Danish rider pips favourite Tadej Pogacar at the line Bredewold tops all-Dutch podium in women’s race Mattias Skjelmose claimed a shock victory at the men’s Amstel Gold Race as he won a sprint finish against the favourite, Tadej Pogacar, and the Olympic champion, Remco Evenepoel. It was supposed to be...
Steward steers Leicester to victory at Bristol to boost title push
Bristol 19-36 Leicester Tigers overhaul Bears to climb up to second In theory it was a day for Bristol to consolidate second place and reaffirm their Premiership title credentials. The sun shone, the pitch was hard and fast and the free-scoring Bears welcomed back the inspirational wing, Gabriel Ibitoye, after...
Grounds for concern with credibility urgently needed on racing data
An admission that GoingStick readings, which measure the state of the ground, are being massaged hurts the sport What is the state of the going at Thirsk before the track’s meeting tomorrow evening? In a well-run racing industry, this should not be a trick question, but it does rather feel...
Barcelona show gulf in quality again as stunned Chelsea hope for miracle | Sophie Downey
It was not how the script was meant to go for the Blues in their quest for an elusive Champions League trophy As the final whistle blew at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, the frustration on the faces of the Chelsea players shone through. Lucy Bronze chucked her headband on to...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Who should be on Arne Slot’s shopping list, Chelsea’s unlikely hero and an angry Ollie Watkins Arne Slot is set to win the Premier League but at the same time knows he needs to make plenty of improvements within his squad this summer. One key acquisition will be a new...
Alexander-Arnold critics ‘ridiculous’ says Slot after Liverpool edge closer
Leaders three points from clinching Premier League title Full-back’s winner was first goal for club with his left foot Arne Slot said it is “ridiculous” to dispute Trent Alexander-Arnold’s commitment to Liverpool after he scored the only goal at Leicester to push his club closer to a 20th league title....
‘It’s better not to talk’: Max Verstappen claims criticism is impossible in F1
Five-second penalty costs Red Bull driver at Saudi GP ‘I cannot share my opinion, it might get me in trouble’ Max Verstappen has implied it is all but impossible to express an opinion for risk of censure by Formula One’s governing body the FIA, when he refused to air his...
Let it out or bottle it up? Does venting emotion harm performance in elite sport? | Sean Ingle
Studies have shown that failing to control feelings has a negative effect on outcomes – but there are exceptions Two scenes from an extraordinary week. The first: Justin Rose, a gentleman in a bearpit as Augusta hollered loud and long for Rory McIlroy. The second: the British tennis player Harriet...
Lucy Shuker: ‘I took up the sport to find me. It wasn’t to be a Paralympian’
Britain’s wheelchair tennis legend shares how the sport helped her accept her disability and her dreams of greater access across the world “There are thousands of people out there that have a disability. Just because you have one doesn’t mean you have to stop living,” says Lucy Shuker as she...
Mark Williams outlasts Wu Yize to make World Snooker Championship last 16
Welshman comes from behind to earn 10-8 victory Chris Wakelin defeats former champion Neil Robertson Mark Williams was forced to dredge up every inch of his Crucible experience to sink rising Chinese star Wu Yize 10-8 and book his place in the last 16 of the World Snooker Championship for...