Buttler captaining better than I did at times – Root
England’s match against Afghanistan begins at 09:00 GMT on Wednesday Batter Joe Root has backed “brilliant leader” Jos Buttler and says the England captain is making a better fist of…
GB’s Jennifer Gadirova suffers ACL injury
Jennifer Gadirova won Olympic bronze after finishing third in the team event at Tokyo 2020 Great Britain’s Jennifer Gadirova says she will “climb the mountain again” after suffering an anterior…
Historic visual effects studio Technicolor collapses in UK
Technicolor, the visual effects (VFX) group which has worked on films ranging from Disney’s 1940 classic Pinocchio to 2024 blockbuster Mufasa The Lion King, has collapsed into administration in the…
Republic of Ireland boss Ward targets win over ‘top side’ Slovenia
Carla Ward gives instructions during Monday’s training at the Bonifka Stadium in Koper Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward says they will face a Slovenia team with an “abundance of…
How might four Rangers men fare in their hour of need?
Neil McCann, Barry Ferguson and Billy Dodds are back together on the Rangers training ground In beaming up four Rangers men to plug the gaps left behind by Philippe Clement’s…
Murphy hits ‘most underwhelming 147 of all time’
Shaun Murphy made a 147 break during his semi-final win over Mark Allen at the Masters last month Shaun Murphy was “blown away” after claiming a maximum break in the…
‘I thought Rangers manager job would never come’ – Ferguson
Barry Ferguson, Neil McCann and Billy Dodds helped Rangers win the League Cup in 2002 Scottish Premiership: Kilmarnock v Rangers Venue: Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Date: Wednesday, 26 February Time: 20:00…
EastEnders star says wife not over the moon at Martin’s exit
EastEnders actor James Bye, who plays Martin Fowler, has revealed how he was sworn to secrecy over his character’s untimely death in the soap’s 40th anniversary live episode. Fowler, a…
MotoGP champion Martin to miss season opener
Jorge Martin earned his maiden MotoGP world title last year Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin must have hand surgery for the second time in less than a month. The 27-year-old…
Man City target Leverkusen’s Wirtz – Tuesday’s gossip
Manchester City want Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle in the summer and Paul Pogba may join Inter Miami. Manchester City are chasing Bayer Leverkusen’s Germany midfielder…