James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, is said to be a former British Army soldier who was captured in the Kursk region.

Los Blancos, sitting in second, capitalised on leaders Barcelona’s draw to Celta Vigo on Saturday to move four points behind with a game in hand.

Eddie Jones claimed he was abused by a fan at half-time of Japan’s 59-14 defeat by England at Allianz Stadium before laughing off allegations made by Danny Care over his management style.

Ruben Amorim served up a plate of humble pie and admitted Manchester United would “suffer for a long period” after a 1-1 Premier League draw at Ipswich on his debut as head coach.

Jannik Sinner capped an outstanding season by guiding Italy to a second successive Davis Cup title. The world number one ...

Australia-born Tuipulotu scored the first of the Scots’ four tries before the break in a 27-13 victory at Murrayfield.

A downbeat Mark Allen labelled his own form as “depressing” after beating Jackson Page 6-4 in the first round of the UK Championship. Allen sealed the win with an impressive clearance from the green, ...

England ended their five-Test losing run by crushing Eddie Jones’ Japan 59-14 at Allianz Stadium in an upbeat finish to an otherwise disappointing second year for Steve Borthwick.

A new statutory duty of candour making health bosses legally accountable for responding to concerns about patient safety could also be introduced.

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on a southwestern road, ...

WARRINGTON North MP Charlotte Nichols says she is ‘broadly in favour’ of regulation to allow for assisted dying in ‘limited circumstances’.

Warren Gatland’s future as head coach is in doubt after South Africa inflicted a 12th successive Test match defeat on Wales.