A hunch from Owen Burrows to explore options at 10 furlongs paid dividends, as new recruit Royal Dubai thrived over the extra yardage in the BetVictor Steventon Stakes at Newbury.

Riverdance creator Michael Flatley has not ruled out seeking a nomination to become Ireland’s next president. An election for the largely ceremonial role is expected towards the end of October, as it ...

A hole-in-one for England’s John Parry catapulted him onto the leaderboard on day three of The Open at Royal Portrush. The 38-year-old’s tee shot at the 199-yard 13th took three bounces before ...

Photographer Jeremy Flack has shared more top shots of the Royal International Air Tattoo. RAF Red Arrows pilots of their Hawk T.1s made their final checks before take-off, including the all-important ...

Former Open champion Henrik Stenson was first to take advantage of good scoring conditions at Royal Portrush after getting to four under through 12 holes. Sweden’s Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, ...

England defender Esme Morgan insisted the Lionesses were “very optimistic” captain Leah Williamson would be fit to play in Tuesday’s Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy after she was forced off in ...

The British and Irish Lions have sight of a series victory after overpowering Australia 27-19 in a one-sided opener that only became competitive in the second half.

Yellow weather warnings have been extended to much of the UK as thunderstorms threaten to cause flooding and disruption this weekend. The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings for heavy ...

Aidan O’Brien has revealed his Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Lake Victoria may not run again. The Frankel filly enjoyed a faultless juvenile campaign, winning each of her five starts including Group One ...

Sandy Peggie was suspended from her job as a nurse with NHS Fife after objecting to trans medic Dr Beth Upton using women’s changing facilities.

Monty Python star Eric Idle has said performers “ought to protect ourselves” from artificial intelligence (AI) copies of their work and likeness The 82-year-old comedian told the PA news agency his ...

A man has died after a crash which involved two lorries. Police were called in the early hours of this morning, Friday 18 July, at around 12.50am with a report of a serious collision on the A40 near ...