National Sport

England's prowess with the bat ensured Jacob Bethell savoured victory on his record-breaking outing as captain as Ireland's bowlers failed to replicate their heroics with the bat in a four-wicket defeat in the first T20I in Malahide.

Manchester United shares dropped sharply despite achieving record revenues for 2024/25 of £666.5m - after the club still made an overall loss of £33m.

Jose Mourinho is finalising his return to Portuguese football after arriving in Lisbon to continue negotiations over becoming the next Benfica manager.

Lewis Hamilton's wait for the first podium of his Ferrari career rolls on to this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the seven-time world champion now having eight races left of his first season in red to maintain a proud and long-standing F1 career record.

Nicolas Colsaerts has given his full backing to Luke Donald and his European Ryder Cup team, despite being left 'disappointed' by not being selected as a vice-captain for this year’s contest.