Head's 'wonderful' innings edges Australia closer to Ashes victory

“They had such a superpowered season last season, signed a load of players and everyone just expected it to carry on and it’s not been that easy obviously,” said Dyche following Thursday’s loss in Braga. Global sporting director Edu oversaw 11 permanent senior signings, with Omari Hutchinson’s £37.5m arrival from Ipswich breaking the club’s transfer…

Arsenal have confirmed goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The Austria international sustained the injury during a training session before the Gunners’ 2-0 victory over Benfica in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday. Arsenal said Zinsberger “will undergo surgery in due course and is expected to be sidelined for…

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…

Since 2019, Hodgkinson has trained with coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows in Manchester. Meadows, a former international runner, was in France to watch her protege take almost a second off the 800m indoor record, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak almost 24 years ago. “She actually said to me the day before: ‘obviously I know…

Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni is out for “about a year” after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, manager Arne Slot says. The 18-year-old sustained the injury on his debut against Southampton in the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday. Leoni joined the Reds in August from Parma for a fee of £26m plus add-ons. “He is…