RFU wants licence to stage more concerts and events Sweeney moots move to Milton Keynes or Birmingham The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has threatened to take England away from Twickenham and move to Milton Keynes or Birmingham because of licensing restrictions after missing out on hosting lucrative...
Eilish McColgan ‘numb’ to body-shaming social media comments
Online comments suggest runner has eating disorder ‘I am healthy, my body is healthy’ Eilish McColgan says she is “numb” to comments on social media about her body shape and warned of the dangers of associating her with eating disorders. The British long-distance runner highlighted the abuse she received this...
‘Focused’ Emma Raducanu wins in Miami but starts hunt for another coach
Vladimir Platenik has left two weeks into trial period Katie Boulter loses to Peyton Stearns in first round Emma Raducanu produced a calm, consistent performance to reach the second round of the Miami Open for the first time with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against the Japanese wildcard Sayaka Ishii, to...
Thomas Tuchel orders England players to talk more with each other on pitch
More communication wanted in difficult moments Tuchel shows squad Euro 2024 final interactions graph Thomas Tuchel has demanded that England’s players speak to one another more during difficult periods in games, as he starts his quest to win the World Cup next year. The new head coach underlined the importance...
Global women’s seven-a-side football series launched with $100m investment
‘This is going to be a world-class event for these players’ First eight-team event set to take place in Lisbon in May A lucrative new seven-a-side global women’s football series has been announced with the first event set to take place in Portugal from 21-23 May. The new competition has...
Edinburgh and Yorkshire to host Tour de France Grand Départs in 2027
Men’s and women’s races will both visit UK for three days ‘The biggest free spectator event ever hosted in the UK’ The men’s Tour de France will return to Britain in July 2027 with a spectacular city-centre Grand Départ in Edinburgh and three stages that trace a route from Scotland...
Inside the Olympic conclave: Coe bids to relive 2012 glory but mystery surrounds vote
At a Greek resort surrounded by 131 infinity pools, six waterslides and a golf course designed by Bernhard Langer, Sebastian Coe is taking aim at a fourth Olympic triumph – but his path to victory is narrow One question, more than any other, swirled around the exclusive Costa Navarino resort...
World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’
Governing body wants rules ready for Brazil tournament Investigation sparked by row at Paris Olympics World Boxing has reached “an advanced stage” of its investigation into the gender eligibility row that blighted the sport at the Olympic Games last year, and expects to announce its findings in a matter of...
Kane, Ronaldo and 16,154 throw-ins – the making of Anthony Barry as Tuchel’s No 2
Former Accrington player turned England coach has worked obsessively to reach his status with national team “He is the type of person who will sit in a room and watch 5,000 throw-ins,” John Coleman says of the England assistant head coach, Anthony Barry – but, if anything, he is selling...
Mikel Merino: ‘I’m adapting to being a striker – I like the contact, I never back down’
Arsenal’s emergency No 9 on learning his new position, taking on Real Madrid in Europe and success with Spain Mikel Merino sits in a briefing room on the second floor of Spain’s Las Rozas headquarters, an A1 tactics sheet covering the table. Felt tip in hand, he is making his...