Category: Sports

Tim Mayer hits out over rules surrounding election Mohammed Ben Sulayem will be the only candidate The FIA has been accused of presenting an “illusion of democracy” in an uncompromising broadside from the last remaining challenger to Mohammed Ben Sulayem as he formally announced his attempt to succeed the organisation’s...

Fans of his old clubs have chance to show support for their former flanker after shock of his MND diagnosis Emotions are bound to run high at Welford Road on Saturday, and not just because Bath are in town to renew one of the great rivalries in English rugby. Not...

Three of the world’s top-10 racehorses go head-to-head in £1.4m race which features a tangled mass of plotlines If you were to sit down with a blank piece of paper to design an ideal finale for the 2025 Flat season, the result would probably be a race with a striking...

The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up Well, at least we have Ayoub Khan in the house, Birmingham MP and a voice of tolerance, unity and de-escalation in these difficult times. “Sports entertainment events should be enjoyed...

Brexit and PSR are contributing to a spike in the fees and wages offered by big clubs for teenagers, but is this stockpiling really raising standards? The discussion during a meeting of Premier League sporting directors this year turned to academies and the amount of money spent on homegrown teenagers....

⚽ Buildup, news and discussion before Saturday’s action⚽ Nottingham Forest Q&A at 11am | Mail matchday live here League One fixtures Burton Albion v Peterborough United (12:30pm BST) Lincoln City v Stevenage (12:30pm BST) Bradford City v Barnsley Blackpool v Wycombe Wanderers Rotherham United v Leyton Orient Luton Town v...

Manchester United’s striker is a topic of context-free condemnation as social media’s sluice of aggravation sinks us all The first thing you need to do is find a photo of Rasmus Højlund looking happy in a Napoli shirt. There you are. Now you find a photo of Benjamin Sesko looking...

Updates from the series opener in Christchurch Sign up for The Spin newsletter | And mail James 3rd over: England 14-1 (Buttler 9, Bethell 2) Buttler gets a single off the first ball but Bethell can’t get off strike. Some free flowing shots go straight to the fielders and the...

Igor Kovalenko, 36, the world No 48 with a Fide rating of 2669, has been a frontline soldier for three years and only began playing again a month ago Ukraine was the most successful nation at this week’s European team championships, winning gold in the open event and silver in...

WSL board examining ways of raising funds Loans would be used to boost payments and prize money The Women’s Super League is exploring borrowing tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to accelerate the growth of the competition. The WSL board has commissioned the investment bank Goldman Sachs and...