The English transfer record has been smashed, with Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers on the move during a busy summer of signings For once, Mikel Arteta is not spending his summer looking for a No 9. Instead the champions have moved to strengthen out wide after the departure of Leandro...
Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead
Slovenian only second man to win in yellow on mountain Leader opens up gap of more than seven minutes Tadej Pogacar put further distance between himself and his last remaining rivals, winning the Alpe d’Huez stage of the Tour de France and extending his overall lead to more than seven...
‘I’m living every lap and every corner’: Allan McNish on guiding Audi into F1 from pitwall
Racing director believes his career behind the wheel can help the team deliver where others have failed as new entrants in the top tier of motor sport There is nowhere to hide in Formula One, a sport where deficiency is brutally exposed week in, week out. It is an environment...
‘What the hell just happened?’: Ryan Fox on his Open triumph and famous sporting family
New Zealander has returned home with the Claret Jug in tow after stepping out of his father’s shadow The curse of the iconic sporting parent. Accidental, yet real. Decades of evidence show how difficult it is for the offspring of those who have scaled the greatest heights in sport to...
Rugby brain injury case reaches crisis point as judge retires to consider 95% strikeouts
Senior Master Cook says case in ‘uncharted territory’ Judge blames solicitor Richard Boardman for situation The landmark legal action over brain damage in rugby is on the brink of collapse as the managing judge weighs whether to strike out 95% of the first batch of 561 claimants on the grounds...
London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat
The Hundred put on a show at Lord’s but the hosts’ men’s and women’s teams both lost to Manchester Super Giants London Spirit launched their new era with double defeat at Lord’s, and though they may have new owners, new coaches and new players it seems they’re still getting the same results....
The king emerges from Tardis as Commonwealth Games face battle for time and space
The troubled Games looked doomed until Glasgow stepped in but this opening ceremony had plenty of feelgood factor The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow opened on Thursday evening to the surreal sight of King Charles and Queen Camilla stepping out of a Tardis – and a mechanical Loch Ness monster roaring...
Fury and Joshua shadow-box their way towards overdue $100m showdown
British heavyweights return to the ring this weekend and face low-risk opponents in run-up to long-trailed bout Tyson Fury has won one fight in the past two years and nine months. Anthony Joshua, meanwhile, has enjoyed a solitary victory over the past two years and four months. Fury outpointed Arslanbek...
Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team
Richard Carapaz roars clear of breakaway to win stage 18 McNulty abandons, Wellens and Vermeersch struggle Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France after a breakaway group of six riders duelled their way to the winter sports station at Orcières-Merlette, but uncertainty surrounds the health of race...
Don’t like the result? Don’t worry, sport no longer ends on the field of play | Jonathan Liew
From the wrong headset in an F2 garage to Fifa overturning a red card, we are in a landscape where fairness is the enemy A funny and very small thing happened at the Formula Two race at Spa on Sunday. Noel León, of Campos Racing, carved his way through the...