Having previously swapped rugby union for NFL, Wade shares his excitement for a fresh challenge after a ‘humbling’ start to life in rugby league For a man who has done it all in rugby union and experienced the bright lights of the NFL, the glint in Christian Wade’s eye when...
Thomas Frank gave Brentford fans so much for so long – we will truly miss him | Natalie Sawyer
Across nearly seven years, Frank achieved great things. His switch to Spurs feels like a break-up but we wish him well Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Thomas Frank is no longer Brentford’s manager and that’s not easy to write. We knew the day was drawing near...
Need for speed: how sport’s risk takers recognise deadly danger and do it anyway | Emma John
In a stable and affluent society, it is possible to declare that ‘life is for living’ through pursuits that shorten your odds of dying Last year I visited St Moritz’s infamous Cresta Run. You know the one – the vertiginous skeleton course that has killed a number of its participants...
US Open: Rory McIlroy makes cut as defending champion DeChambeau bows out at Oakmont
Northern Irishman’s birdie on 18th secures place Big names tumble out as DeChambeau finishes on +10 Clubs were thrown but the towel was not. Rory McIlroy battled Oakmont’s treacherous setup and his own frustrations to survive for the weekend at the 125th US Open. As McIlroy clung on, high-profile exits...
Raids and fear cast a large shadow over Club World Cup’s big launch
Governing body cannot avoid the dark political backdrop to its tournament opening as Trump’s authorities flex their muscles “When Donald Trump came in the laws just changed and it’s hard for immigrants now … you’ve got a lot of people being deported, people who have been in the United States for...
Australia learn cricket’s oldest lesson as South Africa turn the tables in WTC
An Australian win looked inevitable after setting 282 to win, but Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma defied the odds Right from the start of the day, there was an inevitability that this match was Australia’s. They started 218 runs in front, in the third innings, walking back onto a Lord’s...