It may still be more than six months away, but the upcoming World Cup is bigger than ever and requires some serious planning ahead.

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Boos greeted the end of an uninspiring 1-1 draw with 18th-placed West Ham.

Fisher stopped the previously-undefeated Ivan Balaz in what could have been a make-or-break bout in Monte Carlo

Wright explains what went wrong at Villa Park as title race is blown wide open

The Frenchman capped his best display against Sunderland with an improvised and eye-catching rabona cross City’s third goal in the 3-0 win.

Olympic triathlon champion runs 2:06:38 in ValenciaThe only Briton to run faster is Farah in 2018The Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee has become the second-fastest British marathon runner in history after a stunning run in Valencia.The 27-year-old finished seventh in a strong field in a time of two hours, six mins and 38 seconds – quicker than any …

Ben Stokes says he "needs to dig deep" and get his team mentally prepared for the third Ashes Test, after a thumping eight-wicket defeat by Australia leaves England trailing 2-0 in series.

Brendon McCullum has claimed his England side "overprepared" for the second Ashes Test, in which they fell to a thumping eight-wicket defeat by Australia at the Gabba.

American Tom Hicks, who owned Liverpool alongside George Gillett from 2007 to 2010, dies at his home in Dallas.

Salah produced a fiery interview after the draw with Leeds, accusing Liverpool of ‘throwing him under the bus’ and dismissing his relationship with manager Arne Slot

Brendan McCullum believes his side were well prepared for the second Ashes Test, despite deciding against playing a warm-up match, and argues the intensity of their training sessions could have played a factor in their eight-wicket defeat to Australia in Brisbane.

Updates from 12pm (GMT) kick-offsChelsea v Everton to follow at 2.30pmGet in touch with Dominic via emailLeicester v Man City, Spurs v Villa and London City v Brighton all get off and running. Let’s do this thing.“We’ve made this a fortress over the past few years,” Leicester boss Rick Passmoor tells Sky Sports before kick-off. “We know the fans …

Owen left Liverpool on unsavoury terms in 2004 but can’t condone Mohamed Salah’s actions

Jofra Archer and Steve Smith exchange insults between the wickets before the Australian captain hits the England bowler for back-to-back boundaries on the way to an eight-wicket win for the home side in the second Test at Brisbane.

Spurs midfielder allegedly caught on camera inhaling nitrous oxide again

Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen beats Cameron Smith by one shot to claim his first DP World Tour title.

Lights out at Yas Marina Circuit at 1pm (GMT)Norris, Verstappen and Piastri all in hunt for titleShare your thoughts with Niall via emailThe summer swing through Europe (and Canada) saw McLaren in dominant form … Continue reading...

2nd Test, D4: Australia, 511 & 69-2, bt England, 334 & 241Neser ends Stokes’ defiance and takes first Test five-ferFor three hours Ben Stokes was hinting at a repeat of the innings that inked his name into Ashes folklore. Headingley 2019 is remembered for its explosion of runs at the end but less spoken about since has been the foundation of stone-cold …

Stand-in bowler makes the most of rare chance on what could yet prove to be his final moments in Test cricket• Australia beat England by eight wickets at the GabbaIn the end, the only tension was whether Brisbane’s rain would descend before Australia could knock off the last 32 runs in the final session, and so whether going 2-0 up in the Ashes would be …

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England fell 2-0 behind after another heavy defeat to Australia at The Gabba

Cole is a full-time coach for England and has previously served as assistant coach under interim manager Lee Carsley

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A disconsolate Ben Stokes questioned England's mentality and demanded more fight from his side after they suffered another eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of Australia to go 2-0 down in the Ashes.

Jai Opetaia defended his cruiserweight belts on the Gold Coast - but the knockout victory almost came at a staggering cost.

It is a Friday night in the west of Glasgow and Alan Rough is heading to a speaking engagement. The World Cup draw has just finished and he is surrounded by punters eager for his thoughts.