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Abdoulaye Doucoure netted Everton’s fastest-ever Premier League goal as their David Moyes-led resurgence continued by thrashing Leicester 4-0 at Goodison Park. Doucoure brought down Jordan Pickford’s long clearance before finishing across Mads Hermansen with just 10 seconds on the clock at Goodison Park as Everton went on to blow away their visitors and register a third win in four under …

Jack Wilkinson @jacktwilkinson Scotland make winning start to 2025 Six Nations; Huw Jones hat-trick and tries from Rory Darge and Ben White repel spirited Italy fightback; Scotland host Ireland and Italy entertain Wales in second round Last Updated: 01/02/25 4:24pm Huw Jones scored a hat-trick as Scotland came through a testing Six Nations opener against Italy Scotland survived an almighty …

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 over hurdles last term and there was little to separate them then, but Jango Baie was slightly better off at the weights this time. Handstands (100-30) had …

World Cup-winning head coach Mark Robinson says “pin-up girl” Issy Wong was mishandled by England with the fast bowler now out of favour at international level. Wong, 20, made her England debut in all three formats in 2022 and was then featured prominently on marketing material for the 2023 Ashes at home to Australia. However, the seamer did not play …

Outbatted, outfielded, outsmarted, outperformed. That is a brutal but surely fair assessment of England’s torrid Ashes campaign as they became the first side to be whitewashed 16-0 since the multi-format series was established in 2013. They arrived in Australia with dreams of regaining the trophy but the tour has turned into a complete nightmare. For all England’s talk – bizarre …

A dominant Australia wrapped up the first Test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day to spare, handing the hosts their biggest defeat in Test cricket on Saturday in Galle. Sri Lanka were skittled out for 247 in their second innings, succumbing to an innings-and-242-run drubbing. Their previous heaviest Test defeat was an innings-and-239-run loss to India in …

England’s dismal Ashes tour ended with an innings-and-122-run hammering in the one-off Test as they became the first side to be whitewashed 16-0 in the history of the multi-format series after slumping against Australia’s spinners again. The loss on day three of the pink-ball game at the MCG followed six straight white-ball defeats, with England swept in both the one-day …

Fikayo Tomori wants to stay at AC Milan after advanced talks with Tottenham, according to Sky Italy. Spurs are looking to add a defender before Monday’s 11pm transfer deadline and the 27-year-old was one of a number of options the club were looking at. Postecoglou’s side have been severely hindered by defensive injuries throughout the current campaign. Postecoglou said on …

In the week that Aston Villa confirmed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League, they also sold their top scorer. Jhon Duran’s departure will be a disappointment to some. The challenge for Unai Emery is to ensure the changes make Villa stronger. Dealing with the twin tests of the Premier League and Europe has been a theme …

Adam Azim is facing his fears one by one. These include sharks, heights and sitting down quietly to read a book. Sergey Lipinets, however, is not listed among them. Azim fights the former world champion, a dangerous and seasoned veteran, tonight at Wembley Arena, live on Sky Sports. “No fear of Lipinets. Any opponent I face, I respect them, I …