A tearful Luke Littler hit a tournament record 140.91 set average as he started his bid for the PDC World Championship title with a dramatic 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle. The 17-year-old made headlines around the world when he reached the tournament final in January, where he lost to Luke Humphries. Starting this campaign on

Four River Plate women’s players were arrested by Sao Paulo police and accused of making a racial slur, Sao Paulo’s public security secretariat told The Associated Press on Saturday. On Friday, a Brazil Ladies Cup semifinal between Argentina’s River Plate and Brazilian team Grêmio was stopped in the first half after River Plate’s Candela Díaz

In a rematch billed as Usyk v Fury ‘reignited’, the sport’s two most technically gifted heavyweights served up another classic and showcased elite level boxing. The Gypsy King was in playful mood with an unorthodox ring entrance to Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. Dressed as Father Christmas, Fury was still sporting

Fury weighed in at a career-high 20st 1lb as he looked to avenge the only defeat on his sparkling professional record and proceeded to dominate the opening exchanges of the fight. As the rounds wore on, the boxing genius of Usyk started to get to grips with Fury as he landed blows of his own

Tyson Fury refused to accept he lost his rematch against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and claimed the judges gave him a “Christmas gift”. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in Usyk’s favour, handing the Ukrainian a second successive win over the Fury. Fury and his promoter Frank Warren were both adamant that the

Gareth Southgate has told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that he made his decision to leave his job as England manager before the end of Euro 2024. The 54-year-old, who is a guest on the latest episode of the long-running programme, chose Adele’s Someone Like You as one of the eight songs he would

Nick Judd, Transfer writerDec 21, 2024, 11:46 PM Three Saudi clubs have expressed their interest in signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, while Juventus are keen to try and steal a march on several rivals to land midfielder Dani Ceballos. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. Transfers

That desire to take up position in more dangerous areas does not appear to be detracting from Jesus’ all-round game – certainly not against Palace. A cursory glance at the striker’s touch map shows he played his part in all areas of the pitch, with 12 of his 40 touches coming inside his own half.

Napoli interested in Harry Maguire, PSG forward Randal Kolo Muani a target for several Premier League teams, Christopher Nkunku ready to leave Chelsea. Napoli are interested in signing Manchester United and England centre-back Harry Maguire, with Galatasaray also monitoring the 31-year-old’s situation at Old Trafford. (Athletic – subscription required), external Paris St-Germain forward Randal Kolo

Arsenal moved three points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool as Gabriel Jesus inspired them to a 5-1 London derby thrashing of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. After his hat-trick sunk the Eagles in the Carabao Cup quarter-final in midweek, Jesus made it five goals in four days against Palace as his first-half brace put the

Manchester City are currently in relegation form and there is little sign of it ending. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa left them joint bottom of the form table over the last eight games with just Southampton for company. Saints, at the foot of the Premier League, have the same number of points [four] as

Ivan Juric was head coach of Roma earlier this season. Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Southampton confirmed the hiring of Ivan Juric as their new head coach on Saturday ahead of their clash with Fulham on Sunday. Juric replaces Russell Martin, who was sacked after the 5-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday. Editor’s Picks 1

Crambo secured back-to-back Grade One Long Walk Hurdle victories by beating Hiddenvalley Lake in wet conditions at Ascot. The seven-year-old, trained by Fergal O’Brien and ridden by Jonathan Burke, passed leader Beauport in the closing stages before holding off a late attack by Hiddenvalley Lake to defend his crown. “I’m speechless,” a tearful O’Brien told

Edinburgh players and coaches don’t like it when their mentality is questioned, which is fair enough. There’s one way to make those questions redundant, though. And season after season they fail to answer them. On paper, they can win this game, no question. You’d worry about them at 10 and whether Ross Thompson can get