Sport

Craig Steadman’s love for snooker may have finally hit rock bottom after crashing out of the Dafabet Northern Ireland Open in the first round.

In the first of two articles this week looking at key figures in this Ashes series, MM investigate the importance of the England captain Joe Root and his Australian counterpart Steve Smith.

Since Jose Mourinho made a return to management in England, he has had the opportunity to renew old rivalries with Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola.

Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has been a presence between the England sticks for 12 years.

England play host to Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening and it is likely the countries’ two golden boys will feature heavily.

The UK triumphed over Africa in a first-of-a-kind professional team boxing event at Salford’s Victoria Warehouse on Friday.

Philip Hindes is no stranger to success on the track but he’s putting that all on the line to try something new.

MM looks at five players who Gareth Southgate should have a look at between now and next summer’s World Cup in Russia.

If you’ve not heard the name Matthew Walls before there’s a good chance you will have done come Sunday evening.

Both nations have booked their place in Russia, so tonight’s friendly will provide the opportunity for both Gareth Southgate and Joachim Löw to experiment with their squads.

Katie Archibald will take an unwanted step unto the unknown when the TISSOT UCI Track World Cup returns to Manchester this weekend.