Xabi Alonso, who will step down as head coach of Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, had been linked the Real Madrid job.

Stockport boss Dave Challinor slated referee Ben Speedie for “an absolute shocker” in awarding Leyton Orient their first goal as the League One play-off semi-final first-leg clash ended 2-2.

Zander Fagerson said he was not surprised to see Scott Cummings join him in the British and Irish Lions squad as he backed his fellow Glasgow and Scotland forward to justify his inclusion for this ...

David Lammy has said the ceasefire between India and Pakistan is “hugely welcome” as he urged both countries to sustain the agreement. The two countries confirmed the ceasefire deal on Saturday after ...

Ryan Moore pulled a mild surprise at declarations when his name appeared against Puppet Master rather than Stay True, as the latter had won his only start, while Puppet Master had only won one of four ...

Chelsea completed an unbeaten Women’s Super League campaign after Aggie Beever-Jones’ stoppage-time goal secured a 1-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, while Arsenal took second place following ...

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca expressed frustration that his team’s wastefulness in front of goal has left Champions League qualification in the balance. The Blues have struggled at times to convert ...

Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer has died at the age of 84, his family has announced. Sir Tom, who founded the garage chain Kwik Fit, was also a former director of MyTravel Group and Scottish ...

Several hundred people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday for the demonstration, organised by anti-monarchy group Republic.

The nuclear-armed rivals engaged in their most serious confrontation in decades over a gun massacre on tourists.

Work to recover tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht in Sicily has paused after a diver died. The man, believed to be a diver for Dutch firm SMIT Salvage, died during underwater work on Friday ...