Smith aims bizarre Mastermind jibe at former spinner Panesar
Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith takes a bizarre swipe at former England spinner Monty Panesar on the eve of the first Ashes Test.
How does Arsenal defence compare to Premier League’s best?
Where do Arsenal’s back four rank in terms of the best ever in the Premier League?
How Norris and Piastri’s strengths stack up in F1 title fight
Damon Hill, 1996 F1 World Champion, looks at who is best placed going into the final three races of the season, with a battle between McLaren team-mates.
The NFL champion Eagles can’t stop winning – so why are people unhappy?
Since when was winning in the NFL a problem? Perhaps when you become so used to winning, it becomes about the manner in which you are winning.
‘Not naive’ – Will there be another F1 title race twist as tension grows?
McLaren boss Andrea Stella insists the team are “not naive” as the intensity in F1’s title race ramps up ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Wood, Bashir in 12-man England squad for first Ashes Test
England have named fast bowler Mark Wood in a 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia from Friday, raising the prospect of an all-seam frontline attack in Perth.
How McTominay went from centre-back to Scotland’s galactico
Serie A champion with Napoli. Ballon d’Or nominee. Scott McTominay has overseen a pretty sensational last 12 months. But sending his country to a first World Cup in over a quarter of a century must surely top the lot.
Stokes embracing ‘biggest series of England’s lives’, expects to play every Test
England captain Ben Stokes is fully embracing the magnitude of The Ashes series and expects to play in all five Tests against Australia over the next two months.
‘Scotland cash in almost 30 years of glorious failure as dreams come true’
A generation of Scotland fans witness the greatest game of their lives on an astonishing night at Hampden. Nick McPheat was among them.
England name Bashir in squad for Ashes opener
England keep their options open for the first Ashes Test in Perth by naming off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad alongside five pace bowlers.