Manchester City manager may still relish a title chase but, as the declines of Mourinho and Wenger prove, nothing lasts for ever Perhaps the most revealing aspect of the interview Pep Guardiola gave to GQ was how tired he sounded. The headlines that he was contemplating a 15-year break from...
Bargain buy Two Tribes strikes again in Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood
Sprint-race winner landed big Ascot prize six days ago Owner revels in success of ‘four-grand foal’ A £30,000 yearling that turned out to be a Classic winner hooked Phil Cunningham into the racing game 20 years ago. A similarly shrewd purchase gave the owner one of his best days at...
Charley Hull surges into Women’s Open contention as leader Yamashita wobbles
Hull within three shots of Miyu Yamashita ‘I like hunting someone down. It’s more fun that way.’ There are few things more exciting in golf than a marauding Charley Hull. Not only did we witness precisely that here on Saturday, but Hull sent an errant shot whizzing past the head...
Zharnel Hughes dedicates British 100m title to aunt after missing her funeral to race
Hughes: ‘I almost started crying. This win was for her’ Favourite Daryll Neita disqualified in women’s 100m After a sluggish start and a thunderous, triumphant finish, Zharnel Hughes dedicated his freshly claimed British 100m title to his aunt, whose funeral he was forced to miss so that he could compete...
Tour de France Femmes: Ferrand-Prévot closes on home glory after dazzling win
French rider breaks away on the Col de la Madeleine Ferrand-Prévot: ‘It’s really been a team effort all week’ Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, the Olympic mountain bike gold medallist at Paris 2024, took a commanding overall lead in the Tour de France Femmes after a spectacular lone victory at the summit of...
‘I’m absolutely useless’: Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari should replace him after qualifying 12th
Disconsolate Hamilton reacts to struggle in Hungary ‘The team have no problem … it’s me every time’ Lewis Hamilton berated his performance in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday as “useless” and emphasised it with an entirely uncharacteristic act of self-flagellation, saying Ferrari needed to replace him. Hamilton...
BBC debate is nostalgic reminder of English crisis never being far away
BBC Archive release of 1993’s On The Line shows much has changed in the sport but self-interest is always rife Nostalgia for the 1990s remains heavy. Just look at all those stadiums and parks the Gallaghers are filling. Football from the late 20th century has a similar cachet. No VAR,...
Manchester United’s ‘Wembley of the North’ stadium plan hits the buffers
Talks deadlocked over asking price of rail terminal site Freightliner’s £400m demand could delay £4.2bn build Manchester United’s plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium next to Old Trafford are facing delays due to a standoff over the price of land needed to begin work on the construction of the proposed...
Watching the third Test at Harpenden RFC, modern Lions breeding ground | Andy Bull
The Hertfordshire town has become a rugby union hotbed, with Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje among recent club alumni Sixty minutes until kick-off in the third Test and it’s getting busy at Harpenden RFC. Derek Wallace, the clubhouse manager, hardly has time for a handshake. He’s in the kitchen cooking...
England endure ugly case of the drops without superego Stokes in the field | Barney Ronay
India are in the box seat after adding an extra 127 runs owing to missed catches, poor bowling and odd field placement Fielding is an attitude, Shane Warne would often say. To the extent it could be tempting at times to conclude Shane Warne didn’t have 37 different nuggets of...