Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic named NBA MVP finalists

Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic are the finalists for this year’s NBA most valuable player (MVP) award.

Haye: Joshua and Fury both need each other

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury must finally agree to fight, says former world heavyweight champion David Haye.

Papers: Declan Rice sends message to Arsenal team-mates over title race

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...

Wembanyama makes HISTORY! | Wemby's 35pts on his NBA play-off debut!

San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama makes history on his NBA play-off debut as he scores 35 points and hits five three-pointers!

Rosenior bemoans Chelsea's bad luck but there is more to it

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Curtis Jones sums up Liverpool’s approach, Eddie Howe’s transfer record under scrutiny and Tammy Abraham shows his worth For Manchester City, Gianluigi Donnarumma has always been a case of risk and reward. Perhaps only Thibaut Courtois is as fine a shot-stopper as Italy’s Euro 2020 hero, though many goalkeepers are better with the ball at their feet. Claudio Bravo, let alone Ederson, would be unlikely to dither in the fashion that alerted Kai Havertz to the possibility of pressing City’s keeper as close as possible for Arsenal’s goal. Donnarumma was the signing who bucked the Pep Guardiola doc

Lionesses lessons from World Cup qualifying: Hampton and Russo shine with winning blueprint

England still need to learn how to play to their strengths when handling physical and organised teams such as Iceland The Lionesses’ performance against Spain showed the Euro 2025 final wasn’t a one-off. England have the blueprint for how to beat the world champions: conceding possession, forcing them central and using the threat of Lauren James and Lauren Hemp out wide to punish them on the counter. They were mature and disciplined at Wembley, if a little nervy at the close, with Sarina Wiegman’s team failing to build on their early lead. Continue reading...

‘Got. Got. Need!’ The boyhood autographs that remind me of Coventry’s Premier League heydays

From Dion Dublin to Eric Cantona, the signatures I collected with my dad in the 1990s record a time when the Sky Blues seemed almost invincible John Barnes: got. David Beckham: got. Ruud Gullit: got. Andrei Kanchelskis: got. Matthew Le Tissier: got. Alan Shearer: got. Looking back through the football autographs I collected as a teenager in the early 1990s feels delightful and discomfiting. The Merlin sticker albums, Pro Set cards and Shoot annuals chronicle a youth spent travelling the country with my dad, watching Coventry City take on the great and the good of the top flight at the dawn of

Harlington chases the four-timer at Lingfield

We have a busy day's racing on Monday with All-Weather action from Lingfield and Newcastle, live on Sky Sports Racing...

Fitzpatrick: How McIlroy-esque advice from caddie inspired play-off win

Matt Fitzpatrick revealed how his caddie replicating words used during Rory McIlroy’s Grand Slam success helped him to a dramatic play-off victory at the RBC Heritage.

'OH my word!' | Fitzpatrick NAILS second shot while Scheffler struggles on play-off hole

Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler had contrasting second shots on their play-off hole, as Fitzpatrick claimed his second RBC Heritage title.

Highlights: Fitzpatrick beats Scheffler in dramatic play-off to win RBC Heritage

Highlights from day four of the RBC Heritage.