PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’ Keir Starmer has said Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe should apologise for his comments that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants. In an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Britain’s seventh-richest...
Welcome to the Dark Side: Seattle’s brutal, Super Bowl-winning defense is here to stay
The Seahawks’ Legion of Boom terrorized opponents in the 2010s. Now a new unit has taken up the mantle – and delivered another title Super Bowl LX was a two-score game with less than five minutes remaining. New England had the ball on the Seahawks’ 44-yard line and – after...
Muirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal
Mouat and Dodds repeat fourth place in Beijing Games Brookes and Muir missed out narrowly on Monday Another day, another dolour. The Great Britain Olympic team suffered their third heartbreak in the space of 24 hours after the mixed doubles curling team of Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds lost their...
Sesko rescues late point for Manchester United to deny West Ham precious win
Stop all the clippers, don’t cut off the barnet: United’s winning run is over. Frank Ilett, the man who pledged never to visit a barber again until Manchester United won five matches in a row, may have been denied a viral haircut, but United’s resilience came to the fore here...
Ramsey winner for Newcastle adds to Frank woes to leave Spurs fearing the drop
To his extensive list of problems at Tottenham, Thomas Frank can add another. The manager is dealing with a ghost from the club’s more successful recent past. There were 49 minutes on the clock when the South Stand choir took up the song. “He’s magic, you know. Mauricio Poch-e-ttino.” The...
Okafor grabs comeback draw for Leeds as wasteful Chelsea’s bad habits return
Chelsea’s habit of squandering leads did not leave with Enzo Maresca. The lapses in concentration have piled up and there was another to add to the list after Stamford Bridge witnessed an inexplicable collapse against Leeds, who took another step towards staying up fighting back from 2-0 down to keep...
ICE director refuses to commit to pausing operations for 2026 World Cup
Acting director Todd Lyons called ICE ‘key’ to security 2026 World Cup takes place this summer in 11 US cities The acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told a congressional committee on Tuesday that his agency is a “key part of the overall security apparatus for the...
Borthwick backs under-pressure Townsend before Calcutta Cup clash
‘People should spend more time supporting him’ Itoje restored as England captain for Six Nations match Steve Borthwick has called on Scotland supporters to lay off Gregor Townsend before the Calcutta Cup on Saturday, pointing out that his opposite number is his nation’s most successful coach of the professional era....
Squeaky bum time? How Team GB can save Winter Olympics despite slow start | Sean Ingle
The wait for a first medal goes on but the camp believe they have several aces to play, especially in the skeleton Still the wait goes on. When Britain arrived in Milano Cortina there was heady talk of the country having one of its “most potent ever teams” for a...
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton airlifted to hospital after breaking neck at Winter Olympics
Veteran sustains serious injury during Winter Olympics training Athlete in good spirits says chef de mission Alisa Camplin Australia’s Olympic team has been rocked with Cam Bolton airlifted to Milan after breaking his neck in training, ending the veteran snowboarder’s Winter Games campaign. Competing at his fourth Olympics, the 35-year-old...