Match of the Day pundit and former Southampton winger Theo Walcott analyses how Saints’ style caused problems for Premier League champions Manchester City. REPORT: Man City 1-0 Southampton Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.
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Cardiff 21-19 Ulster: Hosts pull off stunning comeback
Cardiff: Cam Winnett; Mason Grady, Rey Lee-Lo, Ben Thomas, Iwan Stephens; Callum Sheedy, Aled Davies; Ed Byrne, Evan Lloyd, Keiron Assiratti, Josh McNally, Teddy Williams, Ben Donnell, Dan Thomas, Alun Lawrence. Replacements: Daf Hughes, Corey Domachowski, Rhys Litterick, Rory Thornton, James Botham, Thomas Young, Johan Mulder, Rory Jennings. Sin bin: Lloyd (13) Ulster: Ethan McIlroy; Werner Kok, Jude Postlethwaite, Stuart …
Read More »Erste Bank Open: Briton Jack Draper reaches Vienna final in straight sets
British number one Jack Draper reached the Erste Bank Open final by beating Italian Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets in Vienna. Seventh seed Draper broke the serve of sixth seed Musetti five times to beat his fellow 22-year-old 6-2 6-4 and reach his first ATP 500 final. Draper has won one ATP 250 title – the Stuttgart Open in June. …
Read More »Hotazhell beats Delacroix to win Futurity Trophy at Doncaster
Hotazhell won the final Group One of the British Flat racing season by the shortest possible distance. The 11-1 shot, under Shane Foley, landed the Futurity Stakes at Doncaster for Irish trainer Jessica Harrington. Hotazhell was involved in a pulsating duel with the Aidan O’Brien runner Delacroix, ridden by Ryan Moore, before eventually prevailing by a nose. “He’s a smashing …
Read More »Highlights: England Lionesses 3-4 Germany
Watch highlights as England suffer defeat to Germany in an international friendly at Wembley where the teams that contested the Euro 2022 final return to the same stage to deliver a seven-goal thriller. REPORT: England 3-4 Germany Available to UK users only.
Read More »England 3-4 Germany: More questions than answers for Lionesses in defeat
Focus in the build-up to the match this week was on Wiegman’s team selection, with several regular starters struggling for domestic form. Williamson, who lifted the European trophy two years ago, kept her place despite calls for Manchester City centre-back Alex Greenwood to come in. She struggled before being taken off in a planned substitution in the second half, while …
Read More »MLB World Series 2024: Dodgers 6-3 Yankees – Freddie Freeman hits walk-off grand slam
Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in extra innings in game one at Dodger Stadium. With the sides locked at 2-2 after nine innings, Great Britain international Jazz Chisholm Jr led a Yankees rally to give them a slender lead in the top of …
Read More »Chris Wood: Nottingham Forest striker and Erling Haaland spark traditional centre-forward revival
The revival of the traditional number nine has gathered pace. Chris Wood is helping the big target man become fashionable again after his electric start to the season for Nottingham Forest. The 32-year-old scored twice in the second half to help his current side beat his former one, Leicester City, on Friday and send them up to fifth in the …
Read More »Reece James: Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca demands more from Blues captain
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has demanded “more” leadership from captain Reece James following his return from injury. The right-back recovered from hamstring surgery to make his first Chelsea start since December 2023 in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat by Liverpool but Maresca has challenged his skipper to show greater “personality”. “I spoke with him and I expect from him more in terms …
Read More »Mexico Grand Prix: Russell fastest as Bearman crashes with Albon
Mercedes’ George Russell set the pace in a first practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix punctuated by a heavy crash for Williams’ Alex Albon. Russell was 0.317 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda third from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, whose session ended early with an engine problem. Albon tangled with Ferrari young driver Oliver …
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