Ronnie O’Sullivan was in control against Pang Junxu as the seven-time winner finished the first session of their World Championship last-16 match with a 6-2 lead.

Ferguson praised Skelton for taking it down to the wire and is now backing the trainer to dust himself off and go again – believing this year’s title race bears comparison to when some of his great ...

Lee Evans’ second-half penalty against his former club gave Blackpool a 1-1 League One draw at Wigan, who had deservedly led through Jon Mellish’s fourth-minute goal. Wigan got off to a flying start ...

An Israeli air strike has flattened a three-storey home in Gaza City, killing 10 people – half of them children – as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Israeli strikes have killed at ...

John Marquis scored twice as already-relegated Shrewsbury beat Barnsley 2-1 at Oakwell. The visitors had the ball in the net early on after Mal Benning volleyed in a George Lloyd cross but the flag ...

Malik Mothersille scored one penalty and missed another as Peterborough played out a 1-1 draw at home to Bolton. Posh goalkeeper Will Blackmore produced a string of fine saves to keep the visitors at ...

Blackburn kept their play-off hopes alive for the final day of the season after coming from behind to defeat Watford 2-1.

Resplendent Grey was an appropriate winner of the bet365 Gold Cup for new champion jockey Sean Bowen and chief supporter Olly Murphy. Murphy has provided Bowen with over 100 winners as the Welshman ...

Tranmere Rovers secured their League Two status for next season and ended Crewe’s play-off hopes with a 2-0 win at Prenton Park. Tom Davies’ first-half header and a late Kristian Dennis strike meant ...

Newcastle welcomed Eddie Howe back to work by returning to the Premier League’s top three as 10-man Ipswich’s relegation was confirmed.

In the North West, if you pick two towns, let's say Bolton and Blackburn, for example, there are three trains an hour, not taking into account delays, and two of those are within five minutes. So that ...

Rap trio Kneecap is in the process of securing a new sponsor for renewed US visas ahead of its sell-out October tour in North America.