Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca insists players “are not machines” and suggested physical and mental health could be put at risk by FIFA’s Club World Cup.

Antonio Conte, in a first season in charge which saw striker Victor Osimhen leave in September and star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia join Paris St Germain in January, lifted his sixth major league ...

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for using the phrase “island of strangers” in a major immigration announcement. The former Labour leader, now an independent MP after he lost the party ...

Bath stayed on course for a possible trophy treble after beating Lyon 37-12 to lift the EPCR Challenge Cup in Cardiff. It was Bath’s first major silverware since they won the same competition in 2008 ...

Ange Postecoglou teased a potential third season at Tottenham as thousands of fans serenaded him and the club’s Europa League heroes at a euphoric open-top bus parade.

Em Arlott and Nat Sciver-Brunt starred as England claimed another dominant win to complete a series victory over the West Indies. Having won the first Twenty20 international by eight wickets on ...

Manchester United missed out on the title to Bayern Munich at the inaugural World Sevens tournament in Portugal. Marc Skinner’s side defeated Manchester City 2-0 in the semi-finals and took the lead ...

George Hill’s five-wicket haul helped Yorkshire bowl out Rothesay County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire for 228 on the opening day of their match at Headingley.

Liverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz has taken a significant step forward after the club approached Bayer Leverkusen, the PA news agency understands. The club have held an interest in the 22-year-old ...

US president Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff on all EU imports would cause extreme disruption to the global economy, Ireland’s premier has warned. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the move by Mr ...

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has been refused entry to the City Ground by Nottingham Forest for their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday against Chelsea.

Arsenal completed an impressive comeback over Lyon in the semi-finals after losing the first leg 2-1 at home, then beating eight-time Champions League winners – and last season’s runners-up – 4-1 in ...