Darts pioneer Deta Hedman becomes an OBE Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade made a CBE Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have been awarded MBEs in the king’s birthday honours list in recognition of the heights to which their rivalry has taken them in darts. Littler became the youngest world darts champion...
Still sport of the King: Windsor interest keeps Royal Ascot alive and kicking
As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for Britain Ascot will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Royal procession at its showpiece race meeting next week. The intermittent noise of jets on the final approach to Heathrow will be one of...
Spurs finally have an unpredictable head coach – but Thomas Frank is efficient too
Unlike José Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou, Frank is not wedded to one way of playing By Opta Analyst “We are finding our feet in the best league in the world. We are developing a way of playing that is a little bit more pragmatic.” Those are the words...
US Open: Rory McIlroy makes cut as defending champion DeChambeau bows out at Oakmont
Northern Irishman’s birdie on 18th secures place Big names tumble out as DeChambeau finishes on +10 Clubs were thrown but the towel was not. Rory McIlroy battled Oakmont’s treacherous setup and his own frustrations to survive for the weekend at the 125th US Open. As McIlroy clung on, high-profile exits...
Need for speed: how sport’s risk takers recognise deadly danger and do it anyway | Emma John
In a stable and affluent society, it is possible to declare that ‘life is for living’ through pursuits that shorten your odds of dying Last year I visited St Moritz’s infamous Cresta Run. You know the one – the vertiginous skeleton course that has killed a number of its participants...
Thomas Frank gave Brentford fans so much for so long – we will truly miss him | Natalie Sawyer
Across nearly seven years, Frank achieved great things. His switch to Spurs feels like a break-up but we wish him well Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Thomas Frank is no longer Brentford’s manager and that’s not easy to write. We knew the day was drawing near...
Raids and fear cast a large shadow over Club World Cup’s big launch
Governing body cannot avoid the dark political backdrop to its tournament opening as Trump’s authorities flex their muscles “When Donald Trump came in the laws just changed and it’s hard for immigrants now … you’ve got a lot of people being deported, people who have been in the United States for...
Australia learn cricket’s oldest lesson as South Africa turn the tables in WTC
An Australian win looked inevitable after setting 282 to win, but Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma defied the odds Right from the start of the day, there was an inevitability that this match was Australia’s. They started 218 runs in front, in the third innings, walking back onto a Lord’s...
Lewis Hamilton has ‘zero doubts’ that he will be in F1 for several more seasons
Hamilton: ‘There is no question as to where my head is at’ 40-year-old is 115 points off lead in world championship Lewis Hamilton insisted he will be in Formula One for several years as he moved to defend the disappointing start to his Ferrari career. Hamilton described the recent Spanish...
An ugly pack and backs worth paying to watch: Bath have taken us back to the 1990s | Andy Bull
There was a time when the team playing at the Rec were the dominant force in English club rugby and there are signs they may be on the rise once again The first thing anyone who cares says when they find out you’re a sports journalist is to ask whether...