Frank Lampard was granted a privilege never afforded to his unpopular predecessor Rafael Benitez as Everton’s new manager brought smiles back to a previously toxic and gloomy Goodison Park. Midway through the second half, as Everton controlled what ended as a comfortable
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, six months after being left paralysed by a stroke. Cairns, 51, was only discharged from hospital last week after suffering a stroke during heart surgery in August. “Big shock and
Justin Langer has resigned as head coach of the Australia men’s team. Cricket Australia said the 51-year-old, whose contract was due to expire in June, rejected a short-term extension. Langer, who took over in 2018 following the Australia ball-tampering scandal, won the
James Rew hit a magnificent 95 but England’s batting let them down as India won the U19 Men’s World Cup for the fifth time with a four-wicket victory in Antigua. Rew’s knock, off 116 balls including 12 fours, helped England recover from
The Portland Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, rookie Keon Johnson and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade, coming just less than a week before the NBA’s trade deadline, moved the
Brooklyn dropped its seventh straight game Donovan Mitchell made his return — and the Utah Jazz suddenly looked like the NBA’s best offense again. Mitchell scored 27 points after missing eight games because of a concussion, Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and 11 rebounds
Luka Doncic had 33 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists for his 44th career triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 16-point, second-quarter deficit and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-98 on Friday night. The game was delayed 44 minutes midway through the first period when
Terry Rozier was awarded 3 points and a foul shot on a phantom interference call A game between the Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers ended in controversy Friday night. With 4:44 remaining in the game, Hornets guard Terry Rozier was awarded a 3-pointer that should not
Lewis Hamilton has returned to the public eye for the first time in two months following the controversial end to last year’s world championship. Hamilton has not spoken since losing out on a record eighth world title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen
Formula 1 could have a new race director in 2022 following the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA’s head of single-seaters says. The sport’s governing body is conducting a review into 2021’s final race, when the safety car rules were not
