McIlroy was in the rough off the tee at the first but recovered beautifully to make par before he begin his march up the leaderboard.

Michael Carrick says clarity over his future will come “pretty soon” as talks ramp up over a contract to keep him as Manchester United head coach beyond this season. The 44-year-old has surpassed ...

Henley College have confirmed that one of their students died earlier this week following news from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that ...

EFL clubs will vote on financial rule changes that could tighten spending in League One with Reading FC being one of the clubs most ...

Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party’s ruling body has said.

Irish singer Tommy Fleming said he has been “living a lie” as he came out as gay. Fleming said he was “remorseful and regretful” for any hurt caused to his family but it was time to “set the record ...

A 19-year-old man has been charged after referee John Beaton had his personal details leaked in the wake of the penalty controversy at this week’s Celtic v Motherwell match, Police Scotland have said.

Jonny Bairstow’s first century as Yorkshire captain dug his side out of a hole after Surrey’s Matthew Fisher dismissed England Test team-mates Joe Root and Harry Brook at Headingley. Fisher has been ...

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building had risen to 24, including three teenagers, ...

The council has issued a statement reassuring the public and expressing their condolences after a young person in the Reading area died ...

A man who hid a cache of guns in a shipping container at a marina has been jailed for more than seven years. Police found the weapons after searching the storage unit at Sandpoint Marina in Dumbarton ...

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