Scott Parker says achievement ‘means everything’ Daniel Farke lauds his side for delivering ‘in great style’ The Burnley head coach, Scott Parker, described his third Premier League promotion as his best yet after taking Burnley up, while Daniel Farke said Leeds are “back where we belong” after securing a top-flight...
Nuno and Nottingham Forest grateful recipients of Dr Tottenham’s elixir | Ed Aarons
A win over the Portuguese’s obliging former club breathed life into Nottingham Forest’s chase for the top five As the old adage goes, never go back. Unless your opponents are Tottenham Hotspur and your name is Nuno Espírito Santo that is. On a night when Nottingham Forest desperately needed to...
‘I can trust him’: Emma Raducanu to continue coaching partnership with Mark Petchey
Raducanu working with coach on informal basis Pair teamed up during Miami Open in March Emma Raducanu has revealed she intends to continue her coaching partnership with Mark Petchey on an ad hoc basis following her quarter-final run at the Miami Open last month. “We’re keeping things informal for now...
John Higgins fights through emotional turmoil to ignite Crucible challenge
Veteran breaks down after beating Joe O’Connor 10-7 Mark Allen looks to past after seeing off Fan Zhengyi The tearful four-time world champion John Higgins overcame overwhelming emotions to beat Joe O’Connor 10-7 at the Crucible. The 49-year-old was out of sorts in losing the morning session 5-4 but returned...
‘A total embarrassment’: Jamie Vardy apologises for Leicester’s awful season
Leicester striker furious with club’s relegation ‘Collectively, as players and as a club, we failed’ Jamie Vardy has apologised to Leicester’s fans for the club’s relegation and labelled his own season as a “total embarrassment”. Leicester were relegated on Sunday with five games of the Premier League campaign to play...
Pundits’ showy partisanship reflects football’s embrace of fan-centric populism | Jonathan Liew
The coverage of Manchester United’s win over Lyon last week was just the latest sign that fandom is consuming everything Impartiality fan here – for my sins! – but you have to say Robbie Savage and Rio Ferdinand during the closing minutes of Manchester United v Lyon on Thursday night...
Wisden calls World Test Championship a ‘shambles’ and makes case for reform
WTC format ‘as if designed on the back of a fag packet’ New 2025 edition includes tributes to Graham Thorpe Wisden hits the shelves this week and, as well as unveiling its latest batch of award winners, it has trained its sights on the International Cricket Council. The World Test...
Skjelmose stuns Pogacar and Evenepoel with sprint to Amstel Gold Race win
Danish rider pips favourite Tadej Pogacar at the line Bredewold tops all-Dutch podium in women’s race Mattias Skjelmose claimed a shock victory at the men’s Amstel Gold Race as he won a sprint finish against the favourite, Tadej Pogacar, and the Olympic champion, Remco Evenepoel. It was supposed to be...
Steward steers Leicester to victory at Bristol to boost title push
Bristol 19-36 Leicester Tigers overhaul Bears to climb up to second In theory it was a day for Bristol to consolidate second place and reaffirm their Premiership title credentials. The sun shone, the pitch was hard and fast and the free-scoring Bears welcomed back the inspirational wing, Gabriel Ibitoye, after...
Grounds for concern with credibility urgently needed on racing data
An admission that GoingStick readings, which measure the state of the ground, are being massaged hurts the sport What is the state of the going at Thirsk before the track’s meeting tomorrow evening? In a well-run racing industry, this should not be a trick question, but it does rather feel...