Kennedy insists he is innocent of any wrongdoing World Curling says officials will clamp down on violations The Canadian curler at the centre of a cheating row at the Winter Olympics has denied any wrongdoing, accusing the Swedish team of deliberately trying to “catch us in the act”. On Saturday,...
Relegated, liquidated, resurrected: Bradford Bulls are back in the big time
After hitting rock-bottom, the four-time Super League champions are finally returning to the top flight By No Helmets Required When Super League was cut to a dozen teams at the end of the 2014 season, it lost two of its biggest cities in Bradford and London, which followed big markets...
‘Arctic blast’ threatens to disrupt UK horse racing programme until next week
Ascot only UK jump card which does not face inspection Below-freezing forecasts for Wincanton and Haydock The valuable card at Ascot which features the Grade One Ascot Chase is the only jumps meeting in Britain on Saturday which does not face a morning inspection as an “arctic blast” expected to...
From vertigo to Van Gogh: 10 things you may have missed at the Winter Olympics
Benoît Richaud is working on the ice with 13 countries, with uniform changes to match, and Korean skiers are having nightmares on wax Domen Prevc set a men’s ski jump world record of 254.5m on the Planica flying hill in Slovenia last March, known for its steepness and long jumps....
Pedro Neto fires hat-trick as Chelsea provide Rosenior with happy return to Hull
With sleet, snow, swirling wind from the banks of the Humber and most importantly, a Hull City side pushing hard for promotion to the Premier League this season, it was hard not to believe pre-match that this had all the makings of a difficult evening’s work for Chelsea. Liam Rosenior...
Spurs agree deal to make Igor Tudor interim manager until end of season
Tudor’s former clubs include Juventus and Marseille Door remains open for summer Pochettino return Tottenham have reached an agreement for Igor Tudor to become their interim manager until the end of the season, leaving the door open for Mauricio Pochettino to return this summer. The club turned to Tudor after...
Salt calls on England to play with ‘chests out’ in crunch T20 World Cup clash with Scotland
Defeat by West Indies leaves England needing a win ‘It’s about playing with personality,’ says opening batter It turns out England’s self-confidence might be a bit more resolute than their batting. It will take more than a couple of teetering performances to set this team’s morale atremble. So despite being...
Charlotte Bankes rues cruel nature of snowboard cross as dreams dashed again
Briton finishes ninth after quarter-final defeat ‘Sorry, I was hoping to put on a better show’ Few sports at the Winter Olympics are more thrilling or turbulent than snowboard cross. The idea is simple. Four competitors, a steep mountain, ramps, and whoever gets down quickest to the bottom wins. But...
History hangs heavy over Calcutta Cup but England’s young side can turn tartan tide
Scotland have lost only two of the last eight clashes with England but Borthwick’s squad are unscarred by failure In one of sport’s weirder coincidences, England are about to play must-win games against Scotland in both rugby and cricket on the same day. The forecast 3C temperatures for the Calcutta...
Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics
Briton triumphs by nearly a second in Milano Cortina First British man to win individual winter gold since 1980 And on the seventh day, Great Britain finally won their first medal of these Olympics. At nine o’clock on Friday night Matt Weston, the man his teammates call “Captain 110%”, became...