New Zealand’s mantra of keeping things simple shows England the way to go

As England agonised over one of their worst performances in a home Test in years, two vignettes said much about their opponents. First, it was confirmed that New Zealand – a country of 5m and barely 100 first-class cricketers – had quietly returned to the top of the Test rankings. Second, the match award went … Read more

England captain Joe Root insists his team will not panic after New Zealand humbling at Edgbaston

‘It would be the wrong time to start panicking’: Joe Root insists England will not ‘rip up’ their Test team after New Zealand humbling New Zealand recorded their first Test series victory over England since 1999 The loss was just the third suffered by England on home soil since 2008 Joe Root admits his side have to … Read more

What England’s unselected players are up to during their Euro 2020 clash with Croatia 

Jesse Lingard gets on the cocktails at a pub, Jamie Vardy joins his wife Becky for a swim and Adam Lallana’s in the stands at Wembley! What England’s unselected players are up to during their Euro 2020 clash with Croatia By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 15:03 BST, 13 June 2021 | Updated: 15:16 BST, … Read more

British No 1 Johanna Konta wins fourth WTA Tour title after hammering Shuai Zhang in straight sets

British No 1 Johanna Konta wins her fourth WTA Tour title after hammering Shuai Zhang in straight sets… with Viking Open victory in Nottingham her first such title since Miami success in 2017 Johanna Konta has won the Nottingham Open after defeating Shuai Zhang   The British No 1 suffered a first-round exit at the French … Read more

TOP SPIN ON THE TEST: England lose home Test series for just the third time since 2008

TOP SPIN ON THE TEST: England lose home Test series for just the third time since 2008… with Joe Root’s men becoming only the second side in 119 years at Edgbaston to suffer defeat after scoring over 300 in first innings England the second team in 119 years to lose after scoring 300+ at Edgbaston … Read more

Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho are left out ENTIRELY by Gareth Southgate for Euro 2020 opener

Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho are left out ENTIRELY by Gareth Southgate as England’s two misfits appear to be bottom of the pecking order after failing to even make the bench against Croatia By Sam Blitz For Mailonline Published: 12:48 BST, 13 June 2021 | Updated: 12:51 BST, 13 June 2021 Jadon Sancho and Ben … Read more

Peter Schmeichel slams ‘ridiculous’ decision to restart game after Christian Eriksen collapse

Emotional Peter Schmeichel cracks up in an interview as he slams ‘ridiculous’ decision to restart Denmark v Finland after Christian Eriksen’s collapse and says UEFA showed ‘no compassion’ for his shell-shocked son Kasper and his team-mates Peter Schmeichel has slammed UEFA’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to restart the game  Denmark v Finland was halted after Christian Eriksen … Read more

Gareth Southgate set to DROP Jack Grealish and play a back four with Kieran Trippier at left back

Luke Shaw AND Ben Chilwell to miss out on a starting place with Kieran Trippier picked at left back for England v Croatia… with Jack Grealish also dropped for Euro 2020 opener Jack Grealish is set to be on the bench for England’s game against Croatia  Kieran Trippier is expected to get the nod over … Read more

Paul Craig handed $50,000 bonus after dislocating Jamahal Hill’s arm with brutal armbar

Paul Craig handed $50,000 bonus after dislocating Jamahal Hill’s arm with brutal armbar at UFC 263 Paul Craig beat Jamahal Hill in their light-heavyweight bout at UFC 263 Craig looked to have completely broken Hill’s arm midway through the firs round Hill didn’t tap but the referee eventually stepped with the American defenseless  By Spencer Morgan … Read more

Georginio Wijnaldum says he chose PSG over Barcelona because they were ‘quicker’ to make a decision

Are you SURE it wasn’t the double-money deal?! Georginio Wijnaldum claims he chose PSG over Barcelona because they were ‘quicker’ in making a decision… and says talks with the cash-strapped Catalans dragged on for four weeks Georginio Wijnaldum has revealed why he signed for PSG over Barcelona  The former Liverpool midfielder said the Catalans too … Read more

Joel Pohjanpalo’s goal hands Finland victory over Denmark after horrible Christian Eriksen incident

Denmark 0-1 Finland: Joel Pohjanpalo’s second-half header hands minnows bittersweet Euro 2020 victory after Group B match was resumed following horrible scenes involving Christian Eriksen By Adam Shergold and Max Mathews For Mailonline and Press Association Published: 15:00 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 13 June 2021 Finland marked their arrival at a … Read more

Oleksandr Zinchenko admits Manchester City’s Champions League final defeat was one of toughest days

Oleksandr Zinchenko admits Manchester City’s Champions League final defeat to Chelsea was ‘one of the hardest days’ of his career… but Ukraine captain believes Euro 2020 gives him the chance to bounce back By Adrian Kajumba For Mailonline Published: 23:53 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 23:54 BST, 12 June 2021 Oleksandr Zinchenko admits Manchester … Read more