Ronnie O’Sullivan required just 40 minutes on Thursday to seal his place in the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a 10-1 win over Jackson Page. Resuming 8-1 in front after a dominant ...

Scotland’s First Minister has been urged to clarify how his Government will tackle key climate targets following the collapse of the powersharing agreement with the Greens. Friends of the Earth ...

Barcelona have confirmed Xavi is to stay on as head coach after re-thinking his decision to leave the club at the end of the season. The 44-year-old, who made more than 500 appearances for Barca ...

A football agent accused of sending a threatening email to a former Chelsea director has been warned to stop being “confrontational” as he was cross-examined in court. Saif Alrubie, who claimed he ...

Maia Bouchier wants to help England’s T20 side show they can be “the best in the world” as they plot to regain a crown they last won 15 years ago. Charlotte Edwards’ team were victorious at the ...

Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay a total of £180,000 in damages to two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media after losing a High Court libel battle. The actor-turned-politician was ...

Tributes have been paid to former Sunderland and Republic of Ireland defender Charlie Hurley following his death at the age of 87. Nicknamed ‘The King’, Hurley made more than 400 appearances for the ...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admits they do not deserve to win the Premier League after the unacceptable way the players have allowed the season to end. Just over a month ago they were chasing an ...

Bruno Fernandes has revealed he spent the final few minutes of Manchester United’s 4-2 Premier League win over Sheffield United trying to create a goal for debutant Ethan Wheatley.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered some tantalising glimpses of a long-lost York at the site of the ongoing Queen Street Bridge demolition – including the remains of a long-lost brick pavement, and ...

Heworth were second best as they slipped to a 26-12 defeat at reigning champions Hunslet ARLFC in the NCL Premier Division.

The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to the highest level in 20 years. A total of 430,104 offences were logged by forces last year, up more than a third ...