Australia skittle Bangladesh for 64 before slumping with the bat

Australia torpedoed Bangladesh for just 64 before slumping to 165-8 with the bat themselves on a frantic 18-wicket opening day of the second and final Test in Mackay.

Hull City v Manchester United: Premier League – live

⚽ Live updates on the 12.30pm (BST) kick-off at the MKM Stadium ⚽ Live scores | Sign up for Football Daily | Mail Tim The first email of the day comes from our man at the match. “Grey skies sit above the MKM Stadium,” says Will Unwin, “but there is great positivity among both clubs as Hull mark their return to the Premier League with a game against one of the competition’s greats. “Manchester United think Michael Carrick can banish the memories of numerous failed spells from higher profile coaches and have invested in midfield. Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans have been tasked from the

Manchester City preview: Five key questions heading into 2026-27 season

Enzo Maresca faces the formidable challenge of following the legendary manager Pep Guardiola as new season starts.

Lionel Messi fined for slapping opposition player in MLS game

Incident happened when Inter Miami met Philadelphia Union Argentinian lashed out at Quinn Sullivan in 2-2 draw Lionel Messi has been fined for slapping an opponent during a Major League Soccer game. The 39-year-old Inter Miami forward lashed out at Quinn Sullivan of Philadelphia Union during their match on Wednesday, catching the midfielder around the back of the head. The Argentinian appeared to be angry Sullivan had elbowed him after he had played the ball, with the referee intervening before the situation could escalate. The match at Subaru Park finished 2-2. Continue reading...

Stokes blasts 'shambolic' Ashes schedule

Ben Stokes has described the decision to leave Headingley off the schedule for the 2027 men's Ashes as "shambolic".

Dutch GP Sprint: Russell on pole from Norris for 11am race LIVE!

How Liverpool are preparing to face six new managers in first six games

For Liverpool and Andoni Iraola, the Premier League schedule means they will face six teams with new managers in their first six matches.

US soccer wants excitement after the World Cup – the Open Cup provides it

MLS wants to build on the momentum of the World Cup. America’s top domestic cup competition is an obvious place to start The new commissioner of Major League Soccer, Larry Berg, isn’t keen on the idea of promotion and relegation, but he is a fan of jeopardy. When asked the obligatory pro/rel question in his introductory press conference , Berg responded, “I don’t think it’s appropriate for our league, but I think there are other ways to create jeopardy during the regular season, [and] again in the playoffs.” He referred to this summer’s World Cup, which was co-hosted by the US, and the excite

How new-look Spurs are shaping up under De Zerbi

Roberto de Zerbi has had time and money over the summer to start creating a new-look Tottenham. So how are they shaping up?

‘See you at the hairdressers’: Infantino’s bizarre reply to bald reporter

Fifa president tells Sky man: ‘You have a nice haircut’ Odd exchange outside a hotel in the Dominican Republic Gianni Infantino told a reporter “I’ll see you at the hairdressers” after he was asked whether he had betrayed football over his aborted World Cup sell-off plan. The Fifa president was stopped outside a hotel in the Dominican Republic by Sky News’ US correspondent James Matthews, who challenged the under-fire leader of football’s governing body over why he had not resigned, despite calls from across the game for him to step down . Continue reading...

Messi fined for slapping opponent in MLS game

Lionel Messi is fined by Major League Soccer after slapping Philadelphia Union's Quinn during Inter Miami's draw on Wednesday.

The ex-Blackburn winger facing Mourinho and Real Madrid

Tyrhys Dolan, who played for Blackburn Rovers for five years before joining Espanyol last summer, says he is ready to take on one of the biggest tests of his career against Real Madrid on Saturday.