Steve Phillips has resigned as the chief executive officer of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) amid allegations of a toxic culture at the organisation. Phillips had resisted calls for his resignation, which came after a BBC documentary aired allegations of misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobia at the governing body for rugby union in Wales. Nigel … Read more
Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open to equal Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam record, a year after he was deported over his COVID vaccination status. The Serbian tennis star beat Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets in the final in Melbourne on Sunday. It is Djokovic’s 10th Australian Open title and he has now … Read more
Lyon full-back Malo Gusto completes £26.3m move to Chelsea… signing a seven-year-deal to take Todd Boehly’s January spending up to £216m before returning to the Ligue 1 side for the rest of the season Lyon full-back Malo Gusto signed a permanent deal to join Chelsea until 2030 However, Gusto will finish the 2022-2023 season on … Read more
Djokovic has played in 10 Australian Open finals – and won every one of them Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam men’s title by using all of his talent and nous to see off Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia’s Djokovic started strongly and dug deep in the second set … Read more
With deadline day fast approaching, Arsenal’s pursuit of Moises Caicedo looks set to go down to the wire. The Gunners, Chelsea and Tottenham are among the clubs still looking to cut some big deals in the final days of the January window. Caicedo has been told to stay away from Brighton training after he asked … Read more
An Arsenal fan is now convinced that title rivals Manchester City “won’t beat” the Gunners twice in the Premier League this season. Plus, some “depressingly lazy b*llocks”, Sean Dyche, bias and responses to Lee… Get your views in to [email protected]… Manchester City vs ArsenalCity fan here and if that’d finished 0-1 or 1-1 then … Read more
Good morning and welcome to coverage of the Australian Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas. It is the final day of the opening grand slam of the year and it has been full of great tennis, upsets, drama and controversy. But at 8.30am (UK time), Djokovic will be aiming to move level … Read more
Malo Gusto has completed a permanent move to Chelsea from Lyon. The exciting 19-year-old right-back has signed a contract at Stamford Bridge to summer 2030 and heads back to France for the remainder of the current campaign to continue with Lyon in Ligue 1, where … Read more
Anthony Yarde now has three defeats on his pro record A wounded Anthony Yarde looks to his corner after getting back to his feet. He has just been knocked down by a vicious right hand from Artur Beterbiev in the eighth round of a relentless battle and is visibly dazed. The referee Steve Gray gives … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tsitsipas 0-1 *Djokovic Big roar as we get underway, and there is no Djokovic Senior in the stand for reasons widely known. The large bandage that Djok has carried all fortnight is not visible though there may be some taping. Djokovic … Read more