England may well have lost this Ashes anyway. They have barely done anything to suggest otherwise over the past month.
But rather than English preparation decisions or selection meetings, was it a conversation in the Australia dressing room at tea on day two of the first Test that first set the course of this series?
Australia needed an opener in Perth when Usman Khawaja was struck down by back spasms and up went Travis Head’s hand.
“It can’t be that hard, let’s get after them,” he said.
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The 2025 College Football Playoff opens with a monumental first-round clash as the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide travel to face the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family–Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
EXCLUSIVE: Marcus Thuram looks ahead to ‘passionate’ Supercoppa semi-final
Inter forward Marcus Thuram has revealed his delight at playing in Saudi Arabia ahead the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final with Bologna on Friday.
The Nerazzurri take on Bologna in Riyadh later this evening with the winner playing Napoli in Monday’s final.
And Thuram has admitted he’s excited to play outside of Italy in front of a fervent crowd at Al-Awwal Park.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has hit back at Real Madrid and Florentino Perez with some harsh words in a pre-Christmas speech.
Perez went on the attack earlier this week, calling the Negreira Case the ‘biggest scandal in football,’ and also criticising La Liga referees once again.
Laporta how now responded with strong very strong words and made his disdain for Los Blancos crystal clear.
“They are the ones who confuse power with despotism. They are the ones who practice cynicism and disproportionate arrogance.
The Los Angeles Rams became the first team in history to give up three successful two-point conversions in the fourth quarter and overtime, but it may have been the normally aggressive Sean McVay’s indecision to kick extra points that cost his team the win. When Matthew Stafford threw a 1-yard touchdown to Puka Nacua early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 29-14, I wondered to myself, “Why wouldn’t you go for 2 here?”
If the Rams kick the extra point, it’s a two-possession game.
If the Rams miss the extra point, it’s a two-possession game.
Everybody has their favorite wrestler to watch. Who’s the best in the Greater Middlesex Conference is debatable this time of year and certainly makes for good conversation.
Well, fans can vote for their favorite among 23 choices (one candidate per team).
Voting closes Monday, Dec. 29 at noon.
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Things to know if travelling to Molineux
Brentford take on Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in our next Premier League fixture on Saturday 20 December (3pm kick-off GMT). The match will not be broadcast live in the UK.
Here is everything you need to know to ensure you are ready for your visit. Digital tickets are in use for this matchday and you will receive an email with instructions on how to download yours.
Travelling by train
Direct trains to Wolverhampton station depart London Euston hourly and take just under two hours.
Sky Sports: Man United reveal stance on Kobbie Mainoo’s future ahead of January window
Man Utd Transfer News: Kobbie Mainoo Future Remains Delicately Poised
Manchester United’s stance on Kobbie Mainoo is clear, firm but layered with nuance. Credit to Sky Sports News for reporting that United will only consider selling the academy graduate in January if an exceptional offer arrives. Anything short of that, and Old Trafford’s hierarchy have little appetite to part with a player they still see as central to Ruben Amorim’s long term thinking.
It’s the last fixture before the holiday rush as Chelsea travel north to the faraway lands of Newcastle upon Tyne, for a lunchtime joust against the local black and white stripes. Yes, it’s another Saturday lunchtime affair. Feels like we’ve had more than our fair share of these.
We will arrive on the sails of back-to-back wins — much needed back-to-back wins — though the winds remain a bit tenuous, especially with Enzo Maresca’s cryptic comments in the media, and the team’s general reluctance to perform at the levels we know them capable of performing.
When Anthony Joshua made his professional debut against Emmanuel Leo in 2013, fresh from Olympic gold in London, the boxing world treated it like the start of a coronation.
At roughly the same time, a 16-year-old prankster from Ohio named Jake Paul was posting six-second Vine videos – chatting to pineapples in supermarkets and climbing into strangers’ shopping trolleys for a laugh.
More than a decade later, through wildly different routes, the pair have arrived at the same place.