Demographics show fans at the Miami Grand Prix are younger and more diverse as the Hard Rock Stadium pulls in the numbers With a sellout once more expected, this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix is building on an appeal to a younger, diverse audience that is a key part of Formula...
‘What do you mean we can’t?’: Eddie Hearn on Times Square, Saudi billions and boxing’s new reality
As Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teófimo López prepare to fight in Times Square, the Matchroom boss discusses power, pressure and the man (mostly) behind the curtain As workers tighten bolts on a steel ring platform beneath the glare of LED billboards in Times Square on a sun-splashed Thursday afternoon,...
Bill Belichick defends girlfriend Hudson as ‘doing her job’ in viral CBS interview
Belichick says girlfriend wasn’t out to control interview Hudson, 24, interjected during question on relationship North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job”. The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach...
Arsenal are talking the talk after PSG loss but can they walk the walk in Paris?
Mikel Merino says team have the quality, motivation and mentality to turn Champions League semi-final on its head The fighting talk comes as standard. Arsenal are down after Tuesday night’s 1-0 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first leg – but not out. “This team …...
Rory McIlroy moves into ‘new chapter’ and targets more big prizes
Masters triumph was unique but Northern Irishman knows more silverware will follow if he maintains his fine form When you have spent so long labouring under a burden associated with the reaching of targets, it would seem ridiculous to set more. At Augusta National this month Rory McIlroy didn’t just...
World Rugby’s brain health service finds 25% of ex-players ‘at risk’ of problems
New service refers quarter of those seen for treatment Concern over high numbers of participants dropping out A significant number of former elite players who have participated in World Rugby’s new brain health service programme have been identified as being “at risk” of cognitive problems in later life. So far...
Iñaki Williams: ‘It’s belonging. For the people and for us, Athletic is a religion’
The Ghana international on how recent successes and his club’s feeling and culture fuel hope for their semi-final with Manchester United Iñaki Williams, the fastest footballer in town, is accelerating again. The more the images come, the quicker he goes, flying through faces, flashbacks and feelings, everything they did and...
‘One big dream’: Bodø/Glimt’s modern miracle built on history and humility
Family club, known as a symbol of northern Norwegian self-esteem, prepare to face Tottenham in Europa League semis No one is sure precisely when the “coffee table” tradition began, but consensus traces it back about 60 years. It would take a lot for one of the regulars not to show...
Chris Eubank Jr says he needed eye surgery after ‘headbutt’ by Benn
Boxer spent two nights in hospital after points victory Potential fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez mentioned Chris Eubank Jr says he underwent eye surgery after his gruelling points victory over bitter rival Conor Benn after being “headbutted”. Eubank Jr spent two nights in hospital after his victory at the Tottenham...
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump roar into World Snooker semi-finals
Trump blasts past Brecel 13-8 to set up Williams clash O’Sullivan beats Si 13-9 and now faces Zhao Xintong Judd Trump charged into the semi-finals, beating Luca Brecel in a high-quality match, while Ronnie O’Sullivan repelled a stirring fightback from Si Jiahui at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Trump...