Del Toro and Carapaz became distracted by each other, allowing the Lancastrian to claim a second Grand Tour The Mexican standoff is a much-loved cinematic device, but the stalemate beloved of western movie script writers has rarely, if ever, decided one of cycling’s Grand Tours. The 2025 Giro d’Italia was...
Joe Root’s magical 166 guides England to ODI series win over West Indies
2nd ODI: England, 312-7, bt West Indies, 308, by 3 wkts Keacy Carty hits 103; Root replies with 166 not out England spent much of this game digging themselves into not so much a hole as a full-blown trench, a toxic combination of regular errors and occasional misfortune leaving them...
Iga Swiatek stages stunning comeback to reach French Open quarter-finals
Defending champion beats Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 Carlos Alcaraz reaches last eight by beating Ben Shelton After another sad second serve rebounded off the top of the net and floated out on a break point, Iga Swiatek turned to her support team and frantically gestured her rage. She had...
The New York Knicks’ season is over, but a divisive inquest has only just begun
As New York’s playoff run ends, the fan discourse over Tom Thibodeau and team identity is devolving into a partisanship that mirrors US politics: loud, binary and allergic to nuance Almost immediately after the Knicks’ playoff run ended on Saturday night in Indianapolis, the fan discourse in New York began...
Leeds honour Rob Burrow and support people living with MND
Rhinos pay tribute to their former player on the first anniversary of his death, then secure victory on the field This has been a fallow period in the history of Leeds Rhinos but, despite the distinct lack of class one of Super League’s heavyweight clubs have shown on the field...
Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie both cruise into French Open fourth round
Draper defeats 18-year-old João Fonseca 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Norrie sees off fellow Briton Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 7-6, 6-2 A few days on from his unforgettable late-night escape against the oldest player inside the men’s top 100, Jack Draper found himself up against the youngest of them all. From the unparalleled...
‘Ice Boy’ Oscar Piastri takes Spanish F1 GP pole as McLaren dominate
McLaren teammate Lando Norris locks in second Lewis Hamilton finds form to secure fifth for Ferrari Oscar Piastri barely broke a sweat under the blazing Catalan sun, demonstrating a fearsome control to claim pole for the Spanish Grand Prix. Indeed, such has been the dominance and the nonchalance with which...
Simon Yates pulls off stunning comeback to all but seal Giro d’Italia triumph
Briton trailed Isaac del Toro by 1min 21sec before stage Yates establishes 3mins 56sec lead in remarkable attack The Colle delle Finestre is a sporting theatre in the north of Italy and just a short ski run from the border of France but it has become the site of two...
Caleb Plant stunned by unheralded Armando Reséndiz in massive upset
Reséndiz wins interim WBA title in major shock Plant outlanded 186–108 in high-volume battle Charlo drops LaManna three times, wins by TKO Armando Reséndiz pulled off a massive upset on Saturday night, defeating former world champion Caleb Plant by split decision to capture the interim WBA super middleweight title at...
At least 81 arrested in Paris as fans celebrate PSG’s Champions League victory
Police on the Champs-Élysées use teargas and pepper spray to keep order after huge crowds had gathered for game At least 81 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Paris after huge crowds of fans gathered to watch PSG’s victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League final. The...