Month: April 2025

Team’s fall from grace has been similar to Manchester City’s and rivals are circling around the world champion Turbulence and turmoil, infighting and instability, the past 12 months have been trying for Red Bull to the extent it was a wonder that Max Verstappen stood in the eye of the storm and calmly dragged a…

A single point was not nearly enough for Bournemouth. The wear and tear on a talented but brittle squad has enveloped European ambitions. The previous Champions League hopefuls, turned Europa League hopefuls now, turned Conference League hopefuls have not won in 90 minutes in eight matches and in east London almost fell victim to a…

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 just seven games remaining. Ipswich took the lead through Liam Delap after 16 minutes but Pablo Sarabia equalised…

This has been a very, very long time coming for Crystal Palace supporters. The last time they were able to celebrate doing the double over Brighton in the 1932-3 season in the old Division Three South, the two clubs weren’t even rivals and it would be another 14 years before Roy Hodgson was born. But…

I Am Maximus a brave second after last year’s win Patrick Mullins rides his father’s horse to victory Nick Rockett led home an extraordinary one-two-three for trainer Willie Mullins at 33-1 in Saturday’s Grand National. Ridden by the trainer’s son, Patrick, Nick Rockett beat last year’s winner I Am Maximus with Grangeclare West third. The…

Last 16: Leinster 62-0 Harlequins Home side storm into quarter-finals with thumping win There was a period in this game where Harlequins needed to get the combination to the scoreboard and punch in the digits, quickly. Any class of score would have sufficed: try, penalty, drop goal – just something to put some ink on…

Premier League latest, 5.30pm BST at Villa Park Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Scott Should Forest win tonight, they’d complete their first league double over Villa since the 1984-85 Canon League First Division. Forest won this fixture 5-0 that season, Trevor Christie with a hat-trick, Ian Bowyer and Steve Hodge with the…

Liverpool do not require favours to secure the Premier League title but their neighbours gave them one anyway. Everton denied Arsenal the victory they needed to maintain extremely thin hopes of challenging the league leaders courtesy of Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty. Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta’s visitors on course for a win their overall display just…

Forwards could replicate Russo and Toone’s gamechanging roles in 2022 at this summer’s European Championship There was a clear identity and formula to England’s all-conquering run to a first European title in 2022. The starting XI remained the same throughout and the impact, when the Lionesses needed it most, came from the bench, primarily through…

Quarter-final: Toulon 72-42 Saracens Isa and Jaminet both score hat-tricks for French side Amid all the chaos, the 16 tries, the 114 points and the sizeable scare that an understrength Saracens side gave Toulon, one certainty remained. French power will always prove decisive and as much as you must give credit to Saracens for the…

Updates from the Premier League and beyond Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Dominic Longtime Championship frontrunners Leeds are being held 1-1 by Luton. Rivals Burnley are 2-1 up at Coventry, while Sunderland – who still have an outside shot at finishing in the top two – are winning 1-0 at West Brom….

35-year-old not offered a new contract Forward won 33 trophies at Bavarian club The Bayern Munich favourite Thomas Müller will leave the German giants at the end of the season after 25 trophy-laden years because he was not offered another contract, he said on Saturday. In a message on social media, the 35-year-old , who…

Talented players are heading to club but there is uncertainty over their home and an awkward fixture list may deny them a top-five place The promise of a better tomorrow at Chelsea divides opinion. While some predict disaster, others look on with fascination. Speaking to an analyst at a Premier League club last week, the…

Live commentary from 4pm BST start at Aintree Horse-by-horse guide to the 2025 Grand National Read Talking Horses | And send Tony an email Hello from Aintree, where the sun is shining and a 55,000 capacity crowd is assembling for the 2025 Grand National – the race that still stops the nation (or perhaps as…

Premier League latest, 12.30pm BST at Goodison Park Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail Simon Some pre-match reading courtesy of Ed Aarons, who heard Mikel Arteta demand a bigger squad to deal with the intensity of a modern season: Mikel Arteta believes squad sizes must be increased to cope with the demands placed…