Sports - Sunday, April 26, 2026

‘Heartbroken’ Tottenham midfielder stretchered off in win at Wolves Netherlands star faces eight months out after scans confirm injury Xavi Simons has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will be out for around eight months. The Tottenham midfielder suffered the injury in his team’s 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday and will be unavailable for the remainder of the club’s Premier League survival fight. His devastation has been compounded by the knowledge that he will not be able to play for the Netherlands at the World Cup finals this summer. Simons was stretchered off at Molineux in the 63rd minute after twisting his knee in the turf as he chased a ball towards the byline. It is a terrible blow for him and the club, whose new manager, Roberto De Zerbi, was counting on the 23-year-old’s creativity in the battle against relegation. Despite the victory over Wolves, which was Spurs’ first in 16 league games, they remain 18th in the table, two points behind 17th-placed West Ham with four matches to play. Continue reading...

A number of Europe's top players could be on the move this summer. We pick nine of them and outline their best fit and what's most likely to happen.

Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick make history by becoming the first brothers to win a PGA Tour event at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans pairs tournament.

AC Milan winger Rafael Leão is subject to attention from Manchester United. Transfer Talk has the latest.

The World Championship last-16 tie between Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins is set for a dramatic end after the Scot closed the deficit to two frames.

American led from first round at Memorial Park Korda leads rankings for first time since August Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship on Sunday with a performance worthy of her return to the No 1 ranking in women’s golf. Holding a five-shot lead at the start of the final round, Korda was efficient as ever and no one could get closer than four shots all afternoon at Memorial Park. She closed with a two-under 70 for a five-shot victory to capture the third major of her career. Continue reading...

No player embodied Liam Rosenior's hapless three-month reign like Enzo Fernández. On Sunday, the midfielder was excellent in guiding Chelsea to the FA Cup final.

Arsenal were wasteful in their Women's Champions League semifinal, but OL Lyonnes' calamitous defending gave the holders the first-leg lead anyway.

Aston Villa and England midfielder Missy Bo Kearns says she spent "four days of hell in hospital" after suffering a miscarriage and contracting sepsis.

Scot wins last three frames of session to trail 9-7 Champion Zhao Xintong beats compatriot Ding Junhui Ronnie O’Sullivan thumped the table in frustration as John Higgins reeled in the seven-time world snooker champion in an enthralling second session of their second round match at the Crucible on Sunday night. O’Sullivan twice led by five frames and looked set to cruise towards the quarter-finals at the expense of the out-of-sorts Scot, before Higgins drew on his decades of top-level experience to end the evening just two adrift at 9-7. Continue reading...