Amanda Serrano accused Katie Taylor of backing out of a promise to fight 12 three-minute rounds as the rivals exchanged words at a surprisingly fiery news conference in New York. Serrano even wore a headguard to the face-off, a nod to her accusation Taylor kept deliberately headbutting her in their last fight. Taylor, 38, will...
Scotland stunned West Indies with victory by 11 runs in their opening match of the Women’s World Cup qualifiers despite a herculean performance from opposing captain Hayley Matthews. Matthews reduced Scotland to 69-3 by the 16th over, but Sarah Bryce’s 55 from 56 balls gave the innings fresh impetus. Megan McColl (45), Katherine Fraser (25...
Jockey Patrick Mullins won the Grand National on Nick Rockett at Aintree as his trainer father Willie Mullins took the first three places in the race. The 33-1 chance denied last year’s winner I Am Maximus, who finished second, with Grangeclare West in third. Iroko was fourth, ahead of Meetingofthewaters. It was an emotional victory...
Arsenal needed something special to book their place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals – and how they produced it. The 3-0 second-leg win over Real Madrid on Wednesday, which sealed a 3-2 victory on aggregate, was arguably the most significant result under manager Renee Slegers so far. Six months ago when she replaced Jonas...
It is fair to say Hovland’s success was among the least expected in a series of 2025 wins that will surely cheer European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald. This was the Oslo born star’s first win since the 2023 Tour Championship. Then he was ranked the fourth best player on the world, someone who possessed...
