Record-breaker Mitchell Starc continued his one-man mission to wreck England’s Ashes hopes as they reached 196 for four on the first evening of the day/night second Test in Brisbane. Starc, who took 10 wickets in Australia’s Perth victory, continued his hold over the tourists by dismissing Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks with the […]

England bounced back from two early losses in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, with Zak Crawley and Joe Root knuckling down to halt Australia’s momentum. Mitchell Starc, the 10-wicket destroyer in Perth, continued to act as England’s bogeyman, ripping out Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks with the new pink ball. But […]

Daniel Farke said it was “a great night for everyone involved with Leeds United” after his side beat Chelsea 3-1 at Elland Road to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone. Slovenia defender Jaka Bijol’s thumping header and Ao Tanaka’s superb 25-yard effort gave Leeds a 2-0 interval lead. Chelsea substitute Pedro Neto pulled […]

Arne Slot admitted Anfield may be losing its fear factor for opposing teams after Liverpool had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi’s 67th-minute goal threatened to shock the defending Premier League champions until Florian Wirtz danced through the defence and saw his shot go in off Nordi Mukiele. Even then […]

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery hopes Ollie Watkins’ first-half brace in a thrilling 4-3 comeback win at Brighton can kickstart a return to goalscoring form. High-flying Villa soared to third place in the Premier League table after overturning a two-goal deficit at the Amex Stadium to register an eighth victory in nine top-flight outings. Forward […]

Scott Parker sounded a defiant message as he vowed his Burnley side would keep fighting after a fifth consecutive Premier League defeat left them second bottom of the table. Daniel Munoz headed in the only goal just before half-time as Crystal Palace edged a poor game 1-0, with Burnley seeing Jacob Bruun Larsen hit the […]

Arsenal kept the initiative in the Premier League title race with a routine 2-0 win over Brentford but Mikel Arteta fears it has come at a cost. Goals from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka extended their unbeaten run to 18 matches in all competitions with an eighth straight home win and stretched the gap at […]

Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche boss has questioned the length of VAR deliberations after a mammoth five-and-a-half-minute wait in his side’s 1-0 win at Wolves. Igor Jesus eventually had a first-half goal ruled out for offside at Molineux after a painstaking deliberation process which took five minutes and 33 seconds. Despite Dan Ndoye clearly standing […]

Florian Wirtz’ dancing feet helped to rescue a point for Liverpool but he was denied a first Premier League goal in a 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland. The Germany international waltzed past a couple of defenders before his shot went in via Nordi Mukiele, with the Black Cats defender credited with an own goal. […]