Enzo Maresca challenged his Chelsea second-string players to show “we are men” before their 5-0 Carabao Cup win over Barrow in which he made 11 changes to his starting XI.

The Supreme Court has allowed the US state of Missouri to proceed with its plan to execute death row inmate Marcellus Williams, rejecting a last-ditch request to intervene on his behalf. The justices ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be out for “a long, long time” and requires surgery, manager Pep Guardiola has said. The influential Spain international limped off during the first half of the ...

The Prime Minister will use his speech at the UN General Assembly to set out how the UK will play its part in world affairs.

Danny Ward saved three penalties in a shoot-out to help Leicester avoid a Carabao Cup upset against Walsall at the Poundland Bescot Stadium. The Saddlers had won all six of their home matches this ...

Enzo Maresca made 11 changes to his Chelsea line-up for the visit of Barrow in the Carabao Cup third round, but a fine start to the Italian’s Stamford Bridge tenure was never at risk of being derailed ...

Emiliano Buendia scored his first goal since March 2023 and Jhon Duran grabbed his fifth of the season as Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win at Wycombe.

Manchester City survived a late scare to get back to winning ways after Sunday’s draining draw against Arsenal with a 2-1 defeat of Watford in the Carabao Cup.

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a man who has been missing for a month. Michael Wheeler, 37, from Yeovil, has not been seen since August 24 ...

The judge said Caroline Ellison’s co-operation in the case was ‘very substantial’ but not a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Mark Allen peeled off two century breaks to ease into the British Open third round, one day after complaining the table he had played on should be “burned”. Allen won a final-frame shootout in his ...

Harry Brook scored an outstanding first one-day international century as he carried England to victory against Australia and kept the Metro Bank series alive at Chester-le-Street.