9+ hour, 53+ min ago   (691+ words) A ticket to a “whist drive” run by the Royal Household’s social club nearly 80 years ago is among a collection of forgotten items uncovered during the restoration of Buckingham Palace. Blank Littlewoods Football Pool betting slips from 1957, a pair of…...

23+ hour, 3+ min ago   (546+ words) Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler says his side had a “little bit of luck” despite comfortably beating Coventry 5-0 on Sunday. Both sides had chances in the attacking third in the first period but Brighton showed their quality when Charalampos Kostoulas gave…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (330+ words) Josh Kerr capped off a stellar year with a 1500m triumph at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest. The Scot, who set a new mile world record in July, held off Australian runner-up Cameron Myers on the home straight to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (344+ words) First-time headgear worked the oracle for Owen Burrows’ Waardah who ran out an ultimately impressive winner of the Betfred Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster. Sporting a hood for the first time in a race, she was more tractable for Callum…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (499+ words) Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke “jumped at the chance” to join the upcoming UK tour of Ballet Shoes, which will see him star as two characters in the “beautiful and joyful production”. The ballroom dancer, 60, joins the acclaimed…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (327+ words) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed the “decisive” contribution of Martin Odegaard after the captain fired his side to a 1-0 win in their Champions League opener at Napoli. The Gunners, who are aiming to go one better than last season’s final…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (522+ words) Andoni Iraola (Peter Byrne/PA) Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola played down injury worries over new signing Bradley Barcola after he was forced off in the 2-1 Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid. The France international impressed on his full debut…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (562+ words) Michael Carrick is excited for Manchester United’s return to the “magical” Champions League but admits the scheduling of their opener is not ideal ahead of facing rivals Manchester City. Old Trafford welcomes surprise package Sabah on Thursday as the Red…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (547+ words) A day after pledging his full commitment to Liverpool despite his sadness at their failure to offer him a new contract Mac Allister duly delivered with a brilliant winning goal against Atletico Madrid. The Argentina international stressed he would give…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (334+ words) A funeral will be held on Thursday for a police officer who was killed in a horrific collision on the A66 and described as “giving everything to everybody”. The service for Pc Tom Clough, 38, in Redcar, Teesside, comes a day after…...