Arslanbek Makhmudov shouldn’t be much of a test but Gypsy King and his battered old rivals are fading away “I’ll make this short and sweet,” Tyson Fury said in a brief video he posted online on 13 January 2025. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a...
Gambling is easy, right? Wrong: it turns out betting on sport is designed to disturb you | Barney Ronay
Could I turn £10 into £1,000? I thought I could but was undone by the harsh reality and lost a little bit of my soul along the way Welcome to How I Beat The Bookies: My Gambling Journey. Yes, my extreme methods can work for you. But only in the...
‘His car stunk of fish for weeks’: Elliot Anderson on practical jokes and his World Cup dream
Midfielder on the prank-fuelled promotion at Bristol Rovers that kickstarted his career, confidence in Nottingham Forest’s survival and modelling for England ‘It was a brand-new car as well,” says Elliot Anderson, grinning as he relives the Gazza-inspired prank that sticks in the memory from his fruitful loan at Bristol Rovers....
West Ham double up twice to thrash Wolves and put Spurs in relegation zone
The moment when West Ham really felt their survival bid pick up pace was when the jab from Taty Castellanos rolled beyond the reach of José Sá and crawled towards the Wolves goal. Two-nil up in a must-win game, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side looked unrecognisable from the doomed bunch who...
Bath hit back to reach semi-final after stunning Northampton in 11-try epic
Quarter-final: Bath 43-41 Northampton Hosts recover from 21 points behind in first half There are big games and then there are contests which define entire campaigns. And when the moment came it was Bath who just had enough turbo thrust to propel themselves into the Champions Cup semi-finals for the...
Rory McIlroy surges into six-shot Masters lead with stunning second-round flourish
Six birdies in final seven holes for defending champion Burns and Reed at -6, Rose, Lowry and Fleetwood at -5 After spending 16 years as the hunter, Rory McIlroy is relishing his position as the hunted. The defending Masters champion has reached the halfway point of the 2026 staging in...
Noa-Lynn van Leuven banned from women-only darts events after transgender ruling
Van Leuven can no longer play in PDC Women’s Series DRA report determines darts is ‘gender-affected sport’ Noa-Lynn van Leuven will be banned from competing in any of the Professional Darts Corporation’s women-only events with immediate effect after a ruling from the sport’s regulatory body stated only biological females can...
England absences mount for Six Nations opener after pregnancies and injuries
Hannah Botterman ruled out of opener by ankle blow Ellie Kildunne to start as full-back at home to Ireland England are in danger of losing a ninth World Cup winner for the Women’s Six Nations after the prop Hannah Botterman was ruled out of their opener against Ireland with an...
Chess: Sindarov extends Candidates lead and heads for world title challenge
Anish Giri won two games in a row to advance into second place, but has little chance of overhauling the leader Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead at the world championship Candidates in Cyprus on Thursday when the 20-year-old Uzbek grandmaster won for the sixth time at the event to take...
Sports quiz of the week: Masters, Tyson Fury, Grand National and Six Nations
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