Shedeur Sanders is still waiting – after three rounds of the NFL draft, 102 picks and five quarterbacks selected ahead of Deion Sanders’s highly touted son. The Colorado quarterback was widely considered a first-round talent. But his stunning slide continued on Friday night when his name wasn’t called in the second or third round. Sanders … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Aston Villa last won the FA Cup in 1957, 68 of your Earth years ago, and even that’s something of an outlier. Five of their other six wins came during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, so it’s not as though … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Pressure is a privilege, so they say, and there is pressure on England at Twickenham today no matter how dominant they seem. The Red Roses may have won 24 matches in a row, and 33 consecutively in the Women’s Six … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Willie Mullins takes the lead with the third in the 3.00 at Sandown and both Dan Skelton runners unplaced. Share Updated at 15.13 BST Blueking D’Oroux wins 3.00 at Sandown with Mullins runner third 3.00 SandownBET365 SELECT HURDLE, GRADE 2 result1 Blueking … Read more
You would be forgiven if you were mistaken in thinking Nicolas Jackson’s striking finish against Everton meant more than what it was. The 1-0 victory was a crucial step in their Champions League pursuit. Still, when the ball hit the back of the net Jackson looked to have tears in his eyes as he emotionally … Read more
A few minutes before the 2023 London Marathon began, Richard Stoate was getting into costume on the side of the road. It was a two-person job: the 43-year-old wasn’t just wearing trainers and sportswear for the 26.2-mile run. He was raising money for the young people’s charity WellChild, so – with his partner’s help – … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Scottish Premiership: Celtic are firmly on course to win their 55th title, fourth in a row and 13th from the last 14. They currently lead Dundee United 5-0 at Tannadice with over 30 minutes left to play. Celtic’s Nicolas Kuhn sticks … Read more
The tunnel in which athletes wait before they enter a stadium ahead of a major race is “by no means a friendly place to be”, says Lisa Dobriskey – and as a former Team GB athlete who won Commonwealth gold and world championship silver at 1500m, she has stood in enough of them to know. … Read more
Dan Skelton has been an immovable object at the top of the National Hunt trainers’ table since the opening day of the 2024-25 season on 4 May last year but, when he comes up against the irresistible force of Willie Mullins’s stable at Sandown on Saturday, the betting market sees only one winner. Mullins is … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Chelsea have played 49 matches in all competitions this season and just two have ended goalless. The first was against Everton three days before Christmas, a result which ended an eight-game winning streak and sparked a decline in fortunes. Enzo … Read more