It was a big shock when Keith Burkinshaw’s talented side went down – but will the current team avoid that fate? Glenn Hoddle was in tears in the dressing room. Others sat in disbelief, wondering what the future held. Tottenham were the first English club in the 20th century to...
Redknapp‘s Gold Cup hopes faded but the impossible dream is on to save Spurs
Former Tottenham manager says ‘I would give it a go’ after seeing his horse weaken up the Cheltenham hill Harry Redknapp is the living embodiment of Spurs’ motto, Audere est Facere: To Dare Is To Do. And on the day one improbable dream ended, with his horse The Jukebox Man...
Keegan Bradley ‘still heartbroken’ by Ryder Cup loss but open to returning as USA captain
He shoots 66 to make cut at Players Championship Rory McIlroy squeaks into third round with strong finish Keegan Bradley has admitted to still being “heartbroken” by his American Ryder Cup team’s loss at Bethpage last year. Bradley is also keen to retain the US captaincy at Adare Manor next...
Formula One: Antonelli takes pole in Chinese GP qualifying ahead of Russell – live
️ Qualifying in Shanghai starts 3pm local/6pm AEDT/7am GMT️ Russell wins first F1 sprint race of season | Mail Joey And it’s Nina Gademan who has taken the chequered flag in the first race of the 2026 F1 Academy campaign, leading the podium from Natalia Granada and Emma Felbermayr. Here’s...
Premier League buildup as Arsenal prepare for another title test – matchday live
⚽ News, buildup and discussion before today’s action⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Get in touch Pep Guardiola spoke to the press yesterday before West Ham v Manchester City today. In his usual understated style, Guardiola revealed that when he [perhaps the greatest manager in the...
England need to use their eyes and leave gameplan behind to overturn odds in Paris | Ugo Monye
Steve Borthwick must throw off the shackles in Paris to inject some attacking energy into his far-too predictable side The inquest into England’s Six Nations campaign has already started and when that is the case before the championship has even finished it is never a good sign. Everyone has their...
Process is progress as Scotland seek Six Nations title eliminator triumph
After 11 straight defeats against Ireland, victory in Dublin would vindicate Gregor Townsend’s faith in his players Trusting the process. It sounds like a fine idea in principle: although it really depends if your process was any good in the first place. Gregor Townsend faced down a familiar cacophony of...
From Run Nation to Power Slap: what is leading the dumbing down of sports?
From violent collision contests to celebrity-backed offshoots, spin-off sports are finding captive audiences. Their spectacle masks something more sinister A few weeks ago a clip went viral of a strange new contact sport emerging from the antipodes. Two burly men, one of them holding a football, sprint at each other...
Snow joke: Winter Paralympics athletes angry at scheduling as big thaw hits
Ice melt causes dangerous conditions for para athletes IPC says changing winter calendar ‘easier said than done’ In Cortina d’Ampezzo, the thaw is on. With daytime temperatures reaching double figures in celsius, snow is disappearing from the hillsides and the “torrenti” of ice melt have started to flow once again....
English clubs have week to forget in Champions League – but is that a bad thing? | Barney Ronay
Of six teams in the last 16, only two – Arsenal and Liverpool – look more likely than not to get to the quarter-finals. But does it matter? The coefficient is safe. The coefficient is yours. You’re going home with the coefficient. But perhaps not, on this evidence, with the...