Vote to succeed Thomas Bach is on Thursday Samaranch and Coventry seen as main rivals Some of the biggest names of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have thrown their weight behind Sebastian Coe to become the next IOC president. Before the vote in Greece on Thursday, Mo Farah, who...
‘Forever a hero to our city’: Eddie Howe to be awarded freedom of Newcastle
Manager joins Shearer, Robson and Milburn with award Howe could enjoy livestock grazing rights on Town Moor Eddie Howe is set to be awarded the freedom of Newcastle after becoming the first manager of the city’s football team to win a major domestic honour for 70 years. Howe’s nomination is...
France’s Peato Mauvaka cited for head-first lunge at Scotland’s Ben White
Hooker cited for foul play after Six Nations finale Mauvaka had received yellow card over incident The France hooker Peato Mauvaka has been cited for foul play after an off-the-ball incident with Scotland’s Ben White in their final Six Nations match. Mauvaka received a yellow card for throwing himself head...
Players accuse tennis governing bodies of running ‘cartel’ in lawsuit
Players union alleges earnings are kept artificially low ATP and WTA vow to ‘vigorously’ defend their positions The player advocacy organisation founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil has launched a lawsuit against the governing bodies of professional tennis, marking an escalation in its battle to secure better rights for...
Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold defence in LA
Algerian tells ITV News she plans to defend Paris title Khelif says Trump comments ‘do not intimidate me’ Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles, and will not be intimidated by the United States president, Donald Trump. The 25-year-old Algerian boxer,...
‘I know how important it is to tell people you love them’: England’s Meg Jones on family tragedy, hope and rugby
As England approach the Six Nations in a World Cup year, the centre juggles grief and guilt after losing her father to cancer and mother to alcoholism “I’ll just use my sleeve,” Meg Jones says softly as the tears slide down her face. The England centre tries to stem the...
Slegers pitches for better conditions as Wright labels Madrid surface ‘disgrace’
Heavy rain left Real Madrid’s pitch almost unplayable Hosts beat Arsenal 2-0 in first leg of WCL quarter-final The Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers, said that improving pitch conditions is “the next step for women’s football” after the state of the playing surface at the Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano drew strong...
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
Ex-England manager worried by impact on young men Southgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’ Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father figures in society and contributing to mental health issues among young men. The...
‘Second star on the jersey’: Dan Burn tunes in to Tuchel’s England vision
Newcastle defender believes new head coach has made an instant impact on the squad with focus on 2026 World Cup Thomas Tuchel ushered in a fresh dawn with England by spelling out to the players that it was purely about winning the 2026 World Cup. The head coach delivered an...
Russia will ‘undoubtedly’ discuss future Mars flights with Musk, Putin envoy says
Proposed talks would again put Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, in outsized and largely unaccountable role in international politics Russian officials expect to hold talks with Elon Musk soon about space travel to Mars, Vladimir Putin’s international cooperation envoy said on Tuesday. The envoy’s comments, which Musk has not...