2nd T20: England, 304-2, bt South Africa, 158, by 146 runs Hosts hit their highest T20 total to go level in the series England made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa under a mountain of...
Postecoglou targets trophies and ‘true believers’ at Nottingham Forest
Former Spurs manager had his 60th birthday plans upended by job offer but feels ‘things happen for a reason’ Ange Postecoglou walked out of the City Ground tunnel, which is decorated with famous images from yesteryear, and surveyed the scene. Just like that, the new Nottingham Forest head coach, in...
‘A better version of me’ – Hodgkinson eyes world gold after return from injury hell
Olympic 800m champion explains how her season was saved by a full-time physio and a Himalayan rock crystal There was a moment in the summer when Keely Hodgkinson feared her season was in tatters. She had injured her hamstring yet again during an eight-hour round trip to Windsor Castle to...
Brighton owner Tony Bloom nets another winner with Santorini Star at Doncaster
Filly’s success the fourth in six days for racing operation Karl Burke also in flying form after May Hill victory Kia Joorabchian’s big-money buys for his Amo Racing operation have grabbed the headlines at the yearling sales in recent seasons, but another investor with a football background has also been...
Sports quiz of the week: goalscorers, gob, gaffes and Geraint Thomas
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‘It’s like the Olympics’: Patrick Reed against Ryder Cup player payment
American players to receive stipend for participation Former world No 6 said Europe have more ‘camaraderie’ Patrick Reed believes it “unnecessary” that his fellow Americans will be paid for participation in the upcoming Ryder Cup. Reed, who has missed out on what would have been a fourth Ryder Cup appearance...
Catalans Dragons deal major blow to Leeds’ hopes of top-two finish
Leeds 8-16 Catalans Dragons Rhinos miss chance to clinch home playoff As the stands began to empty and the stunned silence at Headingley shifted towards murmurings of discontent and the occasional boo, there was a plea from Leeds Rhinos’ stadium announcer to hang around and greet the players after their...
Trainer advertised performance-enhancing drugs before working with Canelo Álvarez
Rulas Arreola advertised human growth hormone Trainer is with Álvarez for Terence Crawford fight A trainer who is working with Canelo Álvarez advertised performance-enhancing drugs for sale, including human growth hormone, before he joined the super-middleweight boxer’s team, the Guardian can reveal. Rulas Arreola, also known as Raul Arreola Dosal, has...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Ange Postecoglou’s Forest bow, a new-look forward line at Newcastle and a Manchester derby to forget for any loser Ange Postecoglou never won a north London derby while in charge at Tottenham, drawing one and losing three, so starting life in the Nottingham Forest dugout away to Arsenal may not...
Japan athletics chief breaks down in tears over memories of Tokyo ‘Covid Olympics’
Arimori promises to erase negativity of 2021 Games ‘Sport is not just for athletes, it is for everyone’ The head of Japanese athletics broke down in tears on Friday as she promised that hosting the World Athletes Championships in Tokyo would help erase the negative memories of the “Covid Olympics”...