Kate Cross has admitted there are cultural issues within English women’s cricket and said she fears the national team have lost fans after a disastrous Women’s Ashes series in which the side were whitewashed 16-0 by Australia amid a sea of glaring fielding and batting errors. Cross, an unused squad member on the tour, also … Read more
Neither of these two are where they want to be after three rounds. In the case of Wales, rock bottom cannot be worse than where they feared they might be; in the case of Scotland, fourth must be so much worse than they had hoped. And some might say deserve. Eyebrows may rise, then, at … Read more
It transpires the viral moment of Netflix’s latest series on golf may have been as much of a surprise to the main protagonist as those looking on. The assertion of Keegan Bradley, the US Ryder Cup captain, during Full Swing that his contingent are “gonna go to Bethpage to kick their fucking ass” in September … Read more
Melanie Reay is leading the way through the maze of corridors inside the Academy of Light when a corner is turned and she almost collides with Régis Le Bris. The managers of Sunderland’s women’s and men’s teams stop for a brief, friendly chat. It is a commonplace occurrence at this fully integrated, Premier League standard, … Read more
After spending a month at the 2024 Under-17 World Cup with England, Lydia Bedford returned to her home in early November, ready to settle back into routine. She wasn’t looking for a new job. She wasn’t thinking about leaving Premier League club Brentford, where she managed the U-18 squad. If anything, she was eager to … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Football finance: The Premier League’s financial power continues to blow its European rivals out of the water, with combined revenues almost double those in Germany and Spain according to newly released figures from Uefa. Nick Ames has the latest … Share … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Q2. 15 mins remaining: Sydney 5.3.33 v Hawthorn 5.4.34 James Sicily is found in the middle of the park and booms a ball into the forward 50, Hardwick can’t take the grab but sticks with it , ensuring that the Hawks … Read more
Guglielmo Vicario has said he “understands the frustration of the fans” after the Tottenham goalkeeper was involved in an emotional exchange after his side’s 1-0 defeat at AZ in the first leg of their Europa League tie. Vicario kept Ange Postecoglou’s side in contention to reach the quarter-finals with several fine saves as Spurs put … Read more
Nick Kyrgios has broken down in tears after his latest singles comeback suffered a major blow when he was forced to retire hurt at Indian Wells. The injury-plagued Australian pulled out of the first-round match against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp due to a right wrist injury while trailing 7-6 (9-7), 3-0 at the BNP … Read more
I recently caught myself telling someone I couldn’t wait for England’s Six Nations match against Italy on Sunday, which seemed a bit, well, enthusiastic. Clearly, rugby fans of all stripes will be salivating at Saturday’s key clash between Ireland and France. It’s a bit less usual to get excited at the kind of historical mismatch … Read more