Bradburn reprimanded and given suspended £500 fine His conduct was judged to have ‘perpetuated stereotypes’ The former Glamorgan head coach Grant Bradburn has received a suspended £500 fine, reprimand and caution for making comments with racist and sexist “connotations”. Bradburn was charged by the independent cricket regulator and sacked by...
Luke Littler sinks Van Gerwen with nine-darter to stay top of Premier League
Teenager throws perfect darts in fourth leg of 6-4 win World champion goes 180-crazy in Cardiff thriller Luke Littler crowned a third Premier League win of the season with a nine-dart leg in his 6-4 final win over Michael van Gerwen. Littler sent the Cardiff crowd wild with perfect darts...
Women’s Six Nations 2025: team-by-team guide to the tournament
England are favourites for a seventh consecutive crown but with eyes turning to the World Cup expect new combinations and the odd upset Coach John Mitchell Captain Zoe Aldcroft Continue reading...
Tiny McNeese and viral manager stun Clemson in first March Madness upset
No 12 McNeese hold off No 5 seed Clemson in win No 11 Drake upset No 6 Missouri 67-57 in Wichita Cheat sheet: highlights and how to win your bracket McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager gave March Madness its first bracket buster. The 12th-seeded Cowboys used a...
Eddie Jordan was one of F1’s biggest characters, we’re all going to miss him | Johnny Herbert
The wheeler-dealer side of him was wonderful and he was always thinking outside the box to get the best out of people I still remember when Eddie Jordan and I met at the end of 1986 at a motorsport awards dinner. He approached me and asked if anyone had spoken...
Rugby does not need away ends – there’s enough division in the world already | Emma John
Opinion is split on segregating fans but a sport that prides itself on its friendly environment must be careful what it wishes for As chair of Gloucester Rugby’s official fanclub, Bob Rumble has always loved away games at Bath – or, “that ghastly little stadium down the road from Bristol”,...
So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job? | Sean Ingle
IOC’s first female president faces significant challenges including handling Donald Trump’s power and protecting women’s sports Barely an hour after Kirsty Coventry had become the most powerful figure in global sport at the relatively tender age of 41, she faced a series of verbal grenades about how she might handle...
Revealed: betting companies’ huge financial influence in European football
66% of clubs in 31 divisions have at least one betting deal Clubs are ‘getting around’ bans on front-of-shirt sponsors The prevalence of gambling money in European football has been laid bare by new research that shows two-thirds of teams across 31 top divisions have at least one sponsorship deal...
‘Light on leadership’: Kane joins Tuchel in criticising England at Euro 2024
New head coach says Southgate’s side had ‘no identity’ Captain believes Jordan Henderson will help guide squad Thomas Tuchel has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s performance under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, saying that they lacked “hunger” and “identity” last summer. In a sign of his desire to make...
No green light: RFU threatens to leave Twickenham over Beyoncé spat
RFU wants licence to stage more concerts and events Sweeney moots move to Milton Keynes or Birmingham The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has threatened to take England away from Twickenham and move to Milton Keynes or Birmingham because of licensing restrictions after missing out on hosting lucrative...