When Manchester United were crushed 4-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park at the start of May, there had appeared no way back for Erik ten Hag. Even the manager admitted that his team had been “easy to beat” – it felt like the end. United had dropped as low as eighth in the Premier…
Chris Billam-Smith says he will stop Richard Riakporhe inside the distance when he defends his WBO cruiserweight world title at Selhurst Park this Saturday. For much of the build-up, it has been the knockout exploits of Riakporhe to have featured among the chief talking points, but Billam-Smith has issued his own statement of devastating intent…
That was a wild Canadian Grand Prix, three different race leaders dodging pop-up showers and stormy rain, quickly followed by bright sunshine, whilst navigating their way between the walls and slippery track furniture, and cars pointing in the wrong direction from time to time. The top seven on the grid were covered by just over…
Scottie Scheffler will be looking to add to his major tally at the US Open this week, but what can challenge his bid for a sixth win in nine starts on the PGA Tour? Scheffler held on to claim a one-shot victory at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, a fifth win in a remarkable start…
Jamie Chadwick believes we are “getting closer” to seeing a female driver in Formula 1 after becoming the third woman in the history of Indy NXT to win a race. Chadwick finished first after starting on pole position for the Indy NXT race at Road America to become the first woman to achieve success on…
Scottie Scheffler came through a final-round tussle with Collin Morikawa to claim a fifth PGA Tour victory of the season with a one-shot win at the Memorial Tournament. Scheffler, who had already won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players, The Masters and the RBC Heritage in a dominant start to the year, now heads into…
Scotland secured their second victory in a row at the T20 World Cup to pile the pressure on Group B rivals England in the battle for a Super 8 spot. Richie Berrington’s men sit on five points from three games, with Tuesday’s washout against England followed by a five-wicket win over Namibia and now a…
Co-hosts West Indies cruised to a second T20 World Cup victory as they handed Uganda an unwanted place in the record books. Chasing an unlikely 174 for victory in Guyana, tournament debutants Uganda were shot out for 39 in 12 overs as Akeal Hosein grabbed 5-11. It equalled the lowest score in T20 World Cup…
Iga Swiatek said her fourth French Open win was “emotional” after emphatically keeping her Queen of Clay title at Roland Garros. The world No 1 from Poland brushed aside Italian underdog Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-1 in and hour and eight minutes. King of Clay Rafael Nadal may have played his last French Open this year…
In his latest Sky Sports column, Paul Merson assesses England’s chances at Euro 2024 and says Gareth Southgate will have no excuses if he doesn’t bring home the trophy this summer with the world-class players at his disposal… Southgate named his final 26-player squad for Euro 2024 on Thursday and Jack Grealish, James Maddison and…
