What is the Club World Cup, how can you watch it, and who is playing in it? All the key questions are answered here The 2026 World Cup is what is technically known as the Proper World Cup, for national teams. This summer’s tournament is the Club World Cup, featuring...
Olympic athletes say pro-doping Enhanced Games are a betrayal and could lead to deaths
Athletes and IOC jointly condemn Enhanced Games Doping-permissive event set for May 2026 in Las Vegas Critics call it a ‘clown show’; backers include Trump Jr Olympic athletes have condemned the Enhanced Games – a controversial new sporting event where competitors are encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs – warning it...
‘It felt impossible’: McIlroy struggles in practice at Oakmont before US Open
Masters champion admits problems with motivation Bryson DeChambeau to renegotiate LIV deal in 2026 For an example of how fiendishly difficult Oakmont may play in this, the 125th US Open, take the testimony of Rory McIlroy. The Masters champion visited the venue just outside Pittsburgh at the start of last...
How Brian Ashton led Bath to double in 1995-96 while teaching full-time
Team featuring Jeremy Guscott and Mike Catt won Bath’s most recent title before professional era changed the game It doesn’t take long to realise that one of England’s greatest attacking minds is still as sharp as ever. Asked what is keeping him busy at the moment, Brian Ashton, now 78,...
Emma Raducanu ‘locked in’ after straight-sets win at Queen’s Club
Briton No 2 races to 6-1, 6-2 win against Cristina Bucșa Katie Boulter edges Ajla Tomljanovic in three-set battle After a stream of winners and plenty of smiles, Emma Raducanu offered a succinct verdict on her first WTA singles match at Queen’s Club. “Very clean and clinical,” she said. Indeed...
England booed off again after Senegal humbling but Tuchel insists ‘no need to panic’
Tuchel: ‘We don’t go to the World Cup next week’ Manager defends late introduction of Ivan Toney Thomas Tuchel insisted England should not panic over their World Cup prospects despite being humbled 3-1 by Senegal one year and one day before the tournament starts. Tuchel suffered the first defeat of...
High stakes and a shot at silverware: WTC final will sparkle despite critics
It may not be the pinnacle of cricket’s most storied format but it does provide a spectacle beyond established rivalries It was the pandemic that forced the first World Test Championship final to be staged at the biosecure Rose Bowl in 2021, then commercial snags that led to it being...
Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep
3rd T20: England, 248-3, bt West Indies, 211-8, by 37 runs Duckett hits 84 off 46 balls in 120-run opening stand Harry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled...
Alcaraz’s ridiculous victory over Sinner sets tone for next decade of rivalry at top of tennis | Tumaini Carayol
Frenzied last few games of the 2025 French Open final will go down as one of the greatest stretches of play in grand slam history Five hours into the madness, when their legs should have been fading and sanity departing, the miraculous French Open final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik...
Rugby’s breakaway R360 league labelled ‘delusional’ by leading TV sport executive
R360 targeting ‘best of the best’ 300 male players Premiership does not see franchise league as threat A leading executive at TNT Sports has dismissed the proposed R360 breakaway league as “delusional” while Premiership executives have played down the rebels’ threat, insisting rugby “doesn’t need pop-ups”. Confirming that R360 has...