Wayne Rooney reveals his Jewish roots after discovering his grandmother's Polish heritage and taking his sons to Auschwitz

Rooney is now an established Match of Day pundit and impressed with his forthright views during the summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

TARA ANSON-WALSH AT ST GEORGE'S PARK: Cole Palmer, Declan Rice and Tino Livramento are among the absentees, along with Man United duo Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo.

Like France under Zinédine Zidane, Germany and the Netherlands are entering new eras with their new managers. Both the Netherlands and Germany exited the World Cup frustrated following painful eliminations. Both nations are rebuilding and will face each other in the Nations League opener. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has made no secret of his desire to reach the highly symbolic milestone of scoring 1,000 goals for his national team, although he insists that this is "not an obsession".

Tuchel received widespread criticism, particularly over his comments that keeping the ball is not within England's 'DNA', amid complaints about his negative tactics.

Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko missed the draw at Fulham on Sunday with a shin issue, and now Wayne Rooney has had his say on the Slovenian

Record-breaking British jockey Saffie Osborne, French superstar Maxime Guyon and top Irish duo Dylan Browne McMonagle and Rossa Ryan will add star power to Hong Kong’s elite riding ranks after being granted visiting jockeys’ licences this winter. The quartet will arrive over a staggered period, starting with Osborne in November, and at a time when Hugh Bowman – championship runner-up to Zac Purton the past two seasons – faces at least four months on the sidelines if he opts to undergo surgery on...

Shohei Ohtani goes one for four with a walk in his return from the IL, but the Dodgers miss a chance to clinch a first-round bye with loss to Padres.

Lawrence Tanter, the Lakers' beloved public address announcer for 43 years, has died at the age of 76, the team announced.

With minimal razzmatazz, an absence of semi-clad women carrying boards, or childish pre-fight hype, little evidence of claret on canvas and certainly no cages, this is not the MMA you know – and that is exactly the way officials want it. The sport made its debut at the Asian Games this week, an important step in a journey it hopes will lead to inclusion in other continental multi-sport events and eventually a place on the biggest stage of all, ideally at the Brisbane Olympics in 2032 if all goes...

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates: India's Men's 10m Air Pistol team finishes 4th. In a shock outcome, none of the shooters qualified for the individual final.

India's Benedicton Rohit finished joint-12th in the men's 50m butterfly heats at the Asian Games on Thursday

It's crunch time for Brisbane's Lachie Neale as the dual Brownlow Medallist tries to overturn a ban at the AFL Appeal Board so he can play in the grand final against Fremantle. Follow live.