Rockets see off late fightback to beat Sunrisers

Both Nkunku and Jackson signed for Chelsea in 2023, but have seen their opportunities limited by the arrivals of summer signings Joao Pedro, from Brighton, and Ipswich’s Liam Delap. Joao Pedro, 23, scored three goals for Chelsea at the Club World Cup and got off the mark in the Premier League with a goal in…

The next time Broad was an Ashes winner, England’s famous triumph down under in 2010-11, he played only two Tests before his series was ended by a side injury. He cried as he was hugged by England team doctor Nick Pierce in the dressing room at the Adelaide Oval and spent the third Test in…

At Taylors Avenue, Carrick host Larne, who sit top of the Irish Premiership at Christmas. After 19 years on the red and black side of the rivalry in north Belfast, this is former Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter’s second year in charge of Carrick for the east Antrim derby. Last season, at Inver Park, it ended…

Chelsea Pride, the club’s official LGBTQ+ supporter group, said in a statement: “Tonight, homophobic chanting was once again directed at our supporters. This is utterly unacceptable. “We acknowledge that Hull City made stadium announcements, confirmed CCTV was being monitored, and that arrests have been made. Action matters. Accountability matters. Consequences matter. “But let us be…

Infantino became Fifa president in 2016 when he beat AFC president Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa by 115 votes to 88. Fifa’s next president will be confirmed at the organisation’s 77th Congress in Morocco next March. Candidates have until 18 November to put their names forward. Prior to this week, it had been anticipated Infantino would be…

Alana King returned the best figures in Women’s World Cup history as Australia hammered South Africa by seven wickets to set up a semi-final meeting with India. The leg-spinner claimed 7-18 from seven overs as South Africa collapsed from 32-0 to 97 all out in 24 overs, with Australia completing their chase with 199 balls…