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Arsenal piled the pressure on title rivals Manchester City with a 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points. Although the scoreline was comfortable in the end, Sunderland's performance made Arsenal work extremely hard for a win that strengthens their bid for

Paul Nicholls is contemplating supplementing Tutti Quanti for the Champion Hurdle after an astounding performance in the William Hill Hurdle at Newbury. Running off a mark of 138, Harry Cobden ensured there was going to be no hiding place in one of the richest handicap hurdles of the season, setting off at a good clip

Celtic have signed former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The England international, who was a free agent, has joined the Scottish champions until the end of the season, with the option to extend his stay by a further 12 months. Oxlade-Chamberlain is the fifth player to be signed since manager Martin O'Neill returned for

Emma Raducanu's hopes of winning her maiden WTA Tour title were ended in the Transylvania Open final by veteran Sorana Cirstea, but there was title success for Katie Boulter at the Ostrava Open. Raducanu had a shot at winning her first tournament since her incredible US Open success in 2021 and announcing herself as a

Mikel Arteta believes Viktor Gyokeres has raised his game to the “highest level” after he scored a second-half brace in Arsenal’s 3-0 win against Sunderland. Following Martin Zubimendi's impressive first-half opener at the Emirates Stadium, Gyokeres landed his first just six minutes after coming on as a substitute. The Sweden international then completed his brace

Lulamba cemented his position at the head of the betting for the Arkle at Cheltenham when ultimately running out a convincing winner against his elders in the William Hill Game Spirit Chase at Newbury. Nicky Henderson was keen to get more experience into his five-year-old having had just the two runs over fences to date

VAR took centre stage for three controversial incidents as Brentford beat Newcastle 3-2 at St James' Park in a dramatic, ding-dong Saturday Night Football encounter. Referee Andy Madley was in the St James' Park spotlight alongside VAR John Brooks over three penalty calls - two for Brentford and one for Newcastle. But Keith Andrews' side

Michael Cantillon Sports Journalist Italy 18-15 Scotland: Gregor Townsend's visitors begin Six Nations with shock defeat in heavy Rome rain Louis Lynagh, Tommaso Menoncello score tries for Italy, while fly-half Paolo Garbisi adds eight points off the kicking tee in rain-sodden conditions; Scotland score tries through Jack Dempsey, George Horne, narrowing to within three points

The 25th Winter Olympic Games are almost upon us, with Friday's opening ceremony marking the beginning of Milano Cortina 2026. This edition of the Games will feature over 90 nations, 2800 athletes and 116 events in venues across Northern Italy. Given the number of snow sport enthusiasts on the F1 grid, we're sure plenty of

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers... PREMIER LEAGUE The Saudi Pro League is ready to offload Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo for £43m, but Manchester United are not interested in bringing the 41-year-old to the club for a third time as it stands - The i Paper Luis Enrique will snub a move