Key suggests Carse can return as England reveal contract list

Carse was arrested then de-arrested, with Derbyshire Police subsequently taking no action over allegations of an assault. The pace bowler has since been charged by the Cricket Regulator with breaching England and Wales…

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Grounded: Rayo Vallecano’s paper planes bring club’s crisis into the open

Half of those had been spent watching thousands of paper planes touch down on the turf, play suspended while a message was delivered, over and over, until it was impossible to avoid. Forced from their home, the team from…

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Rugby Union Weekly

We try to explain why there are so many tries in the Prem and if it is devaluing the product. Ashy’s try record hangs by a thread after Christian Wade’s hat-trick took him to 100 tries. Should there be a draft system for…

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Champions Day – and Balding v O’Brien – can give Flat season a fitting finale

Add in the bonus of a live contest for the UK Flat trainers' championship and this is a card that promises twists and turns from the first race to the last. Less than a month ago, Andrew Balding was a double-figure price…

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Renshaw delivers again as Australia close on win

Renshaw, in his second game back after a three-year absence, followed his 190 in the first innings with 89 to allow Australia to declare on 314-6. The 30-year-old then dismissed Bavuma with his part-time off-spin late in…

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Dilshan's daughter dumps Pakistan out of U19 tri-series with all-round outing

Limansa was brought into the attack late but made an immediate impact, dismissing Aqsa Habib on a return catch before cleaning up Alzoha Hammad and Afsheen Imran. Her 3 for 14 in two overs helped Sri Lanka restrict the…

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South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day four – live

Maddinson needed superhuman reflexes, or Steven Smithian. 40th over: South Africa 101-4 (Markram 44, Mulder 5) Mulder waves Renshaw for a single to bring up the South African hundred. Renshaw finishes another dream day…

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Pope pulls out of controversial Afghanistan T20 league

Pope had been due to be the only centrally contracted England player in the running for the inaugural edition of the APL, which is set to take place in the United Arab Emirates later this year. On Monday, when England's…

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Hincapié and Zubimendi out after warm-down injuries but Arsenal get Saliba boost

Both are due to have scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage, although Arteta said they would miss the Champions League game at home to Lille on Tuesday and that Hincapié's injury "looks a little bit more…

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Zverev secures year-end number one ranking

Alcaraz still had a mathematical chance of stopping Zverev until he was beaten 7-5 7-6 (7-4) by Belgium's Zizou Bergs in the third round on Monday. "It's been a fantastic season for me. Knowing that I will finish the…

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