Year: 2025
Hamilton says he and Ferrari can ‘ride rollercoaster’ in pursuit of success
Briton in cautious mood before Saudi Arabian GP but maintains Scuderia are ‘greatest team in F1 history’ Weathering the choppy waves of his new career with Ferrari it is still clear that every time Lewis Hamilton climbs into the car the seven-time Formula One champion believes he is taking a step forward, regardless of how…
Oxford United v Leeds: Championship – live
Updates from the Kassam Stadium; kick-off 8pm BST Friday’s scores | Email Niall | Sign up for Football Daily Title race run-in: Let’s have a look at the remaining games for the top three. If Burnley beat Sheffield United at home on Monday, they’ll be promoted; any other result and things could get complicated. Burnley:…
Brownhill edges Burnley towards promotion with win at nine-man Watford
For a large portion of this match – pretty much the bulk of the first half, in fact – any spectator would have been hard-pressed to identify the Premier League-destined team on the cusp of an all-time Football League record for clean sheets. Not only did Watford find the rarest of routes past James Trafford,…
Wigan’s Jai Field runs the show against St Helens in front of Christian Wade
Wigan 24-14 St Helens Field inspires as Wigan’s surprise signing Wade watches Wigan continued their recent dominance over St Helens to inflict more misery over their greatest rivals courtesy of a thrilling Good Friday triumph on the day they announced the surprise signing of the rugby union winger Christian Wade. Rugby league’s biggest derby has…
Arsenal v Lyon: five key factors in the Women’s Champions League semi
Joe Montemurro and Renée Slegers are reunited but can they find a way to stop each other’s array of attacking talent? The former Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro, who left the club at the end of the 2020-21 season, returns to the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal host the eight-time European champions Lyon on Saturday in their…
Manchester United’s crazy comeback was inspirational – and a reality check
Emergency strike duo reeling in Lyon was electrifying while also showing deep flaws in Ruben Amorim’s squad Bedlam, pandemonium, ecstasy and simply wow: Manchester United’s three-goal, six-minute (and 34 seconds) blockbuster extra-time comeback from 4-2 down is one for the ages, and a thrilling advertisement for the heart-stopping drama football can generate. Yet if the…
200-1 winner Heavenly Heather kicks off Easter racing with major shock
Amie Waugh upsets odds with longest-priced winner of year while Andrew Balding continues strong start to Flat season The Easter racing programme saw a major shock at Newcastle on Good Friday as Heavenly Heather, a 200-1 chance ridden by 3lb claimer Amie Waugh, became the longest-priced winner of the year so far with a half-length…
World Snooker Championship: wide open tournament may herald new era
A record 10 Chinese players are in the main draw at the Crucible, where picking a winner is tougher than ever It has been fairly common in recent years to discuss the winds of change blowing through the World Snooker Championship. But this year, with talk of the Crucible’s future being quieter than usual, it…