Category: Sports

Home rider Seixas yet to be tested at night, unlike some rivals Authorities deny French doping agency plays role in who is tested Anti-doping authorities at the Tour de France have rejected accusations of preferential treatment towards Paul Seixas, the teenage French rider and home favourite who is placed fourth...

The joy, love, hope and fun provided by fans outweighed the commercialism, extortionate prices and ugly politics This summer has been so vibrant and full of life. I had my doubts but, as the World Cup approached and Boston got ready to host its first game, I started feeling the...

Fenway Sports Group looks to be locked in talks with a consortium led by the son-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal, while the Amazon founder has now been linked Continue reading...

With the Games about to get under way, here are 10 of the most intriguing subplots to the event Twelve years after winning his first major international title in the 100m breaststroke at Glasgow 2014, Adam Peaty, now 31, heads back to Scotland hoping to remind everyone why he is...

Revamped tournament begins with pyrotechnics and plenty more fireworks from Nicholas Pooran’s bat In 2012 John Newman’s first hit, as featured vocalist on Rudimental’s Feel the Love, went straight into the charts at No 1. The following year his first solo release, Love Me Again, did it too, also earning him a Brit...

Freestyle swimmer eligible through father Gerry Madeleine’s disappearance still under investigation Madeleine McCann’s younger brother, Sean, has been selected to represent Scotland in swimming at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. McCann, a student at Loughborough University, is expected to compete in a number of longer-distance freestyle events when competition begins...

Belgian wins time trial, says chase of leader ‘not over yet’ Florian Lipowitz, third last year, quits race after crashing Remco Evenepoel took back-to-back stage wins in the Tour de France, and eroded some of Tadej Pogacar’s overall lead, with victory in the stage 16 time trial from Evian to...

Plus: the most World Cup assists, Ballon d’Or winners with fewest caps and what happens to World Cup balls? Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Adding the World Cup to his résumé means Rodri has now won the World Cup, the European Championship, the Champions League,...

The outcome of this week’s hearings could determine the entire direction of the case – we explain the current state of play It has been nearly six years since the Guardian first reported that a group of former rugby union players were bringing legal action against the game’s governing authorities...

Luis de la Fuente’s team was the best at the tournament by some margin but are not satisfied yet with focus now on ‘the next game in September’ On the night that Spain won their first World Cup in 2010, Rodrigo Hernández was on camp somewhere lost in the woods...