Races have left the BBC as Oxford’s women, led by Olympic medallist Heidi Long, seek to end long wait for victory Channel 4 has screened plenty of elite sport since launching in 1982. Test cricket, the Tour de France, the Paralympics and even, for those with long memories, Masters golf...
Northampton hold off Castres in 49-41 epic to reach Champions Cup quarter-finals
Hosts make French side pay for yellow cards Saints progress to tie against Bath or Saracens Butterfingered hosts Northampton held off ill-disciplined visitors Castres to win 49-41 on Friday nightto reach the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. The French side collected two yellow cards in three minutes in the first...
Chelsea axe Enzo Fernández for two games after ‘crossing a line’ with Madrid comments
Rosenior: ‘It’s disappointing for Enzo to speak that way’ ‘You have to protect this club and culture’ Enzo Fernández has been dropped for Chelsea’s next two games, with Liam Rosenior suggesting the club’s vice-captain had “crossed a line” in recent comments over his future. Following what he described as the...
Foakes to the rescue for Surrey as County Championship makes its earliest start
Wicketkeeper hits ton against Warwickshire and impresses alongside Tom Lawes on season’s opening day The County Championship whirred back into life on Good Friday, with 3 April its earliest start in history. By extension, Rory Burns claimed the record for its earliest dismissal, with Surrey’s captain run out 10 minutes...
Manchester City v Liverpool kicks off FA Cup quarter-finals, Fernández latest and more – matchday live
⚽️ News and buildup before Manchester City v Liverpool⚽️ Get in touch via email or post your thoughts BTL Arsenal will come up against a goalkeeper on loan from Bayern Munich when they play Southampton in the cup later today. Ben Fisher spoke to Daniel Peretz. Peretz was inspired by...
‘I still have a lot left’: Rory McIlroy on his Masters defence and staying motivated
Northern Irishman bristles at suggestions he has peaked as he returns to Augusta with the same intensity as always It was an opening which depicted more than a decade of toil. “I’d like to start this press conference with a question,” said Rory McIlroy. “What are we all going to...
Eight-year-old space lover’s plushie shoots for moon onboard Nasa rocket
Lucas Ye of California ‘really surprised and very happy’ as mascot designed by him to act as zero-gravity indicator A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s...
UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdog The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding. The Guardian revealed last week that...