The bombshell that Kevin De Bruyne will leave Manchester City in the summer has overshadowed the buildup to the Manchester derby, but Pep Guardiola has a more pressing absence to deal with: working out how to play without the injured Erling Haaland. The Norwegian has scored 21 of Manchester City’s 57 league goals and few … Read more
The Leinster prop Andrew Porter popped the words “small margins” into his immediate reaction to a landslide win when Harlequins were buried under blue coloured earth. We know what he meant. Leinster’s unrequited love of European rugby, since winning the Champions Cup in 2018, has twisted and turned on a few of the moments the … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ah, one sec, here’s Arne Slot. His tracky bums are very tight; the least said about Jamie Carragher’s brown suede brogues the better. Slot says he’s got two very good left-wingers to choose from, and this time he went for Gakpo … Read more
The Norwegian club Brann have won a landmark freedom of expression case with the Court of Arbitration For Sport (Cas) ruling that Uefa should not have punished them for fans singing “Uefa mafia” or displaying banners with the same message at Women’s Champions League games. The European footballing body fined Brann on two separate occasions … Read more
Modern golf has been defined by streaks and Scottie Scheffler is in an especially hot one, with eyes focused on whether that can continue at Augusta National over the coming days. Brooks Koepka had one. Cameron Smith had one. Rory McIlroy had one in majors, with his competitive longevity outside the big four tournaments setting … Read more
A representative illustration of the earth’s Hadean protocrust as it took shape. | Photo Credit: Image created with ChatGPT The Hadean protocrust is the name for the earth’s crust — its outermost layer — when it first formed. The ‘Hadean’ prefix refers to the planet’s first geologic aeon. At this time, within 200 million years … Read more
Was Dai Yongge, Reading’s disreputable owner, watching? Is he keeping abreast of his club’s League One promotion challenge or does he choose to spend sunny spring afternoons in alternative pleasures? Rumour has it, the Chinese billionaire remains holed up somewhere in Britain, but no one really knows. That tends to be the way with this … Read more
MEN Top three Jannik Sinner Still serving his three-month doping ban, Sinner maintains his spot as the world No 1 after his rivals’ faltering performances in Indian Wells and Miami. He will return to competitive tennis in Rome, aiming to capture his home ATP 1000 title for the first time after missing the 2024 edition … Read more
Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull with a very strong drive from pole position at Suzuka, beating the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third. It was a fine run from the Dutchman in a car that is not the quickest in the field to secure … Read more
Ipswich’s hopes of retaining their Premier League status took a huge knock as they lost 2-1 at home to Wolves. The visitors came from behind to extend the gap between the two clubs to 12 points with seven games remaining. Ipswich took the lead through Liam Delap after 16 minutes but Pablo Sarabia equalised in … Read more