Match of the Day – Alan Shearer on Nicolas Jackson’s performance

England will be among the favourites for this year’s tournament but have underperformed at World Cups in recent years. They have failed to reach the final of any of the past three T20 World Cups and lost to South Africa in the semi-finals of last year’s 50-over competition under new coach Charlotte Edwards. Amid fervent…

Wales 3-0 New Zealand, 16 December 1905 Wales 0-19 New Zealand, 29 November 1924 Wales 13-12 New Zealand, 21 December 1935 Wales 13-8 New Zealand, 19 December 1953 Wales 0-6 New Zealand, 21 December 1963 Wales 6-13 New Zealand, 11 November 1967 New Zealand 19-0 Wales, 31 May 1969 New Zealand 33-12 Wales, 14 June…

Robert MacIntyre has targeted improvement in his iron play and reclaiming the Scottish Open title as the new father looks to build on a promising start to the season. The 29-year-old will be returning to East Lothian’s The Renaissance Club in July, where he won on home soil in 2024. Ranked 12th in the world,…

Rangers were far from great, but they were dogged and they hung in there and when their chances came they buried them. Youssef Chermiti, of all people, was the chief tormentor. In nine pulsating minutes he doubled his total for the season and wrote his name into a new kind of Rangers pantheon – from…

Northern Ireland have appointed Kris Lindsay as interim manager for their first pair of 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in March. Tanya Oxtoby left the post to manage Newcastle United in November after two years in charge and, with no permanent replacement appointed, Lindsay will take charge of games away to Switzerland on 3 March…

Given Keith herself was a tad surprised she scooped up a medal here, her grandad’s take on the event ought to be a good one. The 10,000m is her preference, but the longer distance final did not go to plan on Monday and she finished seventh. The Inverness athlete said she was faced with the…