Sports - Friday, March 27, 2026

After another subdued performance in an England shirt, has Phil Foden wasted his last chance to make their World Cup squad?

Ben White arrived to a chorus of jeers from the England support when Thomas Tuchel introduced him as a 68th minute substitute. Of course he did. There ought to be no second chances for the Arsenal defender in the eyes of plenty of those present. He let the country down when he walked out on the England squad during the 2022 World Cup and made himself unavailable for the next two years. The real surprise was what happened next. It was one of those paper aeroplane Wembley friendlies, the fans making their own entertainment in the absence of very much on the pitch. Tuchel was happy enough with the collective performance from his scratch lineup, drilling into the finer details, including the players’ work out of possession. There was next-to-no cutting edge, any drive. Continue reading...

Manuel Ugarte appearing to be shown two yellow cards but not sent off was one of a number of confusing incidents on a bizarre night in England's friendly with Uruguay.

Sakamoto signs off with fourth world title in Prague Japan’s Chiba takes silver as Pinzarrone wins bronze Levito fourth after Liu withdraws and Glenn slips back Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto closed out her competitive career with her fourth world title in the women’s singles competition at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czechia on Friday. The 25-year old wrapped up a historic skating career which included four Olympic medals, including two silvers at this year’s Milan Cortina Games, with a personal-best 238.28 after an emotional free skate performance at O2 Arena. She’s the first women’s single skater to win four world championships since Michelle Kwan, who won her fifth in 2003. Continue reading...

Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Purdue are moving on. Here's how they advanced -- and how they can do it again.

Hidalgo posts rare 31-11-10 triple-double Late assist sets up winning basket for Irish Blakes misses at buzzer as Vandy fall short Hannah Hidalgo already had her unusual triple-double and the NCAA single-season record for steals when she made the play that ultimately sent Notre Dame to the Elite Eight of March Madness. Mikayla Blakes ended up with two chances to answer for Vanderbilt in a matchup of two of the nation’s top three scorers in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading...

Wakefield Trinity move into the top three in the Super League table with a third win on the bounce against York Knights.

Adam Wharton wants Crystal Palace exit, Brighton ready to sell Carlos Baleba for the right price, Arsenal explore Elliot Anderson move and Premier League duo battle for Aurelien Tchouameni.

Chair says ‘staff are hurting’ after ‘difficult week’ Reform UK leader visited club on Monday The Ipswich Town chair and chief executive, Mark Ashton, has apologised for “any hurt, pain or distress” caused by Nigel Farage’s visit to Portman Road this week. Farage visited the club on Monday, and footage of his trip – including images of the Reform UK leader holding up an Ipswich No 10 shirt with his name on the back – was used by the political party on social media. Continue reading...

Based on a simple combination of ability and tactical importance, we've reranked the best players in order at the Big Six Premier League clubs.