours getting to know my body” and “watching clips” to help him return physically and tactically sharper for pre-season this summer. “Watching a lot of football for nine months, you learn a lot more. When you’re […]

The Fighting Nerds are achieving great success in the UFC, with Borralho’s team-mate Mauricio Ruffy taking on Benoit Saint-Denis in the co-main event in Paris. Ruffy, like Borralho, has had an unbeaten start to his UFC career, winning his first three fights and knocking out Bobby Green with a spectacular spinning wheel-kick in March. Carlos […]

Angus Bell scored a dramatic winning try six minutes after the final hooter as Australia overturned a 21-7 half-time deficit to beat Argentina 28-24 in the Rugby Championship. Juan Cruz Mallia had put Argentina 24-21 up with a penalty in the 79th minute but, after the Wallabies turned down three opportunities to level with their […]

Anderson had played for Scotland at youth levels but had impressed the England set-up with then senior manager Gareth Southgate speaking about his potential. It does not always fall England’s way though with Michael Olise, now a France international, being tracked by England and Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Jamal Musiala playing for England up […]

England take on footballing minnows Andorra on Saturday (17:00 BST) hoping to keep up their perfect record at the top of World Cup qualifying Group K. The Three Lions’ first ever competitive match against Andorra was 19 years ago in September 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifier – a tournament England would fail to reach. […]