The France rugby union captain, Antoine Dupont, has said he ruptured cruciate ligaments in his right knee during his team’s win over Ireland in the Six Nations. Dupont gave the update in a post on Instagram on Sunday afternoon, writing: “Cruciate ligaments ruptured. It is the beginning of a new challenge, I will see you … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature City have no doubled their lead through Jess Park and look set to book their spot in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals. City, who lost out to Tottenham in the last four in 2024 will be gunning to go all the … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Now then, are England in a Six Nations title challenge? Mathematically they’ve got a real shout thanks to France’s demolition of Ireland yesterday. In fact, if England bag a bonus point win this afternoon, they’ll leapfrog Ireland into second place … Read more
Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night. With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin, the Lakers cut a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit to single digits. But Tatum and Jaylen Brown … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Teams in brief: Spurs Several changes for Spurs after their fruitless trip to the Netherlands. Dominic Solanke is fit to start, so Tel drops to the bench, where he is joined by Son and Maddison. The best news for the long-suffering … Read more
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar won the men’s Strade Bianche on Saturday for the third time in his career, after recovering from a fall 50km from the finish. Pogacar topped the podium in Siena by 1min 24sec ahead of Britain’s Tom Pidcock, with Belgium’s Tim Wellens a further 48sec adrift. After victory in the Tuscan one-day race … Read more
It took 6.49sec of staggering power and fluency for Jeremiah Azu to win the 60m European Indoor gold for Britain. And about the same time again for him to have a packed crowd in Apeldoorn eating out of his hand. For no sooner had he been asked for his thoughts on his victory, the Rotterdam-born … Read more
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League are hanging in the balance after their 1-0 defeat by their top-five rivals Nottingham Forest. City were limited to three shots on target, despite dominating with almost 70% possession, as Forest’s ability to soak up pressure and hit superior teams on the break … Read more
Martin Ødegaard has admitted he has “not been good enough” this season, particularly in regards to his goals and assists output. The Arsenal captain has pulled no punches in his assessment of a campaign that was undermined by a two-month ankle injury layoff from early September. Ødegaard was back to his driving and creative best … Read more
Uefa’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine could not have been swifter. Hours after the fighting had started in Luhansk, European football’s governing body convened an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee and, three days later, on 28 February 2022, Uefa, with Fifa, announced that all Russian clubs and national teams had been banned … Read more