Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca insists players “are not machines” and suggested physical and mental health could be put at risk by FIFA’s Club World Cup.

England boss Thomas Tuchel has warned Trent Alexander-Arnold he could cost his country World Cup glory unless he improves defensively. Alexander-Arnold has been named in Tuchel’s squad for the ...

Bath stayed on course for a possible trophy treble after beating Lyon 37-12 to lift the EPCR Challenge Cup in Cardiff. It was Bath’s first major silverware since they won the same competition in 2008 ...

Em Arlott and Nat Sciver-Brunt starred as England claimed another dominant win to complete a series victory over the West Indies. Having won the first Twenty20 international by eight wickets on ...

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for using the phrase “island of strangers” in a major immigration announcement. The former Labour leader, now an independent MP after he lost the party ...

US president Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff on all EU imports would cause extreme disruption to the global economy, Ireland’s premier has warned. Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the move by Mr ...

Arsenal completed an impressive comeback over Lyon in the semi-finals after losing the first leg 2-1 at home, then beating eight-time Champions League winners – and last season’s runners-up – 4-1 in ...

Thrust into the action early and often by Ben Stokes he prised out Craig Ervine, Sean Williams and Tafadzwa Tsiga to claim three for 62. In the process the 21-year-old usurped Steven Finn as the ...

The crime took place on the night of October 2, 2016 during Paris Fashion Week. The robbers, dressed as police, forced their way into the glamorous Hotel de Pourtales, bound Kardashian with zip ties ...

Liverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz has taken a significant step forward after the club approached Bayer Leverkusen, the PA news agency understands. The club have held an interest in the 22-year-old ...

Manchester United defeated Manchester City 2-0 to reach the final of the inaugural World Sevens tournament in Portugal. Both teams advanced from their groups in the lucrative seven-a-side event in ...

An attacker stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 — six of them critically, authorities said. A suspect in the attack was arrested, police ...