Category: Sports

As the most played fixture in European competition looms once more, we look back on 50 years of thrills and spills The Champions League’s answer to el clásico resumes in Madrid on Tuesday. Real Madrid v Bayern Munich is the most played fixture in European competition: 28 matches and counting,...

Results elsewhere favour Frank Lampard’s side Norwich deal blow to Millwall’s promotion push Coventry crept closer to promotion to the Premier League despite an off-colour display in a goalless draw at Hull. Setbacks for promotion rivals Millwall and Middlesbrough meant a win for Coventry would have moved them to within...

The heavyweight from Dagestan now lives in Canada and describes Saturday’s opponent as the ‘professor’ of boxing “This guy is the professor,” Arslanbek Makhmudov says of Tyson Fury as he looks forward politely to their fight on Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. There is none of the...

The Sweden striker’s goals had inspired Sporting for two years but in Colombian Luis Suárez they have found an equally prolific target man In Portugal, two of the most familiar sayings claim that “green is the colour of hope” and that “hope is the last thing to die”. For Sporting,...

No phones, no littering, no cheering bad shots – ‘patrons’ face strict rules at Augusta, but what a contrast to last year’s disgraceful Ryder Cup It is easy to poke fun at the prissy traditions of the Masters. Golfers, never mind spectators, enter a state of panic over what horrible...

Petr Vlachovsky’s non-contact sexual abuse has had long-term effects and could finally be the catalyst for safeguarding policy change for women and girls in the sport Kristyna Janku answered the phone to a police officer, not sure what she was going to hear. She had heard the rumours, the gossip,...

Bordeaux 64-14 Leicester Bégles set up Toulouse quarter-final next weekend Even at full-strength, Leicester would have struggled against the most potent attack in Europe. But without a string of first-choice forwards – including Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes, Tommy Reffell and Nicky Smith – the result at a sun-drenched Stade Chaban-Delmas...

Saudi investment shows no sign of reducing LIV’s scale Plan likely to compete with DP World Tour Tournaments as opposed to players could become the next key domain in elite golf’s power struggle, with the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV circuit exploring the staging of national opens. Any such approach is likely...

Matt Critchley starred for Essex as they romped to an innings victory over Hampshire while Storm Dave wiped out day three’s play at Durham Play is underway at eight of the nine grounds. No play before lunch at CLS, but Mike’s update (below) makes it sound pretty unlikely we’ll get...

Healthy crowds, a five-way title race and some stunning action give NRL executives plenty to be encouraged by Super League’s possible takeover by the National Rugby League could gather pace in the coming weeks as executives head to the UK for talks to thrash out a deal. Had the NRL’s...