Kyren Wilson fell victim to the ‘Crucible Curse’ as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China’s world number 39 Lei Peifan.

The Energy Secretary said both Reform UK and the Tories were prepared to concoct falsehoods to ‘pursue their ideological agenda.’ ...

The two sides exchanged hundreds of prisoners as the Russian president revealed a temporary cessation of fighting.

Hector had to have his tail and a leg amputated after suffering severe injuries in the incident in North Ayrshire.

Thirteen minutes had gone when Schar pulled back Watkins to prevent the Villa striker from breaking clear of the Newcastle defence. Schar was the last man, so referee Jarred Gillett could easily have ...

Alex Lees and Emilio Gay both scored unbeaten centuries as Durham piled on the runs against Yorkshire in the County Championship. Dom Bess was the final Yorkshire player out for 66 in a total of 307, ...

Late goals from Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic saw Manchester City open up a four-point cushion to the Europa League places.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank hailed an “incredible achievement” after Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa made it 31 Premier League goals between them in a 4-2 win over Brighton at the Gtech Stadium.

A child has been taken to hospital and a pet has been seized by police after a 'dog attack' in Hardwick, Stockton, on Saturday (April 19).

Norris’ error in Q3 left him out of a three-way fight for pole between his team-mate Oscar Piastri, Verstappen and George Russell.

The West Ham boss was disappointed his team failed to control the game at home to already-relegated Southampton ...

Police have launched an investigation after seven statues were daubed with graffiti before thousands of trans rights protesters marched through central London. The Metropolitan said its officers were ...