Fifa president wants more intervention in battle against racism Mouth covering in focus after Vinícius Júnior’s allegation of abuse The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has suggested players who cover their mouths while addressing opponents could be sent off as part of the governing body’s battle against racism. The practice, which...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Jordan Pickford’s ‘best save ever’, Antoine Semenyo’s shifting mentality and Liverpool’s set-piece threat grows Premier League top scorers: check the latest standings Arsenal won the battle of set pieces, beating Chelsea 2-1 to keep Manchester City at bay. In a game that offered few clearcut chances from open play, it...
Is this really the beautiful game? Well yes, and no … but the panic is fun to watch | Barney Ronay
If every win is going to be painful from here, you may as well just take the painful wins – welcome to Arsenal’s late title stagger On Thursday night at a swanky London hotel so luxuriously risk‑averse the toilets are equipped with wireless thermostats to control to within half a...
Tottenham lacking in attack, midfield, defence and ‘brain’, says Igor Tudor
2-1 defeat at Fulham was Spurs’ fourth league loss in a row ‘We are always late on everything. That’s the problem’ Igor Tudor described the situation Tottenham find themselves in as “amazing” and suggested they have just three major problems as they fight relegation: the attack, the midfield and the...
Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix hit by travel chaos amid Middle East crisis
Flight disruptions force F1 teams into new travel arrangements But all drivers expected to make it to Melbourne for season opener As many as one thousand members of the Formula One circus have been forced into last-minute travel changes to get to Melbourne’s opening round in the wake of the...
Is 14 the magic number? Promoted trio make instant Super League impact
Decision to expand top flight has seemed justified with Bradford, Toulouse and York grabbing early wins against established rivals When the Super League fixtures were released late last year, it was hard not to be drawn to this weekend. Clearly the headline attraction was Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR squaring...
Woodman’s quiet revolution paying dividends for table-topping Bromley
The south-east London club have promotion to League One within sight in just their second season in the EFL with their manager central to the transformation With half an hour to go before kick-off , a roar echoes round the ground. MK Dons have levelled with Cambridge United via a...
Mighty Mathieu van der Poel powers to victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Dutch rider triumphs on debut in Belgian spring classic Demi Vollering beats Niewiadoma to win women’s race Mathieu van der Poel broke away 16km from the finish line and soloed to victory at the season-opening cobbled classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday. The former road race world champion entered the...
A summer season would free women’s football from constraints of men’s game | Suzanne Wrack
Breaking from European traditions would bring a TV boost and help build a schedule that works both for players and fans The announcement that Major League Soccer (MLS) is to switch from a summer season to a winter one has reignited the debate about the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL)...
Spring in Sesko’s step is thanks to Carrick scrapping Amorim’s tactical stranglehold | Jonathan Wilson
The starkest improvement under the interim manager has been the Slovenian supersub’s attacking potency Benjamin Sesko’s career at Manchester United breaks into two distinct periods. In the first, he played 1,404 minutes of football and scored two goals. In the second, he has played 274 minutes and scored six goals:...