It was possible to spin his 2025 arrival as a clean slate but the former businessman soon lost the confidence of key players The wait continues for confirmation that Charles Allen’s brief, troubled – and ultimately ineffectual – tenure as chair of the British Horseracing Authority is over. In racing...
Infantino’s idolisation of Trump has left football with blood on its hands | Barney Ronay
The Fifa president’s sycophancy towards the US president has left the organisation facing a new nadir, but any reckoning seems a distant prospect Mr President. Fellow exco members. We’re going to need a bigger Board of Peace. How many mini‑pitches are we up to now? Gaza got 50 of them...
Ian Holloway: ‘If you can’t hear other people, you are isolated from the world’
To mark World Hearing Day, the Swindon manager talks about wearing hearing aids, his family’s experience of deafness and communication in football Ian Holloway is talking about one of the telltale signs, away from frontline management, that led to him wearing hearing aids. “I became more and more aware how...
Everton fans left in the dark with need to find home comfort at new stadium
Dockside site will transform club’s finances, but fans are frustrated with kick-off times and results at venue so far David Moyes has numerous theories on why Everton do not yet feel completely at home at Hill Dickinson Stadium, beyond the fact that change is inevitably strange after 133 years at...
Borthwick plans England overhaul with Fin Smith expected to start against Italy
Back-line may feature one survivor from Ireland defeat Ben Spencer, Cadan Murley and Seb Atkinson in frame Steve Borthwick is ready to radically overhaul his misfiring England side for the Six Nations clash against Italy on Saturday, with Fin Smith expected to be handed the No 10 jersey. The Northampton...
US Half Marathon Championship ends in chaos as lead runners guided in wrong direction
Lead vehicle takes top-three off main course Jess McClain falls from first to ninth USA Track & Field has denied an appeal after its Half Marathon Championship in Atlanta ended in chaos. With less than two miles to go in the women’s race, Jess McClain had a significant lead over...
Strongman Samson takes India past West Indies to set up England semi-final
Samson guides India to five-wicket win to reach last four T20 World Cup co-hosts play England in Mumbai on Thursday For the third time in three T20 World Cups, England will meet India in the semi-finals, after the co‑hosts beat West Indies in what was in effect a quarter-final on...
Brennan becomes first Briton since Cavendish to win Flemish classic in sprint finish
20-year-old claims victory in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne ‘I’m always there in these kind of races’ The 20-year-old British sprinter Matthew Brennan rocketed out of an accelerating pack to win the Flemish classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne for team Visma-Lease-a-bike on Sunday. Brennan, from Darlington, is the first Briton to win the race since Mark Cavendish...
Infantino suggests players covering mouths when addressing opponents could be sent off
Fifa president wants more intervention in battle against racism Mouth covering in focus after VinÃcius 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...