Mainoo doesn't have the right midfield partner – Scholes

Akil Howson will become the first black official to feature in an FA Cup final when Chelsea take on Manchester City next month. The 35-year-old has been named as an assistant referee for the game at Wembley on 16 May. Darren England will referee the showpiece event for the first time, having previously being the…

Newcastle did not necessarily look like a team who were going to get pulled into a scrap on Saturday. A group who previously appeared drained of confidence did not go under after conceding a ninth-minute goal against Arsenal. In fact, Emirates Stadium grew more and more nervy as the game went on. Arsenal manager Mikel…

Sabalenka has reached this year’s semi-finals in Melbourne without dropping a set, taking her winning streak at the start of 2026 to 10 matches and 20 consecutive sets. Having lost two Grand Slam finals last year – first in Melbourne and then at the French Open – Sabalenka defended her US Open crown in September…

Vonn was the Olympic downhill champion in 2010 and had been hoping for a fairytale ending to her illustrious career. She retired from the sport in 2019 as the most decorated female skier at the time, having suffered several serious leg injuries. After having a partial right knee replacement, she announced her shock return to…

Bellamy was on something of a charm offensive when he faced the media before this fixture. There was to be a new and bigger English audience to see what the Welsh public had already witnessed: his evolution from a combustible, confrontational player to a controlled, deep-thinking coach. This was the sternest examination so far of…

Of course, Scheffler is far from solely responsible for the foursomes defeats. His partner Russell Henley did not cover himself in much glory during Friday’s 4&3 beating by European pair Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick. Henley is fourth in a world ranking system skewed by the omission of LIV golfers, but looked shaky on his Ryder…