Marquez crashes while leading race Álex Márquez tops riders’ championship Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia won a chaotic Americas Grand Prix ahead of Gresini Racing’s Álex Márquez on Sunday after Marc Márquez crashed halfway through the race while leading, losing for the first time this season. Marc Márquez had clinched pole position...
WSL roundup: West Ham’s Martinez snatches point as Chelsea’s lead is cut
Hammers end champions’ Kingsmeadow winning run Manchester United keep European hopes on course Chelsea’s lead at the Women’s Super League summit was cut to six points after West Ham ended the Blues’ season-long winning streak at Kingsmeadow in thrilling fashion. Sonia Bompastor’s side looked to be cruising to victory when...
European football: Loftus-Cheek has appendix surgery before Milan defeat
Milan midfielder hospitalised ahead of 2-1 loss to Napoli Inter edge out Udinese 2-1; Barcelona defeat Girona 4-1 The Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has had successful appendectomy surgery after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis, the Serie A club said on Sunday. Local media reported that during Milan’s training camp in...
Theo Dan delivers for Saracens in late win at Leicester to boost playoff push
Leicester 22-29 Saracens Victory lifts Saracens within two points of top four When the stakes are at their highest as the Premiership season approaches its final furlongs, every moment, every mistake, could be crucial. There could have been as many as 11 points between Leicester and Saracens here come full...
‘Great feeling’: Rashford delight after double sends Aston Villa to Wembley
‘I am injury free and just enjoying my football for now’ Villa to play Palace in FA Cup semi-final after Preston win Marcus Rashford said he was “just enjoying my football” after scoring twice in a 3-0 win against Preston to secure for Aston Villa an FA Cup semi‑final against...
Gymnastics’ embrace of Russians highlights neutrality’s blurred lines
FIG’s endorsement of Angelina Melnikova raises eyebrows, as does its president’s hug for propagandist Nikita Nagornyy Upon his arrival in Moscow this month, Morinari Watanabe, the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), made a curious decision. As he emerged for meetings, Watanabe was greeted by the gymnast Nikita Nagornyy....
Sport must step up and be part of the social revolution to reach ‘lost boys’ | Cath Bishop
Gareth Southgate wants role models to offer a different path from toxic influencers. Do those in sport have the will to do so? Amid all the pressing problems of the day, one crisis has cut through: the acute need for greater support, care and steady role models for young men,...
Novak Djokovic falls short of 100th title as Jakub Mensik, 19, wins Miami Open final
Milestone remains out of Serb’s reach after upset 54th-ranked Czech subdues veteran 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) Nineteen-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in an upset for the ages, claiming his first ATP title at the Miami Open as he denied the former...
FA Cup quarter-finals and more: talking points from the weekend’s action
Manchester City’s fire still burns bright, Marcus Rashford reminds critics of his ability and Eberechi Eze’s great week A seventh semi-final in succession showed that Manchester City, at least, see magic in the FA Cup. The quarter-finals saw them cast as unwelcome outsiders, lacking the romance of their fellow hopefuls....
Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’
The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisive Adam Kucharski is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. As a mathematician and epidemiologist, he...