"What a load of bulls---!" Sir Geoffrey Boycott not holding back as he slams Ben Stokes & Co after England go 2-0 down in the series. #Ashes

One replay of the ball crashing into Ben Stokes's groin was more than enough for us to wince. They really didn't need to slow it down and zoom in with the magnifier! #Ashes

The 2026 World Cup final will be played at 15:00 ET on July 19 (20:00 GMT). That's 1:30 AM IST (July 20). I would suggest calling in sick on Monday morning 😉

With 48 teams, it's nearly impossible to have a group of death at the World Cup, but there are a few group games that are quite tasty. Then you remember that 32 teams will qualify for the knockout stages anyway. #WorldCupDraw

UEFA confirms a three-match ban for Bayern Munich's Luis Diaz for serious rough play after his red card vs PSG. He will miss Bayern's games against Arsenal (A), Sporting (H) and Union St Gilloise (H). #UCL

"My grandfather was born in Venezuela and my grandmother in Spain… I mean Malaysia, sorry." FIFA set to launch a formal investigation into the internal operations of the Malaysian FA after suspending 7 naturalised players over doctored documents. Story: www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

Some Sri Lankan cricketers have requested to return home from their Pakistan tour citing safety concerns after the suicide bombing in Islamabad, prompting their board to issue a stern directive to stay put or face a "formal review". www.reuters.com/sports/crick...

BREAKING: The 2028 Olympics will have the Women’s 100m taking centre stage on the very first day of action. All three rounds – including the final – will take place on July 15, Saturday! #Olympics #LA28

Nothing left to fight for at the end of the season for Alex Marquez but that was an epic duel with Pedro Acosta until the chequered flag to win the sprint. Fantastic racing from both riders as Acosta waits for that elusive win. #PortugueseGP #MotoGP

Declan Rice 2-0! But a goal from open play? On a counter? I don't recognise this team anymore... #BURARS

Calafiori really is pioneering that role of the inverted striker back. #BURARS

Spalletti: "In Naples, something extraordinary emerged thanks to the beauty of the football we played and what we achieved, a wonderful and important league title... This morning I had to have some tests, I had blood taken from my other arm because I didn't want anything to be touched on this one."

Jemimah Rodrigues, take a bow! Reached a massive hundred but didn't celebrate. She knew the the job wasn't done. Only when the last run was struck, the record chase complete, did she allow herself a smile. An innings that will be remembered for generations! #INDvAUS

Wow! Two World Athletics employees and a contracted consultant systematically stole over €1.5 million ($1.75 million) from the organisation over several years in a fraud uncovered during an audit.

BREAKING: Real Madrid are seeking compensation from UEFA in the Super League case.

Good news! Moto3 rider Noah Dettwiler is in stable condition after that horrific collision with Jose Antonio Rueda at the #MalaysianGP Dettwiler's condition is no longer critical but remains in the ICU. Rueda (bruised lung) can fly back to Spain tomorrow for surgery on his right hand.

IFAB say VAR should be allowed to intervene when an incorrect second yellow card has been given. A proposal will be submitted to the IFAB’s Annual Business Meeting on January 20. Finally!

Bloody hell, Welbeck! He loves a goal at OT. Where did that come from? Fantastic fee kick! #MUNBHA

Sheffield Wednesday, a 158-year-old club brought to its knees by financial issues, has gone into administration and been stripped of 12 points. They are rock bottom in the Championship with -6 points. Relegation seems inevitable after Derby County walked the same road and fell.

Marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng’etich has been banned for 3 years after testing positive for the banned diuretic HCTZ. She initially couldn't explain the positive test but later admitted to taking her housemaid’s medication, which contained the substance.

Marc Marquez's season is over after sustaining a collarbone injury in that crash in Indonesia. Won't matter to him having already won the title a week earlier, but a shame he couldn't finish the season and set a benchmark for the points record. #MotoGP

My piece on Postecoglou's 39-day nightmare at Nottingham Forest, ended by a 39-word statement from the club - 20 minutes after their loss to Chelsea. Yesterday Postecoglou said he always wins a trophy in his second season but Evangelos Marinakis didn't wait until May 2027. He waited 24 hours.

"Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect." That was quick! Decision probably made at 2-0 when Evangelos Marinakis left his seat.

Extraordinary press conference from Nottingham Forest's embattled manager Ange Postecoglou as he defended his early tenure and winless run, insisting that patience will be rewarded with silverware - just as it was at his previous clubs.

France's players' union has thrown its weight behind a mushrooming legal challenge to FIFA's transfer system, joining a Dutch-led class action that could involve 100,000 professional footballers seeking compensation over alleged lost income. Story: www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

BREAKING: The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has confirmed that it will recommend Ahmedabad as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games. Abuja (Nigeria) had also submitted a proposal. Final decision at General Assembly in Glasgow on Nov 26.

Valentin Vacherot, take a bow! World no. 204 Alternate in qualifying in Shanghai Came back from a set down in six matches Beat five seeded players Beat cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final Wins first ATP title - a Masters crown! Wins prize money of $1.12 million (his career earnings was $594,077)

Norway's Erling Haaland has 51 international goals now after tonight's hat-trick. - Fastest to 50 goals (46 matches). The next best is Harry Kane (71 matches) - Equals Thierry Henry (51 goals in 123 matches) - Sixth hat-trick for Norway

The Shanghai Masters final will be played between two cousin brothers - Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot! Vacherot upset Djokovic while Rinderknech beat Medvedev - both former champions in Shanghai. No one could have scripted this better! #Rolex ShanghaiMasters

World number 204 Valentin Vacherot wasn't even a qualifier at the Shanghai Masters. He was an alternate. He has just beaten 24-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic for his first top-10 win to become the lowest-ranked player ever to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final.

Oooh! Femke Bol, the two-time 400m hurdles world champion, is switching to the 800m! This after her main rival Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone switched to the 400m flat and destroyed the competition at the world championships last month.

Arthur Rinderknech on the family WhatsApp group after joining cousin Valentin Vacherot in the Shanghai Masters semis: "It's just burning right now. Burning because everybody is just living the little dream we are in, Val and I. It's really enjoyable. I try to enjoy every moment."

World no. 204 Valentin Vacherot became the second-lowest ranked player ever to reach an ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. On Saturday, he will fulfill his dream of playing one of the Big Three when he plays Novak Djokovic! #RolexShanghaiMasters

Shanghai Masters DJ playing Motley Crue's Kickstart My Heart before the match. I approve. #RolexShanghaiMasters

You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.

Fantastic race from Fermin Aldeguer. Lost Saturday's sprint on the final lap, so the rookie made sure he led by a massive margin today so he could cruise to the chequered flag! 😂 #MotoGP #IndonesianGP

The rise and fall... Seven days between his seventh #MotoGP title and a crash that could potentially end his season. #IndonesianGP

Martin Odegaard has been substituted in the first half due to an injury in each of the three home games he has played in the Premier League this season. So terribly unlucky! #ARSWHU

If Leeds had scored the equaliser two seconds later, we would have had another beachball incident in the Premier League. #LEETOT

Fantastic comeback from Bezzecchi to win the sprint! From pole to sixth at the start, then surging through the pack before a superb overtake on the final lap to push Aldeguer down to second. #MotoGP #IndonesianGP

Barca say Lamine Yamal is out injured for 2-3 weeks, just hours after he was called up by Spain. Barca coach Hansi Flick had criticised Spain for playing him when he was not fully fit, leading to the groin injury.

Good attack all around. Gyokeres with the run in between the two defenders and outmuscling them to get the shot off, Martinelli to anticipate the rebound off the post and the deft touch to score. #UCL

"I told Gresini I'll ride for free..." Spoke to Marc Marquez himself who told me how a leap of faith rooted in instinct convinced him he could fight for titles again. www.reuters.com/sports/marqu... #MotoGP

Some Club World Cup teams had less than the 28-day recommended minimum off-season this summer. While NBA and MLB guarantee their players an off-season of at least 14-15 weeks, European clubs had barely three weeks to recover! www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

Eddie Howe: "Martin Odegaard made a difference for them, he started to penetrate our lines more. We defended the set-pieces pretty well until the end. They are always a threat, they have got great players." #NEWARS

Saka: "For me if we have VAR it is for a clear and obvious error. The fact that it took the ref that long to decide shows it is not a clear and obvious error. It's things like this that always go against us but today we got what we deserved and that's why we are all so happy." #NEWARS

How do all these weird, one-of-a-kind 50-50 decisions always happen at St James' Park?

The good thing about football Twitter is that every time there's a controversial decision, people list out numerous similar incidents where the exact opposite decision was made. VAR's inconsistency in the Premier League is maddening. #NEWARS

An article six years in the making! After 2,184 days, four surgeries and over 100 crashes since Marc Marquez won his last title, he locked in his legacy by adding his name for a seventh time to the Tower of Champions trophy. #MotoGP My piece: www.reuters.com/sports/setba...

After 2,184 days, four surgeries and 100+ crashes, Marc Marquez wins his seventh MotoGP title and first since 2019! No rider had ever reclaimed the championship with more than a five-year wait. #MotoGP