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The West Indies batter on his effortless style, playing with his idols and how leadership brought out the best in him By Wisden Cricket Monthly Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Carl Hooper, 58, played 102 Test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2003, scoring nearly 6,000 runs, taking 114 wickets with his wily off-spin […]

Coach says first-teamers had day off cancelled for not doing the ‘right job’ as Palmer and Jackson return to face Spurs Enzo Maresca could see why it happened. It was last Wednesday, most of his Chelsea players were away with their national teams and the manager had only seven or eight to work with in

Tottenham manager knows the vultures are circling but his mission is driven by honouring the family name His passport still bears the name “Angelos Postekos”. It was the name legally given to him by his parents, eager for their children to fit into their adopted home, aware that they would face enough obstacles – a

Former Liverpool midfielder was frozen out by Turkish club but has seized lifeline given by new manager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still just 31 years old, which feels very young for a man who made his first-team debut for Southampton when Gordon Brown was UK prime minister. It is just over 15 years since Oxlade-Chamberlain broke

Jump racing’s grizzled veteran could become the only owner to have four winners of the great race on Saturday For a man who is still most familiar to many fans as the most fearless gambler of recent decades, JP McManus does not seem to be leaving a great deal to chance before Saturday’s Grand National

Olympic 1500m medallist Yared Nuguse’s ambition has always been to become an orthodontist, but a career as a professional athlete has put those plans on hold – for now.

Los Angeles FC secured a 1-0 victory over Inter Miami in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal, with a second-half goal proving decisive.

Ex-rugby union player impresses Chargers at IPP trial in US ‘A great career move for him,’ says Super Bowl winner Jordan Mailata Former rugby union international Jordan Petaia is a step closer to realising a long-held dream of playing in the NFL after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers as a tight end. Petaia, who

Jack Grealish says he “was happy to start and score” after a 2-0 win against Leicester City, dedicating his goal to his late brother on the 25th anniversary of his death.

Match of the Day’s Micah Richards and Joe Hart discuss James Tarkowski’s “reckless Merseyside tackle of old” on Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister, and say Everton “were fortunate to still have 11 players on the pitch”.