Chelsea hammer nine goals past Liverpool in Women's League Cup

Ben Stokes takes three early wickets before Ben Duckett hits 113 with the bat as England fight back on day two of the third Test against New Zealand, reaching the close on 223-2 – now 215 runs behind New Zealand’s first innings of 438. READ MORE: Duckett & Stokes haul England back into third Test…

Poppy Maskill won gold, Bethany Firth silver and Georgia Sheffield bronze as Great Britain clinched the top three places in the women’s S14 100m backstroke at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. Returning to global competition following the birth of her daughter, Firth led into the turn, but Maskill, who won gold at the…

Poston, 33, squandered his advantage thanks to four bogeys in the first 13 holes, with England’s Tommy Fleetwood briefly taking the lead on the 15th. However, Fleetwood bogeyed the 17th and finished in a tie for fourth with American Sam Burns on 10 under par, while American Wyndham Clark, who shot a 67, was third….

Wales lose on penalties to Japan and, after beating Gibraltar, defeat against Northern Ireland means it is their final opponents who triumph in the inaugural Cwpan Gary Speed. In a developmental competition like this, though, results are secondary. “The tournament is first and foremost about Gary and making sure we put on a fitting tribute…

The Scottish champions will receive £3.7m for reaching the Champions League play-off round, with another £16.1m to come should they reach the league stage. That is before bonus payments of £1.73m per win, £605,000 per draw and £275,000 per finishing position in the table – with additional payments should they progress to the last 16…

England players are set to use high-tech palm-cooling devices in the United States to help combat the heat during the World Cup. The expected hot and humid conditions during the tournament will be a crucial factor with studies showing that at least a third of the games during the World Cup will be played in…