Martin Lukeman: Grand Slam of Darts is the start of my legend as he looks to continue to defy odds | Darts News

Martin Lukeman believes that his ongoing run at the Grand Slam of Darts is the “start of his legend” after pulling off a shock win over Rob Cross to reach the semi-finals. Lukeman had to go through the qualifiers to even make it into the tournament but has been in sensational form throughout, beating Peter…

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Manchester City planning a £50.3m January swoop for Martin Zubimendi – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… THE SUN ON SUNDAY Manchester City are planning a £50.3m January swoop for Martin Zubimendi – six months after he turned his back on Liverpool. New England boss Thomas Tuchel has handed Marcus Rashford an olive branch. The German told the Manchester United forward that he…

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Martin Bakole ready to face Daniel Dubois in heavyweight champion’s defence of IBF title, says promoter Ben Shalom | Boxing News

Martin Bakole is ready to step in as heavyweight world champion Daniel Dubois’ next opponent, according to the title hopeful’s promoter Ben Shalom. Dubois is expected to return to the ring in February after scoring a brutal knockout victory over Anthony Joshua in September to retain ownership of the IBF heavyweight belt. An opponent has…

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Martin Odegaard has to start in must-win game for Gunners, says Paul Merson after Inter Milan loss | Football News

In his latest column, Paul Merson reacts to Arsenal’s Champions League defeat to Inter Milan and looks ahead to the upcoming clash against Chelsea, live on Sky Sports on Sunday… Odegaard has to start vs Chelsea Arsenal will know how Liverpool and Manchester City get on [on Saturday]. If they both win, I think Martin Odegaard…

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Martin Brundle on Mexico City GP: Max Verstappen’s ‘shocking’ move on Lando Norris analysed | F1 News

The Mexicans certainly know how to put on a show, the stadium zone pre-race was as atmospheric as anything I’ve experienced in Formula 1. I really enjoyed racing both F1 and Sportscars there in the 80s and 90s, even if the road traffic and air quality can take the shine off the experience. The racing…

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Martin 'hurt' by Saints performance | 'I didn't recognise my players'

Southampton manager Russell Martin slammed his side for their first-half performance in the 3-1 defeat at Bournemouth in the Premier League.

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Procore Championship: Martin Laird chasing leader David Lipsky at the Silverado North Course | Golf News

Five straight birdies helped Scotland’s Martin Laird into a share of second spot as American David Lipsky took the first-round lead in the Procore Championship. Laird started with a bogey at the Silverado North Course in Napa, but reeled off his five successive birdies from his third hole, adding another at the ninth to reach…

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Martin Brundle on Italian GP: Ferrari outwit rivals to give Charles Leclerc victory as Oscar Piastri shows killer instinct | F1 News

Qualifying for the Italian GP in Monza was a cliff-hanger which generated the closest top six on the grid in F1’s 74-year history. Just 0.186 seconds covered them, and it was so tight that sixth-place man Lewis Hamilton, who has been fastest in qualifying 104 times in his 348 race F1 career, was openly berating…

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s thankless task, Martin Odegaard’s pressing and Andreas Pereira’s corners in The Debrief | Football News

The 19 runs made by Dominic Calvert-Lewin challenging the Brighton backline on the opening weekend remain the most by any Premier League player this season. There were 17 more of them in the 4-0 defeat to Tottenham. He tops the list for attacking runs. Not that this would be spotted even if watching the game…

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Martin Bakole wants Zhilei Zhang fight in China after stunning Jared Anderson win | Boxing News

Martin Bakole has vowed to beat Zhilei Zhang in front of his own fans as he targets a heavyweight showdown in China in the wake of his statement win over Jared Anderson. Bakole thrust himself among the world’s leading heavyweight contenders earlier this month as he derailed the progress of rising American hope Anderson with…

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