Crucible qualifier Zhao Xintong dominated Mark Williams in the opening session of the World Snooker Championship final, running up a 7-1 lead. The Chinese, who thrashed Ronnie O’Sullivan in the ...

Brazilian police have said they thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga’s concert in Rio de Janeiro. The event, on Saturday, was the biggest show of her career that drew some two million fans ...

Remarkably, Newcastle were awarded a third penalty four minutes from time and – following another lengthy review – this time it stood. Ayari was punished for inexplicably handling Schar’s attempt at ...

Salford City boss Karl Robinson admitted his side “couldn’t get close” to Carlisle United in a key spell of the game that cost them a ...

Kevin Schade was at the double as Brentford beat Manchester United 4-3 in a seven-goal Premier League thriller to keep them in the hunt for European qualification.

Jarrod Bowen rescued a point for West Ham as they laboured to a 1-1 draw at home to a second-string Tottenham. Bowen scored his 10th Premier League goal for the season to cancel out Wilson Odobert’s ...

Desert Flower claimed the Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket to maintain her flawless record and continue Godolphin’s remarkable weekend. Trained by Charlie Appleby, who landed the 2000 Guineas ...

Barry Ferguson railed against his doubters and insisted he is equipped to become Rangers manager on a permanent basis after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to newly-crowned champions Celtic made it six ...

A deadly on attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region has sparked tensions between India and Pakistan.

Williams won his first world title in 2000 – when Zhao was just three years old – and his most recent in 2018, when he famously conducted his winning press conference naked – apart from a towel – to ...

Cinderella’s Dream shone on the Rowley Mile with a neat success in the Betfred Dahlia Stakes. The bay was one of two Charlie Appleby-trained and Godolphin-owned contenders in the Group Two, and was ...

Charlie Appleby has hailed the £2million bonus offered by Betfred to any horse capable of winning the Triple Crown as “great for the sport”. The Triple Crown comprises of the 2000 Guineas, Derby and ...