Over the past few seasons, Tarik Skubal has been one of the best, if not the best, pitchers in the sport. Since 2023, Skubal has the second-lowest ERA among pitchers with at least 50 starts and ranks 9th in total strikeouts, despite having 13 fewer starts than every pitcher above him on that list. The…
Henry Winter’s World Cup Diary, Day 31 Order the latest copy of World Soccer here Reporters have myriad duties in the wake of such results. Within an hour of full-time, I’d first filed my match report, done Radio 4 on the whistle (and you know it’s a serious event when they get involved), done a…
Save for an odd name here or there, recent iterations of The Open have produced leaderboards filled with the who’s who of golf. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele both won their second major titles of the season by raising the Claret Jug these last two years, as the first three major championships of the season…
Hearts of Oak Shut Down Transfer Rumours Surrounding Star Goalkeeper Benjamin Asare. Accra, July 15, 2026. The Accra-based club released a detailed statement squashing swirling media and social media speculation about a possible transfer of their talented goalkeeper, Benjamin Asare. “These reports are false and without factual basis,” the statement read. “Accra Hearts of Oak…
A fight between challenger Conor Benn and champion Ryan Garcia has finally been officially announced. The bout has been building for several months. Garcia captured the WBC belt with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios in February before immediately identifying Benn as his preferred first defence, while the Brit has repeatedly welcomed the…
England will aim to reach their first ever World Cup final on foreign soil when they face Argentina in the semis on Wednesday. The Three Lions have not reached the final of the competition since their only triumph, way back in 1966. Thomas Tuchel’s side have impressed so far this summer, although they are yet…
How does England coach Thomas Tuchel handle the pressure of a run to the semifinals of the World Cup? Simple. A bike, a parking lot and an ice cream. Tuchel said ahead of England’s World Cup semifinal against Lionel Messi’s Argentina that he relaxes by reconnecting with his inner child. “Sometimes you just go on…
Reigning European champions Spain are tipped as one of the favourites for the 2026 World Cup – and now, fans have been given a first look at the kit La Roja could be wearing in North America next summer. Images of the shirt, leaked online by Opaleak, show an adidas design that blends tradition with…
By Kath Hudson 08 Jul 2026 Walnuts Leisure Centre has a new competition-length swimming pool / Bromley Council Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, has reopened following a £17m transformation designed to secure the long-term future of the public leisure asset and reposition it as a community wellbeing hub….
2 It’s fair to say that Luka Vušković has been on quite the rise over the last few seasons. Now having completed a £50m move to Brighton & Hove Albion, the Croatian is set to embark on the next chapter of his career at a club that has seen so many players thrive over the…
