Masters champion Murphy and Wells each made two century breaks in a high-quality session at the Crucible on Tuesday.

England’s most capped men’s player Ben Youngs is to retire at the end of the season. The 35-year-old scrum-half, who racked up his 332nd appearance for Leicester at the weekend, made his senior debut ...

With Charlotte Edwards newly installed as England head coach after a period of post-Ashes blood-letting, there is also an entirely clean slate for players up and down the country to make their mark on ...

The organisers of the Open Championship have expressed confidence they can manage McIlroy mania on the golf tournament’s return to Northern Ireland in July. The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush is set to ...

US President Donald Trump has already said on social media that he and his wife Melania plan to attend the funeral.

Durham Police are appealing for information after a man was arrested following car chase through Newton Aycliffe.

Charities say scrapping the two-child limit on Child Benefit is "by far the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty" ...

Owned by JP McManus, the 13-year-old was bidding to become the first teenager since Overshadow in 1953 to win the Irish Grand National, finishing runner-up for the second successive year, this time ...

JACK Wilshere will be in charge of Norwich City for Saturday's game against Middlesbrough after manager Johannes Hoff Thorup was sacked. Thorup paid the price for a poor run of results, with the ...

Megan Greene was speaking weeks ahead of the Bank’s next monetary policy meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.

Jack Wilshere will take charge of Norwich’s final two games of the season after the Canaries parted company with head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup. Norwich have slipped to 14th in the Championship after ...

Footballer Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather’s sexual assault trial he would have “cut ties” with him if he had been aware of any allegations. The player flew in from South Korea, where plays for ...