Borini scores as Salford shock Leyton Orient in FA Cup

World number one Luke Humphries scraped into November’s Players Championship Finals as reigning world champion Luke Littler criticised tournament officials. Humphries, 30, began the day 58th in the competition’s rankings and could have missed the finals if he had lost in the opening round of the Players Championship 34 event. However, he gained a 6-2…

Ultimately, on the pitch, Oxtoby’s reign will be remembered for moments of brilliance rather than consistent success and she could not guide NI to the next edition of the Euros. That is a microcosm of performances too, where Northern Ireland often played well in patches but struggled to string a 90-minute showing together. The most…

The Premier League returns this weekend and with two double gameweeks on the horizon, the big question: Do you play the wildcard now or hold off until gameweek 33? Source link

Having rotated his team for last week’s win over Italy, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has recalled several key players, including fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, centre Damian de Allende and second row Eben Etzebeth. Erasmus’ line-up shows two changes from the impressive 32-17 win over France in Paris a fortnight ago, with Ruan Nortje and…

There were tensions between Howe and sporting director Paul Mitchell, who left last summer after less than a year in the job. But Howe has quickly struck up an understanding with Ross Wilson, who replaced Mitchell. Wilson is the third sporting director Howe has worked with since taking charge, while David Hopkinson is the second…

And so the revamp of The Hundred begins, the sign of what the competition may be like following more than £500m of investment. The consortium that paid most for a stake in any of the eight teams, the Tech Titans, have poached the most sought-after coach on the franchise circuit. In doing so, they reunite…