Eve Johnson Houghton’s Royal Ascot winner has plenty in his favour in Saturday’s traditionally competitive contest Eve Johnson Houghton has drawn a blank with 14 previous runners in the Super Sprint at Newbury and recently described it as her “unluckiest race”, but she may never have a better chance to...
Starmer backs bid to bring 2029 World Athletics Championships to London
UK government will give £35m to help push for event Previous successes leave city in strong position for bid London is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid. It is understood that the UK government has...
Meet the unlikely double act who have found key to unlock real Daniel Dubois
One is a former child soldier, the other lost 30% of his brain to a boxing injury, and together they’ve built the Briton into fighter who can challenge Usyk ‘We understand human psychology because of what we went through rather than going to university to study it,” Don Charles says...
My message to the Lions: own the experience and convert it into your fuel | Ugo Monye
The tourists are favourites against Australia, who need everything to go their way if they are to compete in this series There is nothing that can compare to running out for a British & Irish Lions Test for the first time. I was speaking to Andy Farrell this week and...
‘Still not sure’: Shane Lowry casts doubt over two-shot penalty decision at Open
Irishman penalised for ball roll during practice swing ‘I didn’t want to get slaughtered for being a cheat’ Shane Lowry said he was conscious of his reputation after accepting a two-stroke penalty for a rules infringement during the second round of the Open. Lowry was adamant he did not see...
England’s Hannah Hampton hits the headlines in latest act of unlikely career
Bloodied-nose penalty heroine against Sweden was born with a serious eye condition that still affects her vision The image of Terry Butcher’s blood-stained shirt during an England draw against Sweden in 1989 is immortalised in the country’s football history. Now another English player’s stoic display against Sweden – this time...
Spain see off stubborn Swiss to reach semis despite two missed penalties
“Spain is Spain,” Switzerland’s talismanic captain, Lia Wälti, had warned and, in the quarter-final between the host nation and the world champions, Spain Spained, crushing the resolve of a team that had played in an inspired fashion. The hosts had more than clung on, they fought, roared on by a...
Are Arsenal finally signing Viktor Gyökeres? It’s already real in the digital hive mind | Barney Ronay
The Swedish striker has become more meme than man but he is the very good thing fans asked for, on a tray, ready to go The current edition of France Football magazine has a photo of Viktor Gyökeres on the cover. Not that I’ve looked at it much, or pored...
Chess: Rachel Reeves announces £1.5m fund as London ChessFest attracts 20,000 visitors
‘We are allocating £1.5m to help identify, support and elevate top-tier players’ ChessFest in Trafalgar Square attracted more than 20,000 visitors last Sunday, slightly below last year’s record 23,000 but still indicating strong public interest. England’s grandmasters gave simuls and met amateurs at blitz, living chess was played with professional...
Joe Ofahengaue stars in Leigh’s statement victory over St Helens
St Helens 4-16 Leigh Leopards Ofahengaue scores two tries as Leigh close on top two Super League has rather impatiently been waiting for a new first-time champion for far too long. You have to go back more than two decades – to Leeds Rhinos in 2004 – to find the...