Simona Halep has withdrawn from Australian Open qualifying and will delay the start of her 2025 season after feeling pain in her knee and shoulder. The former world number one, 33, received a wildcard from tournament organisers last week but said she felt discomfort after playing at the World Tennis League exhibition event in Abu

Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman has signed a new contract with Edinburgh until 2028. The loose-head, 30, has made over a century of appearances since joining the capital club in 2018 and has cemented himself in Gregor Townsend’s Scotland side after making his debut in 2021. He now has 37 caps for his adopted country, having

Rovers sacked previous boss Taylor after losing three league matches in succession, without scoring once. The Gas are 19th in the League One table, three points above the relegation zone having won just six league games this season. “Inigo is someone I have followed for a long time, both as a player and as a

India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fee after barging into Australia opener Sam Konstas on day one of the fourth Test in Melbourne. Kohli clashed shoulders with Konstas at the end of the 10th over, with the former India captain appearing to change direction to make contact as the 19-year-old walked

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said he believes he can continue to play at the highest level for several years as uncertainty over his future at the club continues. Van Dijk — alongside teammates Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold — is out of contract at the end of the season, with negations over a

Arsenal need to find a Robin van Persie. That might be a touchy subject at the Emirates, where the former Gunners centre-forward is regarded with disdain rather than affection after leaving to join Manchester United for £24 million in 2012, but if Mikel Arteta’s team unearth a goal scorer to do for them what Van

Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has described Sir Alex Ferguson’s insatiable desire to keep winning by saying “for him, it’s never enough”. Speaking in a new two-part BBC documentary called Sir Alex, former defender Vidic said of the Scotsman that “if he’s won two trophies this season, next year he wants to win three.

One of the images of the day was Kohli, 36, barging into Konstas after the Australian had clubbed the India bowlers around the ground. Kohli appeared to change direction to make contact with Konstas, who was walking down the pitch to speak to his opening batting partner Khawaja. Speaking to host broadcaster Seven Network, former

I went to New Orleans. I want to go to New Orleans again. I will never not want to go to New Orleans again. Everybody should go to New Orleans, all the time. The NFL should go… I heard February is good. It is the trendy grandparent to whom you skip joyously, lifted by the

When Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian last met on Boxing Day, Martin Boyle’s double kept Hearts rooted to the bottom of the Scottish Premiership table. Five months later, they were relegated. Five years on, that same fate threatens both clubs after disappointing starts to their league campaigns. Hibs occupy eighth spot whilst Hearts languish in