Category: Sport

They needed a little help but at last the cork came out and the cava flowed, carrying Spain through to the next round and maybe beyond. After two draws and a single goal had left them on the edge of elimination and pessimism took hold, Luis Enrique promised that once the bottle was finally opened, […]

Two years after their heartbreak in the World Cup final at Lord’s, New Zealand returned to English soil and emerged triumphant, an eight-wicket victory over India meaning Kane Williamson’s men were crowned the inaugural world Test champions at the end of a dramatic sixth day that stirred the senses. Gone was the miserable rain that […]

In 2001 a county match at Canterbury was held up by an obstinate Gurkha pipe band, who disregarded the end of the tea interval and carried on marching across the outfield while the bewildered Yorkshire batsmen waited to start their innings. In 1995 a game between Border and Boland was suspended for 10 minutes because […]

Crystal Palace are set to appoint Lucien Favre as their new manager after the former Borussia Dortmund manager agreed a three-year deal to succeed Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park. The 63-year-old held positive talks with Palace’s hierachy over the weekend, with sources close to Favre admitting he had been impressed with their plans. The former […]

Manchester United have indicated to Borussia Dortmund that they are prepared to raise their offer for Jadon Sancho to £73m (€85m) as they close in on the signing of the England forward. Negotiations with Dortmund have been ongoing for several weeks after United refused to match the German club’s valuation last summer, with the 21-year-old […]

Jos Buttler further embellished an outstanding record at the top of England’s order with a ninth half-century in 20 innings as opener to power England to an eight-wicket victory over an emphatically outplayed Sri Lanka, whose sub-par display was summed up by the game’s final moment. With three overs remaining and just one run required […]

On the one hand Gareth Southgate may feel gratified but, on the other, he might detect significant cause for concern. Surely Germany will be better than this when they face England at Wembley on Tuesday, an outcome that for most of a chaotic night seemed beyond them, and if they are not then those Euro […]