Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to New Orleans’ Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would be a safe place to play after Josie had been diagnosed with lead poisoning. Hess had traced the problem to the crumbling paint in her family’s century-old home. While it...
From vertigo to Van Gogh: 10 things you may have missed at the Winter Olympics
Benoît Richaud is working on the ice with 13 countries, with uniform changes to match, and Korean skiers are having nightmares on wax Domen Prevc set a men’s ski jump world record of 254.5m on the Planica flying hill in Slovenia last March, known for its steepness and long jumps....
‘Arctic blast’ threatens to disrupt UK horse racing programme until next week
Ascot only UK jump card which does not face inspection Below-freezing forecasts for Wincanton and Haydock The valuable card at Ascot which features the Grade One Ascot Chase is the only jumps meeting in Britain on Saturday which does not face a morning inspection as an “arctic blast” expected to...
Relegated, liquidated, resurrected: Bradford Bulls are back in the big time
After hitting rock-bottom, the four-time Super League champions are finally returning to the top flight By No Helmets Required When Super League was cut to a dozen teams at the end of the 2014 season, it lost two of its biggest cities in Bradford and London, which followed big markets...
Salt calls on England to play with ‘chests out’ in crunch T20 World Cup clash with Scotland
Defeat by West Indies leaves England needing a win ‘It’s about playing with personality,’ says opening batter It turns out England’s self-confidence might be a bit more resolute than their batting. It will take more than a couple of teetering performances to set this team’s morale atremble. So despite being...
Spurs agree deal to make Igor Tudor interim manager until end of season
Tudor’s former clubs include Juventus and Marseille Door remains open for summer Pochettino return Tottenham have reached an agreement for Igor Tudor to become their interim manager until the end of the season, leaving the door open for Mauricio Pochettino to return this summer. The club turned to Tudor after...
Pedro Neto fires hat-trick as Chelsea provide Rosenior with happy return to Hull
With sleet, snow, swirling wind from the banks of the Humber and most importantly, a Hull City side pushing hard for promotion to the Premier League this season, it was hard not to believe pre-match that this had all the makings of a difficult evening’s work for Chelsea. Liam Rosenior...
History hangs heavy over Calcutta Cup but England’s young side can turn tartan tide
Scotland have lost only two of the last eight clashes with England but Borthwick’s squad are unscarred by failure In one of sport’s weirder coincidences, England are about to play must-win games against Scotland in both rugby and cricket on the same day. The forecast 3C temperatures for the Calcutta...
Charlotte Bankes rues cruel nature of snowboard cross as dreams dashed again
Briton finishes ninth after quarter-final defeat ‘Sorry, I was hoping to put on a better show’ Few sports at the Winter Olympics are more thrilling or turbulent than snowboard cross. The idea is simple. Four competitors, a steep mountain, ramps, and whoever gets down quickest to the bottom wins. But...
Ilia Malinin falls twice as Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov stuns field for Olympic gold
Heavy US favorite falls twice in the free skate Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claims shock title For nearly two years, Ilia Malinin has made men’s figure skating feel predictable in the most spectacular of ways. On Friday night on the southern outskirts of Milan, the Olympic Games reminded the sport, and...