Two promising youngsters fought out a thrilling finish to the Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown, with Handstands just getting the better of Jango Baie. The pair had met at Huntingdon ...

A Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least seven people and injured 14 ...

Chris Wood’s magnificent vein of form continued as his hat-trick helped Nottingham Forest to their biggest top flight win in 34 years with a brutal 7-0 thrashing of Brighton at the City Ground. Nuno ...

New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that US President Donald Trump plans to impose represent an aggressive ...

Josh Sargent hit the winner as Norwich kept their Championship play-off hopes on track with a 1-0 victory at 10-man Watford. The first-half strike by the American was enough against a home side that ...

England are resigned to drawing a line under Harshit Rana’s controversial appearance as a concussion substitute after he helped India take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the T20 series.

The plan backfired, though, as he could not live with Nicky Henderson’s Arkle favourite and such was the manner of the defeat, Ballyburn now steps back up to the distance over which he was so ...

Thousands of protesters have gathered in central London with a march in support of Tommy Robinson and a separate counter-demonstration.

Willie Mullins began the Dublin Racing Festival in the best possible fashion when Final Demand displayed plenty of stamina in winning the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle at ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard. President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley’s ...

United head into Sunday’s Premier League match at home to Crystal Palace on the back of three successive victories.