GB qualify for World Indoors women's 4x400m final

As Pratika moved up through the age groups, she caught the attention of former India player Deepti Dhyani, who became her coach. “I saw her play a few drives and realised she had the capabilities. Most state-level players have talent; the challenge is transforming it for professional cricket. That’s where we as coaches step in,”…

Phil Mackie,Midlands correspondent and Tanya Gupta,West Midlands Reuters More than 700 officers were deployed in Birmingham to police the match Hundreds of protesters descended on Birmingham to demonstrate at the controversial Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Eleven arrests were made amid a huge police operation, with more than 700 officers deployed for the…

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill praised the “character” of his side in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in Wales. Both Wales and Northern Ireland lost their respective World Cup play-offs to set up the friendly that nobody wanted. Jamie Donley scored a deserved opener but Wales hit back less than 60 seconds after the restart as Sorba…

On paper, a trip to a West Ham side scrapping to avoid relegation looked the toughest of Arsenal‘s last three fixtures. It was a game Arteta’s men needed to win to avoid letting City back in but they struggled to break the Hammers’ stubborn resistance. The game was still goalless when West Ham midfielder Matheus…

There is a misconception about Pimenta that she has stepped into the role left by Mino Raiola’s untimely death in April 2020. Pimenta did work closely with one of football’s most controversial characters but right from the start, she was her own woman; it was one of the main reasons Raiola wanted to work with…

Speaking on Match of the Day, Danny Murphy and Joe Hart praise Arsenal for giving Mikel Arteta time after he guided the club to their first Premier League title in 22 years, following Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth. Boats, fire and a TikTok song – inside Arsenal’s title win Available to UK users only….