Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as “quite furry, quite green”.

England must stir themselves and move on from investigations and social media videos if they want to avoid a potential 5-0 Ashes whitewash, writes chief cricket report Stephan Shemilt.

Gunners looking to stretch lead at top

Comment: This week’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ is a far cry from Billie Jean King’s trailblazing match 50 years ago – an unwanted sequel that’s a giant leap backwards for the sport

The Harry Redknapp-owned chaser can foil a strong challenge from the all-conquering Willie Mullins yardThere is a case to be made for seven of the eight runners in what promises to be a memorable renewal of the King George VI Chase, but the horse with the most appealing profile going into the Boxing Day showpiece is Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Man (2.30), …

Despite tactical flaws and a fixture pile-up, Eddie Howe still has a ‘glass half full’ attitude before Manchester United tripNewcastle supporters are starting to regard Eddie Howe’s team as an unreliable friend. Catch them on the right night and they invariably prove the life and soul of the thrillingly high-intensity party but, on other days, the …

Midfielder will be part of the conversation for a Ballon d’Or if he continues his ascent with trophies for club and countryDeclan Rice likes to call it “clean feedback”, which sounds like a euphemism for a bollocking, though he would probably say that is a misconception. Rather, it is part of the reason why Rice is being discussed as one of the best …

Pivotal items from the legendary leg-spinner’s career, including the ball of the century, make up the exhibit“I feel like a medieval pilgrim being ushered into a chapel to behold some holy relics,” whispers Tom Holland as we head deeper into the bowels of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The historian and The Rest Is History Podcast co-host, his wife, …

It felt like nothing would top Tiger Woods’s Masters win, but then the Northern Irishman completed his career grand slam on an extraordinary final day at AugustaAt 7am on 14 April in an Augusta rental home, Rory McIlroy awoke and immediately spotted a Green Jacket draped over a chair. “You think: ‘Yeah, that did happen yesterday,’” he says. …

Alan Shearer gives the story of his move from Blackburn Rovers to his boyhood club Newcastle Utd.

Major boxing events proved to be among the most demanded tickets from UK fans during 2025, according to data from a leading ticket marketplace.

DAILYMAIL+ BEST OF 2025: This year I completed the journey of a lifetime and I am ranking all 92 English Football League grounds - find out who comes out on top and where your team ranks.

When Arsenal fans settle down for their Christmas dinner this year, they'll do so knowing their team are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table.

Steve Finn has opened up on a devastating moment he suffered with England's Ashes team in a toilet.

As Sarina Wiegman reflects on Euro 2025, a smile spreads across her face.

The era of a single player dominating snooker appear to be over with an unprecedented number of tournament winners emerging this season

Shane Lowry secured Team Europe's historic Ryder Cup title defence in New York, having been concerned about victory slipping through their grasp during a nail-biting Sunday.

Express Sport rounds up the latest Liverpool transfer news on Christmas Day.

As Britain faced the Big Freeze of 1962-63, Graham Hill and Jim Clark battled for the F1 title in South Africa.

Manchester United could bring in reinforcements during the January transfer window.

Express Sport rounds up the latest Chelsea transfer news on Christmas Day.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright slammed his former club's transfer mistake earlier this year.

Liverpool need to make signings in the January transfer window as Arne Slot's side struggle to compete for the Champions League spots.

EXCLUSIVE: A former Wimbledon giant-killer who faced Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in their prime says only one of them utterly dominated him.

A former tennis champion looked completely different as she posed with David Beckham.

Express Sport takes a look at the dream scenario for United in the January window.

DAILYMAIL+ BEST OF 2025: When you work with footballers nothing much surprises you. Finding spent machine gun bullets in the garden of one of your club's top players does, though.

The PGA Tour issued a curiously ambiguous statement in response to LIV Golf-defector Brooks Koepka's decision to leave the rival Saudi-backed rival tour three years after he first joined.