Briton wins first 100m of season in 11.11sec‘I will take that for an opener,’ says Asher-SmithIt has been a while since Dina Asher-Smith has felt the thrill of leaving high-class sprinters in her slipstream, but there were hints of her a return to her imperious best as she held on to win the 100m here in Birmingham.The time of her victory – 11.11sec – was nothing special, but on a blustery day and on a new track that worryingly seemed to lack the speed and zest of most mo

PSG forward phones Florentino Pérez to tell him of decisionMbappé’s mother says offers from both clubs almost identicalKylian Mbappé has rejected the chance to join Real Madrid and chosen to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish champions had been confident of landing the forward after recent positive talks but Mbappé called the club president, Florentino Pérez, on Saturday afternoon to communicate his decision.Mbappé’s mot

Hull KR 8-20 CatalansHosts slip to fourth loss in a row as Dragons close on leadersCatalans Dragons inflicted a fourth successive defeat on Hull KR to keep the pressure on the Super League leaders, St Helens, and move within two points of the champions.The Robins’s form has collapsed since their coach, Tony Smith, announced he would be leaving at the end of the season. At that stage they were in the top six and in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup but they failed to reach next week&rsqu

Hull KR 8-20 CatalansHosts slip to fourth loss in a row as Dragons close on leadersCatalans Dragons inflicted a fourth successive defeat on Hull KR to keep the pressure on the Super League leaders, St Helens, and move within two points of the champions.The Robins’s form has collapsed since their coach, Tony Smith, announced he would be leaving at the end of the season. At that stage they were in the top six and in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup but they failed to reach next week&rsqu

Updates from the 3pm BST kick off at Hampden Park‘They’ll be legends’: stakes high for Hearts in Scottish Cup finalSend your thoughts to Rob by email hereGiovanni van Bronckhorst has made five changes from the Europa League final. Jon McLaughlin, Leon Balogun, Steven Davis, Scott Arfield and Amad Diallo replace Allan McGregor, Borna Barisic, Glen Kamara, Ryan Jack and Scott Wright. Barisic, who came off injured towards the end of the Europa League final, hasn’t made the s

Updates from the 3pm BST kick-off at WembleyAdebayo Akinfenwa: ‘I was told I was too big for football’Send your thoughts to Barry by email hereGareth Ainsworth speaks: “We know super-well everyone fancies Sunderland,” the Wycombe boss told the BBC. “Everyone fancies Sunderland who isn’t connected with Wycombe Wanderers, which is brilliant because there’s only one team with something to lose.“We really have had a brilliant, brilliant season. It&rsqu

Naomi Osaka says that she is proud to have brought some important issues to light after her withdrawal from last year's French Open due to mental health struggles. Before the 2021 French Open, Osaka vowed to not 'do any press during Roland Garros' due to depression, saying it can create self-doubt to have to answer questions after a loss. As a result Osaka was threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments of possible additional punishment, including disqualification or suspension.Naomi Osaka ret

Melbourne Victory 1-4 Western United (2-4 on aggregate)Aleksandar Prijovic scores twice and sets up one at AAMI ParkSerbian striker Aleksandar Prijovic scored twice and added an assist as Western United advanced to the A-League Men grand final with a 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park.United made the season decider in just their third season and ended Victory’s club-record 16-match unbeaten run with a 4-2 aggregate win in a pulsating match on Saturday. Continue reading...

West Ham missed a great chance when they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt and Moyes knows he must strengthen his squadWest Ham would have spent the past week in Seville had everything gone to plan. Instead they were thinking about what might have been when the Europa League final took place without them at the Sánchez-Pizjuán on Wednesday, the regret gnawing away at them as Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers slogged it out for 120 minutes before the Bundesliga side won the trophy on penalt