Dutchman struck on way to third consecutive victory Alpecin-Deceuninck and UCI join with condemnation The spectator who threw a bottle at Mathieu van der Poel during Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix has surrendered to Flemish police. French justice officials launched an investigation after the Dutchman had a plastic bottle hurled at his face...
Wiegman’s Lionesses No 2 Veurink to take Netherlands job after Euro 2025
Dutchman has assisted Wiegman with England since 2021 ‘Great challenge and a wonderful new adventure’ Arjan Veurink, assistant coach to Sarina Wiegman, will leave the England women’s team after July’s European Championship to become the head coach of Netherlands women’s. The 38-year-old will succeed Andries Jonker, who has been in...
Eddie Howe to miss further Newcastle games after pneumonia diagnosis
Manager pays tribute to NHS for ‘specialist care’ Howe watched win over Manchester United from hospital Eddie Howe remains in hospital on Tyneside but is said to be on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The Newcastle manager was admitted late on Friday night and, as he...
Semenyo’s swift strike stuns Fulham to end Bournemouth’s winless run
It falls to the squeezed middle to breathe life into the 2024-25 Premier League season. The battle for European places is some way off being decided. Thanks to an early goal and a dogged defensive display that went against type, Bournemouth have relaunched their candidacy. After ransacking champions-elect Liverpool, inconsistencies...
Rory McIlroy steps into league of his own with magical Masters triumph | Ewan Murray
Nick Faldo has more majors and Seve Ballesteros was a majestic shotmaker but the career grand slam is priceless In Northern Ireland, debate is already raging as to whether Rory McIlroy has presented himself as the country’s greatest ever sportsperson. The answer is surely obvious. Step aside, George Best. McIlroy’s...
The Breakdown | Rugby World Cups aren’t adding up for major unions and there is no easy fix
South Africa no longer see hosting as viable and World Rugby is under pressure to deliver for its members The starting gun has been fired on the race to host the 2035 and 2039 Rugby World Cup tournaments. Expressions of interest have been made: Spain’s proposal has piqued interest, Italy’s...
McIlroy says accepting ‘heartbreak’ at Augusta can aid Masters pursuit
Previous victory at a major was in 2014 McIlroy more comfortable in being ‘vulnerable at times’ Rory McIlroy believes acceptance of the “heartbreak” that has accompanied his occasionally painful quest for Masters glory could be the key to finally laying his hands on a Green Jacket. McIlroy’s latest bid to...
NRL takeover of Super League depends on keeping French sides
Australian powerbrokers ready to take 33% stake London club also favoured to play in a 10-team format Any potential deal for the NRL to take control of Super League depends on the continued presence of French clubs in the British game. Australian powerbrokers are likely to abandon plans to buy...
Saints’ Dowson says English clubs hampered by ‘dysfunctional’ schedule
Director wants fewer club games in international window Cardiff on the brink of entering administration English club rugby is being undermined by a “dysfunctional” fixture schedule that is making it harder to compete with other top European sides, according to Northampton’s director of rugby, Phil Dowson. Saints are the only...
Augusta National finds place in heart of city after ravages of Hurricane Helene
Georgia is still recovering from the impact six months on and the famed Masters course will look different as a result Hurricane Helene made landfall in the early hours of Friday 27 September, in Big Bend, Florida. Meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center had been watching it building for a...