Gérald Darmanin, now justice minister, called night of 2022 Champions League final ‘biggest failure’ of his career The former French interior minister has apologised to Liverpool fans for using them as a “scapegoat” for the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris, where supporters of the club, including...
Murillo earns Nottingham Forest vital point at Crystal Palace in race for Europe
Nottingham Forest aren’t finished just yet. A typically wholehearted performance from Nuno Espírito Santo’s side capped by an instinctive equaliser from Murillo rescued a point that could eventually prove priceless for their hopes of reaching the promised land of the Champions League. It is to their immense credit that with...
FA chief Bullingham insists transgender ban ‘not an ideological judgment’
‘Difficult decision’ on trans women based on legal advice Goal Diggers FC march 12 miles to deliver protest letter Mark Bullingham, the chief executive of the Football Association, has written to London grassroots football club Goal Diggers FC explaining the governing body’s decision to ban transgender women from women’s football...
Barcelona boosted by Lewandowski return for semi-final clash with Inter
Polish striker back from hamstring injury for second leg Inter have fitness doubts for Champions League tie The Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been declared fit to return from a hamstring injury but is set to start on the bench in their Champions League semi-final second leg at Inter on...
Two riders dead after ‘catastrophic’ 11-bike crash in race at Oulton Park
Shane Richardson and Owen Jenner suffer fatal injuries 47-year-old in hospital and five others treated at track Two riders have died and another has suffered significant injuries following a “catastrophic accident” during a British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, sustained...
Zhao Xintong beats Mark Williams to become China’s first snooker world champion
Zhao wins 18-12 in dramatic final session in Sheffield ‘It’s unbelievable. This is like a dream,’ says Zhao The Crucible has been home to some of the most significant moments in snooker history. Minds will spring immediately to Dennis Taylor’s dramatic triumph in 1985, or one of Stephen Hendry or...
Untameable darts crowds tell us about the future of sport – and maybe society too | Jonathan Liew
Booing and flashpoints are commonplace in a sport further along on a journey that others are taking to varying degrees Let me tell you the moment I realised Boris Johnson was fucked. It was late 2021 and there had been some talk about parties in Downing Street during Covid, but...
Radio, Ceefax and text: the history of cricketers being selected for England
Players feel the same emotions but the difference in how selectors communicate shows how society has changed From the 2025 Wisden Almanack Phil Tufnell saw it on Ceefax. Peter Such found out from a journalist who had called him for a quote. A hungover Phillip DeFreitas was told by the...
Ravens make ‘football decision’ to cut star kicker Tucker amid sexual misconduct claims
Ravens do not mention allegations in release announcement Tucker denies allegations by massage therapists The Baltimore Ravens announced on Monday that they have decided to release Justin Tucker, months after reports that he was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by massage therapists. The Ravens did not mention the allegations when...
Maro Itoje’s chance of Lions captaincy grows with Caelan Doris set for surgery
Injury to Ireland No 8 looks ‘serious’, says Leinster coach Andy Farrell due to name tour squad on Thursday Maro Itoje’s chances of being named British & Irish Lions captain this week have been strengthened after Caelan Doris – one of his closest rivals for the role – emerged as...