In six months Iyiola Adebayo went from captaining West Ham youth teams to delivering pizzas but he has found a new direction “Within six months of being the captain at West Ham and playing in the Youth Cup, I was delivery driving at Domino’s,” says Iyiola Adebayo. Adebayo had joined at...
Motorbikes and mountains: photographing the 2026 Tour de France – photo essay
Pete Goding has been photographing the Tour de France for 20 years – here he gives an insight into what it’s been like to document this year’s race Twenty Tours de France. It seems faintly ridiculous when I write it down. My first was the year Lance Armstrong’s carefully constructed...
F1 summer report card: from top of the class Mercedes to the team that must do better
As the paddock disperses for its traditional mid-season three-week break, the race is on to catch Kimi Antonelli Mercedes came into the season as favourites and have lived up to the billing. Their car has been dominant with eight wins from 11 meetings, a strike rate greater perhaps even than...
‘It’s human first, then athlete’: Ramsay-Peaty happy with second bronze in new reality
Former Olympic champion admits ‘superpower’ waning Scotland’s Archie Goodburn in final despite brain cancer Shortly after Adam Ramsay-Peaty had battled desperately to snatch another bronze medal at these Commonwealth Games, it was put to him that he was no longer a winning machine. Once upon a time, Britain’s greatest swimmer...
Joshua emerges from Prenga fight with urgent questions while Fury is uninspiring
Joshua’s lack of punch resistance is clear, which could place him in danger in the highly anticipated £150m fight with Tyson Fury The bedlam and madness lasted for just five minutes and 43 seconds and, after Anthony Joshua was back in the sanctuary of his dressing room, he claimed to...
Tadej Pogacar’s ability to win unopposed stands champion out among Tour legends | William Fotheringham
Slovene is youngest of riders to win five Tours de France and few would bet against him claiming sixth victory next year The 2026 Tour de France served up an epic battle that lasted for day after day between two protagonists of the highest calibre with different skillsets, a tale...
Adam Ramsay-Peaty armed with ‘battle plan’ for golden revival in 50m breaststroke
Briton ready to bounce back after 100m bronze ‘The last 24 hours have been a bit of a whirlwind’ Adam Ramsay-Peaty has never been one to hide his emotions. He wears them proudly on his sleeve, next to the striking tattoos of a huge lion and Poseidon, the Greek god...
‘Pretty bad’: Lewis Hamilton hits out at Ferrari after dropping points in F1 title race
Hamilton questions strategy after finishing fifth Briton lost place after penalty for speeding in pit lane Lewis Hamilton expressed frustration with his Ferrari team after he dropped points in the title battle against Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli at the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Lando Norris returned to form with the defending...
Real Madrid ready to seal deal for Yan Diomande after PSG pull out of move
PSG formally withdraw from race to sign winger Teenager expected to complete Bernabéu switch Real Madrid look to have won the race for RB Leipzig’s coveted winger, Yan Diomande, after Paris Saint-Germain withdrew from the bidding war. The Ivory Coast international has been the subject of an intense transfer saga...
How the death of Jayden Adams shook a community: ‘Being on the pitch was his happy place’
Those who knew the South African, who died aged 25 not long after playing at the World Cup, describe a humble and hard-working man who cared about friends and family For Jayden Adams, the South Africa midfielder who died this month at the age of 25, football was a “safe...