Category: Sports

Football’s world governing body is facing a growing number of issues, not least a new class action from the Netherlands The tectonic tensions in the world of football produced a seismic tremor this week. News emerged from the Netherlands of a class action that promised to seek compensation for players...

The latest club to secure promotion from League One to the Premier League in successive seasons were ill-prepared for their sudden rise to the summit of English football; it was merely a happy accident of an excellent managerial feat. So it is no surprise that Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich are back...

News and discussion as we count down to the action Get in touch | Check out the day’s upcoming fixtures Manchester City’s Rodri, who missed most of last season after rupturing anterior cruciate ligament injury last September, is unlikely to be “really fit” until after this September’s international break, says...

The confected format has generated very few moments and developed no male players but has given women cricketers income Who’s your favourite influencer? For me it’s Ashton Hall, an inspiring and cheerful man on YouTube whose fame has been brief, beautiful and as fragile as a butterfly lifespan. But who...

World No 1 dominated every round and was determined to show chess in its best light at Saudi event Magnus Carlsen was in imperious form at last week’s Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a virtuoso performance both on and off the board. On it, the world No...

Leigh 14-22 Leeds Miller, Lisone and Bentley also score for visitors For most of this season the conversation surrounding Leeds Rhinos has been about what happens in 2026 with uncertainty lingering over the future of their impressive head coach, Brad Arthur, the man who has transformed this club over the...

Birmingham and Ipswich will be aiming high, while Millwall and Derby are expected to battle for a place in the playoffs This week the tussle between Birmingham City and Ipswich Town, who meet in the curtain-raiser on Friday, to sign Chuba Akpom – the runaway top scorer in the division...

Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burner There is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she...

The trolling of WNBA games isn’t just juvenile spectacle. It’s the logical endpoint of a culture fluent in irony, addicted to attention and hollowed out by meaninglessness The first dildo dropped from the sky like a glitch in the matrix. For anyone tuned in to the 29 July game between...

18-year-old wins first WTA Tour title in Toronto Mboko joins Urban, Andreescu as home champs Osaka falls in first WTA 1000 final since 2022 Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko claimed her first WTA Tour crown as she denied Naomi Osaka a first title for four years in the National Bank Open....