Swede sends home fans wild with 6.28m vault It is 12th time the 25-year-old has set the record Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record on home soil as Georgia Hunter Bell claimed an 800m Diamond League win. Duplantis delighted the Stockholm crowd by clearing 6.28m on...
McLaren play it cool after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collide
Briton forced out of Canadian GP with three laps left George Russell claims first win of season for Mercedes McLaren attempted to play down any acrimony between its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after they collided at the Canadian GP, which saw the Briton crash out, as George Russell...
Messi drink launch affirms Spanish as new lingua franca at Club World Cup | Barney Ronay
Argentina superstar steals limelight again at tournament where South America is saying ‘no mas’ to European hegemony Javier Zanetti looked suitably awed as he read aloud from the label of a Limon Lime Mas by Messi drink, up on stage at the Chase Stadium VIP reception suite, dressed entirely in...
‘When I stopped racing I thought, who am I?’: Pippa York on leaving her old life behind
The Tour de France stage winner talks in detail for the first time about transitioning when her cycling career ended, growing up in the Gorbals and alienation in the peloton Pippa York used to be Robert Millar, a stage winner and king of the mountains in the Tour de France...
Club World Cup is key for Guardiola as he plots Manchester City revival
The manager knows the summer tournament in the US can provide a blueprint for success after a trophyless season Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 18 June, 5pm local time: when Manchester City wander out for their opening Fifa Club World Cup Group G game against Wydad AC, the 2025-26 campaign begins...
JJ Spaun completes fairytale with monster final putt on wet and wild day at US Open
American finishes two shots clear of Bob MacIntyre Spaun claims first major title of his career Where on earth to start with this? A chaotic conclusion to the US Open should have carried an X-rated certificate. You will rarely see anything like it. There will be analysis and lots of...
Auf wiedersehen, Thomas Müller, Germany’s dreammaker who found goals in space | Jonathan Wilson
Bayern Munich legend defined not only a position but an entire way of thinking about the game It’s 17 years since Thomas Müller made his debut for Bayern. Since then he has played 751 games for the club, scoring 248 goals, while also scoring 45 goals in 131 games for...
Verstappen lashes out at critics after Russell snatches Canadian F1 GP pole
Mercedes’s George Russell shares front row with Red Bull rival ‘It is really pissing me off,’ Verstappen says of media scrutiny A furious Max Verstappen lashed out at criticism of his driving, saying it was “childish, annoying and pissing me off” after his nemesis George Russell beat him to pole...
England crash out of World Cup as Littler and Humphries humbled by Germany
World’s top two players suffer shock defeat German duo ease to 8-4 victory in Frankfurt Luke Littler and Luke Humphries were left reeling as England’s hopes of retaining the World Cup of Darts were torn apart by Germany. The world’s top two players slipped to an 8-4 second round defeat...
Hitchins dismantles Kambosos inside eight to retain 140lb title at Garden
Hitchins stops Kambosos with vicious body shot Brooklyn native dominates from start in hometown Aussie Kambosos suffers fourth defeat in six fights Richardson Hitchins delivered a career-best performance on Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, stopping George Kambosos Jr with a withering body shot in the eighth...