Former biathlete struck by rockfall at altitude of 5,700m Tributes paid to athlete ‘with heart, attitude and vision’ The German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management confirmed on Wednesday. The accident occurred at around noon on Monday, at an altitude...
Blair Kinghorn and James Ryan to start in final Lions Test against Australia
Kinghorn to replace Lowe on left wing after impressing in Melbourne Owen Farrell again named on bench with Ben Earl also recalled Blair Kinghorn and James Ryan have been named to start for the British & Irish Lions in their third Test against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday as...
Star attractions absent as scheduling stymies blockbuster Test finale
With England looking to win the series and India still able to share the spoils, the loss of three headliners at the Oval is suboptimal Much like the Dude in the Big Lebowski during his various moments of confusion, it was impossible not to repeatedly blink upon seeing England’s XI...
‘It wouldn’t feel the same’: Itoje plays down calls for future Lions tour to France
Captain cites ‘strong sense of history and tradition’ Lions are preparing for final Test against Australia If Maro Itoje did not already know that leading the British & Irish Lions was a big deal, he does now. Since his side took an unbeatable 2-0 series lead against the Wallabies he...
Tour de France Femmes: Wiebes strikes again as Vollering admits post-crash anxieties
Wiebes holds off Vos to triumph in stage four Vollering relieved to carry on after Monday crash Lorena Wiebes secured her second stage win in the 2025 Tour de France Femmes on the Avenue John Kennedy in Poitiers, after again fending off her Dutch compatriot Marianne Vos in an uphill...
Team GB to be guaranteed place in men’s T20 cricket at 2028 Olympics
Cricket to return in LA Games after 128-year absence Pakistan, New Zealand unhappy with selection process Team GB will be guaranteed a place in the men’s cricket tournament at LA 2028 after the International Cricket Council opted to use the regional qualifying format favoured by the Olympic movement. The decision...
The Breakdown | Absorbing Lions tour of Australia shows why best-of-three Test format works
Touring party enjoy themselves on and off the field, and despite series win the ebb and flow can continue to the end What a richly rewarding few weeks it has been for the British & Irish Lions. Since their training camp in Portugal and pre-departure week in Ireland they have...
‘Lionesses hear the roar’: 65,000 England fans celebrate Euros win in London
Victorious players greeted by chants, cheers and tears as they ride open-top bus and then lift the trophy on stage They came in their tens of thousands, a sea of red and white pouring through Green Park to the Mall. Teenage boys with England flags painted on their faces, little...
Donald Trump increases his golf footprint in Scotland while world looks elsewhere | Ewan Murray
US president has championed his course Turnberry to stage world’s oldest major but hosting Scottish Open is more realistic Even a cursory glance towards the scale of this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush emphasised why ongoing and occasionally fevered chatter about Turnberry staging the world’s oldest major is futile....
Hollie Doyle ‘devastated’ after popular Trueshan suffers fatal injury at Goodwood
Goodwood Cup hero breaks leg in latest running of race ‘It couldn’t be any worse. He was a special horse’ The result seemed immaterial after the Group One Goodwood Cup on Tuesday as confirmation arrived that Trueshan, one of the most popular horses in training thanks to a hugely successful...