Crawley admits England ‘staring down the barrel’ but vows ‘we’ll never give up‘

Zak Crawley has promised England will still be hunting for victory on the fifth day of the third Test in Adelaide, despite slipping to 207 for six in pursuit of a record fourth-innings target of 435. “It’s an uphill battle from here,” Crawley said. “But the boys are going to give it a good crack tomorrow. We’re staring down the barrel, so it’s disappointing. But we’ll never give up

Red Roses and Lionesses made 2025 a watershed year for women’s sport in England

England women’s football and rugby teams did something they had never done before in 2025: win major trophies in the same year. The Red Roses lifted the Rugby World Cup and the Lionesses retained the Euros. And it was not just these two triumphs that underlined English prowess in women’s sport, with Arsenal winning the Women’s Champions League and Charley Hull reaching a career-high of fifth in the golf world rankings – the highest for an Englishwoman since the rankings began in 2006.The ripple effects of these victories and achievements have been felt across the country. Grassroots participation is rising, media coverage is expanding and more young athletes are aspiring to follow in the footsteps of the current stars

Australia close on Ashes victory over England on day four of third Test – as it happened

Ok, that’s enough from this page for one day, I’ll see you back here when the caravan pitches up in Melbourne. Time to redirect you to the more considered content from the likes of Geoff Lemon, Barney Ronay, and first, Ali Martin.“Maybe I’m clutching at straws but surely managing to take the third Test into the fifth day constitutes a moral victory for England in the Ashes?” pleads Colum Fordham. “Ah how sweet is the taste of victory!”Jim Lines asks the question that once began as a taunt but must now be given serious sporting (if not financial) consideration. “With the anomalous exception of 2010/11, the Aussie-hosted Ashes have been embarrassingly one-sided for decades

Australia on verge of Ashes triumph as Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

There was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more runs, the better” such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects it was not said on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up an unlikely five-session challenge, it was about seeing where they could get to by stumps on day four. The upshot was 207 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of the third Test on the verge of an unassailable 3-0 lead.Still, Pat Cummins and his men seem like a patient bunch

Anthony Joshua calls out Tyson Fury after sending Jake Paul to hospital with broken jaw

Anthony Joshua wasted little time in Miami turning the page from spectacle to ambition, calling out Tyson Fury moments after stopping Jake Paul in a bout that ended with the YouTuber-turned-boxer driving himself to hospital with a broken jaw.Joshua halted Paul in the sixth round of Friday night’s heavyweight contest at the Kaseya Center, dropping him four times in a one-sided fight that had been built as a Netflix-backed global event. Afterwards, the former two-time unified champion was blunt in his assessment of his performance and what should come next.“It wasn’t the best performance,” Joshua said. “The end goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down and hurt him

Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in sixth round of heavyweight fight – as it happened

That’s all for tonight. Thanks for following along with us and be sure to check out the full ringside report from tonight’s main event as well as the four women’s title fights on the undercard.Paul says he’s not surprised he lasted six rounds with Joshua. “I just got tired, to be honest,” he says. “It was just so much handling his weight