Category: Sport

At least this time Belgium can say that they provoked a genuinely brilliant response from France. The last meeting between these countries begat rancour, with Belgium grumbling about the negativity of Didier Deschamps’s team after losing 1-0 in the 2018 World Cup semi-final. This time France were forced to attack after Yannick Carrasco and Romelu […]

For Aaron Ramsdale it has been a breathless journey, with little time to take stock, but every now and then there is a tap on the shoulder – a reminder – something to offer perspective and clarity. The 23-year-old describes the past month or so as the best he could have wished for, and no […]

As Emma Raducanu prepares to return to competition in Indian Wells, a month after she won the US Open, she is already looking past her victory in New York and her early success has only reinforced her determination to achieve even more. “It’s great to reflect and have that so gradually it sort of sinks […]

The Socceroos are confusing to analyse at the moment. On Friday morning, Graham Arnold’s side made it 11 wins on the bounce when they defeated Oman 3-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar – setting a new world record for the most over consecutive wins in a single World Cup campaign. Shaking off a […]

Ricardo Pepi got a pair of goals early in the second half, becoming at 18 the youngest American to score in consecutive World Cup qualifiers, and the United States dominated Jamaica in a 2-0 victory Thursday night. Pepi, who scored the his first international goal to break a second-half tie at Honduras, put the US […]

Australia coach Dave Rennie has named four uncapped players and welcomed back a trio of overseas-based Wallabies in locks Will Skelton and Rory Arnold, and hooker Tolu Latu, in his 37-man squad for the northern hemisphere tour. Waratahs centre Izaia Perese has been joined by fellow uncapped players Lalakai Foketi, Brumbies hooker Connal McInerney and […]

Tim Paine has revealed he spoke to prime minister Scott Morrison regarding the plight of this summer’s Ashes. England’s players have all but confirmed they will tour for the marquee series, with England cricket officials set to give the tick of approval this weekend. But it came after long-running negotiations between the two countries, amid […]