The writer, known for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Shakespeare In Love, died at his home in Dorset.

Kilmarnock and Dundee United shared the spoils after an arduous 1-1 draw in Saturday’s evening kick-off in the Scottish Premiership. It was the tale of two penalties with Max Watters missing from the ...

Sarina Wiegman defended her decision not to give some new faces a chance during England’s 8-0 drubbing of China. Some familiar names were on the scoresheet in a one-sided Wembley friendly, with ...

Malick Thiaw scored the fastest goal of the season after just 55 seconds as Newcastle coasted to their first Premier League away win since April with a 4-1 victory at Everton.

Barnet manager Dean Brennan rued his side being “wasteful” in front of goal during the 1-1 draw with Harrogate. Brennan said improvements are needed from the Bees to halt their poor run of form.

Grant McCann was more than happy to see his side on the wrong end of plenty of the match statistics as Doncaster returned to winning ways against Peterborough. Rovers had not won in their previous 10 ...

Lando Norris failed to complete his last lap in qualifying for Sunday’s crucial Qatar Grand Prix to allow championship rival Oscar Piastri to take pole position. Norris, who will start alongside his ...

Northampton boss Kevin Nolan praised striker Tom Eaves for his brilliant headed opener as Town won 3-0 at struggling Plymouth. Second-half goals from Eaves and substitutes Elliott List and Jordan ...

Kim Hellberg said he will remember his first game in charge of Middlesbrough for the rest of his life after his side battled back from behind to beat Derby 2-1 at the Riverside. Hellberg got off to ...

Walsall boss Mat Sadler said his side’s comeback victory over fellow high-fliers Bromley felt like a “really important win” as they kept hold of top spot in League Two with a 3-1 success. Ben Krauhaus ...

Charlie McNeill’s first-half goals were cancelled out by Ben Whiteman and Lewis Dobbin, with the Owls striker missing a penalty moments before Mads Frokjaer-Jensen’s winner. The victory moved Preston ...

Frustrated Michael Appleton felt referee Aaron Farmer cost his Shrewsbury side the points during their 3-3 draw with Gillingham. George Lloyd and Luca Hoole scored early goals to put Shrewsbury in ...