Mitchell makes 13 changes to starting XV from Italy win Cardiff match to break Welsh women’s attendance record Ellie Kildunne will win her 50th cap for England when she starts against Wales at the Principality Stadium in the Women’s Six Nations on Saturday as one of 13 changes to the...
Ilia Malinin sets personal best to lead after short program at world championships
American leads after personal best in short program Japan’s Kagiyama keeps chase with near career-best Malinin can backflip into history on Saturday night Ilia Malinin arrived in Massachusetts as the clear favorite to defend his world figure skating championship. On Thursday afternoon at TD Garden, he performed like a man...
Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father forced daughter to run with breathing problems, court told
Ingrid Ingebrigtsen recounts incident at Sandnes trial She also claims her father Gjert struck her with towel The father of double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen forced his daughter to keep running even though she was struggling to breathe after forgetting to take her asthma medication, a court has heard. Ingrid...
Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel
Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in Turkey Berkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter Games The Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a fire at a shut-down ski resort in Turkey. Berkin, 24, and his father, Yahya,...
Littler wins night eight in Newcastle to extend Premier League lead
Teenager storms to 6-1 victory over Humphries Littler now eight points clear at top of the table Luke Littler earned back-to-back Premier League victories with a 6-1 win over Luke Humphries in the final at Newcastle. Littler also beat Stephen Bunting and Rob Cross on his way to a fourth...
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney wins confidence vote as grassroots revolt fails
Members back him by 466 votes to 206 Special general meeting called after row over bonus The RFU chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has survived a vote of no confidence in his leadership at a special general meeting at the Allianz Stadium. A motion of no confidence in Sweeney and proposal...
Red Bull need to adapt fast and that is why they axed Liam Lawson | Giles Richards
The dismissal of the New Zealander and his replacement by the more experienced Yuki Tsunoda illustrates fundamental problems with the RB21 Red Bull’s dismissal of Liam Lawson after only two races was a ruthless decision, brutal even by their standards. Yet while it was neither unexpected nor particularly surprising, there...
Harry Redknapp appears to make Nazi salute after calling Thomas Tuchel ‘German spy’
Former manager jokes Tuchel aims to ruin England team Redknapp briefly puts on German accent at charity event Harry Redknapp called Thomas Tuchel a German spy and appeared to perform a Nazi salute during a discussion about the England head coach at a charity event. Redknapp, the former Portsmouth, Tottenham...
Chelsea race into WCL semi-finals as early goal rush floors Manchester City
Sonia Bompastor channelled compatriot Édith Piaf, saying she wanted her players “to have no regrets” come the final whistle of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City, and three first-half goals and a relentless performance overturned the two-goal deficit from the first leg. We have been waiting for Chelsea to...
US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it
Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’ The US could be plunged back into an era of toxic acid rain, an environmental problem thought to have been solved decades ago, due to the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, the...