Year: 2025

The 125th edition – the calm before the 2026 storm – begins on Friday with notable names headlining the cast list The cut of the grass, the shine of a boot, the sigh of a drop, the joy of a catch, the crunch of a four, the hope of the spring. Time stealthily gouging out…

Golf left in limbo just days from opening major of season PGA Tour deems PIF’s demands unacceptable Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has failed in an attempt to persuade the PGA Tour to deliver serious concessions in exchange for a $1.5bn (£1.14bn) investment, leaving elite golf no closer to reconciliation just days from the season’s…

Brazilian defender needs surgery on hamstring injury Arsenal preparing for face Everton and Real Madrid Arsenal have confirmed that Gabriel Magalhães requires surgery on his injured hamstring and will miss the rest of the season in a major blow before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Brazil…

Athletics legend says his new four-part event, which launches on Friday, is exactly what the sport needs Michael Johnson is one of the few true legends of track and field. Now, though, he is chasing the holy grail. Every four years, athletics is the biggest sport at the Olympics. In between, for most casual fans,…

Last year’s winner I Am Maximus heads to Aintree on Saturday bidding to make history. Here is a look through the chances of all 34 contenders There was a lot going on in the spring of 1974. Abba won Eurovision, Manchester United were relegated and Red Rum became the most recent horse to win the…

England goalkeeper on how she has fine-tuned her game since moving to France and ‘loving the architecture’ in Paris Many of us might perceive it as a bustling metropolis full of tourist hotspots. To Mary Earps, however, Paris is noise-free. Peaceful. Beautiful. It is very rare for anybody to spot the England goalkeeper in public…

Miller Gardner was on holiday with family in Costa Rica Fumes may have leaked from adjacent engine room Carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of the teenage son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, authorities in Costa Rica said on Wednesday night. Randall Zúñiga, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, said…

Yuki Tsunoda replaces Lawson for Sunday’s Japan GP Lewis Hamilton describes demotion as ‘pretty harsh’ Max Verstappen has intimated he was unhappy with the way his Red Bull team suddenly sacked their driver Liam Lawson after just two races and replaced him with Yuki Tsunoda from sister team Racing Bulls, speaking in the buildup to…

Everton defender booked for challenge on Mac Allister VAR should have recommended review of tackle The referees’ body, Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), has acknowledged that Everton’s James Tarkowski should have been sent off early on in their defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday. The defender was only cautioned for a reckless challenge on Alexis…

While my assaulter can continue to attend games undeterred, Tottenham announce a convicted abuser as a performer. Are the club’s actions matching their words when it comes to supporting female fans? A few months ago I was assaulted on an overground train by a Brentford fan after a home win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium….

Fifa president Infantino says UK is the ‘one valid bid’ Bid for 2031 is US and maybe other Concacaf nations The United Kingdom appears certain to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, announced it is the sole bidder for the tournament. Infantino confirmed in an address to Uefa’s annual…

Jump racing’s grizzled veteran could become the only owner to have four winners of the great race on Saturday For a man who is still most familiar to many fans as the most fearless gambler of recent decades, JP McManus does not seem to be leaving a great deal to chance before Saturday’s Grand National…

The West Indies batter on his effortless style, playing with his idols and how leadership brought out the best in him By Wisden Cricket Monthly Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Carl Hooper, 58, played 102 Test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2003, scoring nearly 6,000 runs, taking 114 wickets with his wily off-spin…

Tottenham manager knows the vultures are circling but his mission is driven by honouring the family name His passport still bears the name “Angelos Postekos”. It was the name legally given to him by his parents, eager for their children to fit into their adopted home, aware that they would face enough obstacles – a…

It has been an odd, slow bicycle race of a season, but this is hardly the fault of Arne Slot’s impressive league leaders There was an extraordinary moment in the seconds after Diogo Jota had scored the only goal of this Merseyside derby, as the home supporters seethed and writhed, bodies tumbling, a wave of…

Fenerbahce coach clashed with Galatasaray’s Okan Buruk Stuttgart sink Leipzig to book place in DFB-Pokal final José Mourinho appeared to grab rival manager Okan Buruk’s face amid wild scenes at the end of Fenerbahce’s 2-1 Turkish Cup defeat to bitter rivals Galatasaray. Video footage showed Mourinho appearing to pinch Buruk’s nose following the final whistle,…

Semi-final: Atlético Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (agg 4-5) Barça v Real Madrid final for first time since 2014 A decade later, the Copa del Rey will have a clásico final. First Barcelona played, then they resisted and in the end it was enough to see them through. A wild first leg, 4-4 at Montjuic, gave way…

If Newcastle’s rivals for a Champions League place had hoped Eddie Howe’s players might be partied out after ending that 70-year domestic trophy drought, they were destined for disappointment. Howe’s team were not at their very best but, thanks to the most eye-catching of winning goals from Sandro Tonali they found a way to defuse…

Billed pre-game as the injured Erling Haaland’s capable stand-in, Omar Marmoush’s response was to score Manchester City’s second goal against a weak Leicester, who are heading for the relegation trapdoor. Pep Guardiola adores the Champions League so this was business accomplished in the bid to seal a qualification berth: victory lifts City to fourth. Continue…

Fabian Hürzeler has had better weeks. After the agony of being dumped out of the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday by Nottingham Forest in a penalty shootout, there was more heartache for the Brighton manager as Marcus Rashford’s third goal in his last two matches, yet another for Marco Asensio and Donyell Malen’s first for…

The 246th Merseyside derby was as much of a cathartic release for Liverpool as another step closer to a 20th league title. Arne Slot’s side cleansed themselves of recent torment against Everton and two deflating cup defeats with a hard-fought but deserved victory courtesy of Diogo Jota’s fine individual goal. A maximum of 13 points…

Raducanu will miss matches in Netherlands next week British No 2 will focus on training after Miami Open run Emma Raducanu has pulled out of Great Britain’s squad for next week’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers against Germany and the Netherlands. The British No 2 reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open last week, her…

Updates from Wednesday’s Premier League games Liverpool v Everton – live with Michael Butler Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Email Simon Meanwhile outside the Etihad Stadium fans are protesting about the club’s decision to partner with Viagogo, a ticket resale site – the club’s ninth third-party ticket-selling partner. Fans groups are calling on…

Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Clockwatch: Man City v Leicester and more – live Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Email Michael And for the Bluenoses, the last time Everton fans celebrated a winner at Anfield, back in 1999. Also: Continue reading… ​Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offClockwatch: Man…

New head coach targets Women’s World Cup in India ‘I’m confident we can turn things around very quickly’ Charlotte Edwards has promised to make England’s players “more accountable for their fitness” as she seeks to improve the team’s fortunes after her appointment as women’s head coach. The 45-year-old insisted that despite England women’s recent troubles…

Invitational Australia & New Zealand side to play in July Players who have switched nationality will not be eligible The British & Irish Lions are set to face a number of former All Blacks with Rugby Australia’s chief executive, Phil Waugh, confident players based in Japan can be recruited for the Anzac fixture in July….

Former Red Bull driver was replaced two years early New Zealander says he didn’t see own demotion coming The former Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez says he is in talks with Formula One teams about a return to the grid after having his contract ended two years early. The 35-year-old Mexican, who won six races…

Andrea Berta understood to have met Williams’s agent Club have heavily scouted forward for past two years Arsenal are exploring a summer move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams. Andrea Berta has held talks with the Spain forward’s representatives in one of his first acts as the club’s sporting director. It is understood Berta, who was…

Iraola and Frank expected to be in the running Postecoglou on speculation: ‘It doesn’t consume me’ Ange Postecoglou has admitted there are some “outstanding candidates” waiting to take over if Tottenham decide to sack him. With Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Brentford’s Thomas Frank expected to be in the running if Spurs move in a different…

Watering at Aintree for famous race started in mid-March Constitution Hill the star turn on meeting’s opening day Jon Pullin, the acting clerk of the course at Aintree, said on Wednesday that he will do whatever it takes to ensure that the Grand National meeting opens on good-to-soft ground on Thursday, despite unusually low levels…