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.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

O’s substitute Ollie O’Neill was involved in the leveller on 88 minutes when his shot was adjudged by referee Ben Speedie to have been handed by Horsfall and Kelman stepped up to send keeper Corey ...

Our Champ streaked clear in the closing stages to win the Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock for the father and son team of Chris and Freddie Gordon. Winner of a valuable race at ...

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 ...

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

Aidan O’Brien’s beautifully bred filly Giselle had little trouble in landing the odds in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. Sent off the 30-100 favourite, the three-year-old by ...

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

US President Donald Trump has said India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after American-mediated talks – although neither country has immediately confirmed a deal.