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Chelsea 3-0 Wolves: Premier League – live reaction
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Subjected to boos at half-time, the hosts won against their abject visitors courtesy of second-half goals from Malo Gusto, Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto Not long now: After that cracking match between Sunderland and Arsenal, Chelsea and Wolves have a hard act to follow to justify their top billing on today’s Premier League bill. The teams are out on the Stamford Bridge pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away.Full time: Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal Sunderland continue to put the Black Cats among the Premier League pigeons by taking a thoroughly deserved point from their home match against Arsenal, who now lead the table by seven points from Manchester City and tonight’s hosts. City have a game in hand, host Liverpool tomorrow and will reduce the deficit to four if they can beat the reigning champions. Continue reading...

Sunderland fight back with late Brobbey equaliser to hold leaders Arsenal
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Maybe it should not have come as such a surprise that the team that was able to slow Arsenal’s title charge would be led by Granit Xhaka, their former captain. The substitute Brian Brobbey scored an injury-time equaliser after second-half goals from Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard had put the visitors in the lead following a first-half goal from the Sunderland captain, Dan Ballard.It was a rocky night for the Premier League leaders, but Arsenal have a seven-point advantage over Manchester City – who are at home to Liverpool on Sunday – and Sunderland, though Chelsea cut the lead to six by beating Wolves in Saturday’s later game. Continue reading...

Henry Arundell scorches away to help England finish off battling Fiji
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

England 38-18 FijiVisitors narrowly denied half-time leadAnother win for England, their ninth in succession, but comfortable was definitely not the word for it. Only in the final quarter did the home side pull away on the scoreboard and, for lengthy periods, they had to work extremely hard for their second victory in as many weeks. They will definitely need to find another gear to see off next Saturday’s opponents New Zealand.Equally there is no doubting the fact England are finishing games more strongly and have some rare talent lurking in reserve. This time it was their birthday boy, Henry Arundell, who shone brightest off the bench, scoring one scorching try and looking dangerous every time he touched the ball on his first appearance for England for two years. Continue reading...

Norris soars to F1 São Paulo GP pole as Piastri stumbles and Verstappen flops
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Oscar Piastri fourth as teammate Lando Norris excelsVerstappen’s title hopes hit as he is 16th and out in Q1Lando Norris is finding his form with almost perfect timing, demonstrating confidence, touch and precision when it really mattered in claiming pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix. The Briton is looking increasingly like the man who would be king as his championship ambitions were backed with a statement of intent, having already secured victory in the sprint race.His success was given added impetus as both his title rivals, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, suffered disappointment in Brazil. Piastri’s championship hopes took yet another blow as he crashed out of the sprint and qualified only in fourth, while Verstappen could manage only 16th on the grid. Continue reading...

Elena Rybakina sinks Aryna Sabalenka to claim WTA Finals and record prize
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Former Wimbledon champion wins 6-3, 7-6 (0)Unbeaten Rybakina takes home £3.98mElena Rybakina re-established herself as one of the significant players in women’s tennis as she closed out a week of devastating performances against the best in the world by completely overpowering Aryna Sabalenka to capture one of the biggest titles of her career at the WTA Finals in Riyadh with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win.Having finished the season-ending tournament unbeaten in her five matches, Rybakina is now $5.235m (£3.98m) richer, earning the greatest prize money haul in the history of women’s sports. The victory marks the 26-year-old’s fourth big title after wins at Wimbledon in 2022, and Indian Wells and the Italian Open a year later. This is her third title of the season and her 11th title on the WTA Tour overall. Continue reading...

Damian McKenzie edges All Blacks home after scare to crush Scotland comeback
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Scotland 17-25 New ZealandAll Blacks squander 17-point lead before late tryA 33rd attempt, a 31st defeat and crucially still no win for Scotland against the All Blacks. And so the search will go on. Let us not resort to that familiar lament, if Scotland could not win it here, will they ever. It is true, they had as gilt-edged a chance as they ever had, New Zealand forced to play a total of half an hour a man down, having been shown three yellow cards. It is true, Scotland showed remarkable spirit to recover from 17-0 down at the break to level on the hour. But the All Blacks remain deadly, deadlier than Scotland.This Scotland team is deadly too, but it is a question of deadliness when it matters. That is where they continue to come up short. New Zealand wrote the manual – and did that a long time ago. Continue reading...

Explosive ending cannot mask flaws of Tottenham and Manchester United | Jonathan Wilson
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

This match was as dismal as last season’s Europa League final and in a routine league game nerves are no excuseNever underestimate the haplessness of this Manchester United. Never underestimate the haplessness of this Tottenham Hotspur. Never underestimate the capacity of the Premier League to uncover drama in the least plausible situation. The embers of a game of little quality seemed cold and dead but somehow burst into glorious flame in the final six minutes plus stoppage time.What it means is anybody’s guess, other than that these are two sides who remain deeply flawed. The shadow of Bilbao and last May’s Europa League final was unavoidable; in purely technical terms, that game was just as bad as the first 84 minutes of this one, but it at least had a sense of edge. Nervousness is permissible if there is something to be nervous about. Such scrappiness in a routine league meeting is far less explicable. Continue reading...

Australia deliver brutal reminder to England as Walsh seals Ashes sweep
Posted on Saturday November 08, 2025

Third Ashes Test: England 8-30 AustraliaAustralia run in five tries to secure 3-0 series winAustralia saw off another defiant effort from England to complete an Ashes series whitewash and leave the hosts with major questions over their future before next year’s World Cup.This series had been billed as the most important moment for English rugby league in years, with the Ashes returning after a 22-year hiatus. In the first two Tests, the theme had largely been of England undoubtedly competing but lacking attacking quality when it mattered most. Continue reading...