While authorities are under pressure to keep learning, TV audience figures suggest the public have not lost interest There will never be a year when horse welfare is not an issue in the run-up to the Grand National, and that is, in a sense, a positive for the sport. It...
‘Mum, I have to go to Moscow as I am fighting a bear’: Makhmudov on Russia’s grizzlies, God and Tyson Fury
The heavyweight from Dagestan now lives in Canada and describes Saturday’s opponent as the ‘professor’ of boxing “This guy is the professor,” Arslanbek Makhmudov says of Tyson Fury as he looks forward politely to their fight on Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. There is none of the...
Championship roundup: Coventry stay 12 points clear at top despite Hull stalemate
Results elsewhere favour Frank Lampard’s side Norwich deal blow to Millwall’s promotion push Coventry crept closer to promotion to the Premier League despite an off-colour display in a goalless draw at Hull. Setbacks for promotion rivals Millwall and Middlesbrough meant a win for Coventry would have moved them to within...
A violent waiter and Joselu’s heroics: six of Bayern and Madrid’s finest games
As the most played fixture in European competition looms once more, we look back on 50 years of thrills and spills The Champions League’s answer to el clásico resumes in Madrid on Tuesday. Real Madrid v Bayern Munich is the most played fixture in European competition: 28 matches and counting,...
Sir Craig Reedie, key London 2012 Olympics figure and former BOA chair, dies aged 84
Reedie also served as president of World Anti-Doping Agency Sebastian Coe hails ‘mentor, wise counsel and passionate advisor’ Sir Craig Reedie, a giant of the Olympic movement, who served as chair of the British Olympic Association for more than a decade and was instrumental in bringing the Games to London...
‘Something you only see in films’: Czech case yet another example of sexual abuse crisis
Petr Vlachovsky’s non-contact sexual abuse has had long-term effects and could finally be the catalyst for safeguarding policy change for women and girls in the sport Kristyna Janku answered the phone to a police officer, not sure what she was going to hear. She had heard the rumours, the gossip,...
The Masters is a welcome oasis in golf’s fractious world, despite its stuffy foibles | Ewan Murray
No phones, no littering, no cheering bad shots – ‘patrons’ face strict rules at Augusta, but what a contrast to last year’s disgraceful Ryder Cup It is easy to poke fun at the prissy traditions of the Masters. Golfers, never mind spectators, enter a state of panic over what horrible...
Viktor who? Sporting’s new Gyökeres has sights trained on Arsenal
The Sweden striker’s goals had inspired Sporting for two years but in Colombian Luis Suárez they have found an equally prolific target man In Portugal, two of the most familiar sayings claim that “green is the colour of hope” and that “hope is the last thing to die”. For Sporting,...
‘Traceability is vital’: labs test thousands of unregulated substances amid peptide craze
Experts warn consumers of unknown risks as one lab says about a third of samples fail basic quality checks What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype? Is a new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love? People in the UK are...
Artemis II crew enters moon’s gravitational grip ahead of historic flyby
Nasa’s Orion capsule will be just over 4,000 miles above lunar surface, allowing astronauts to see both poles The four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission are poised to begin the first flyby of the far side of the moon in more than half a century, bringing them to the...