American star romps to second world figure skating title Malinin lands six quadruple jumps including quad axel Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov second, Japan’s Kagiyama third He’s been called the Quad God, skating’s great innovator, the next Olympic champion. On Saturday night, in front of a roaring crowd at TD Garden, Ilia Malinin...
Matheus Cunha: ‘All we want in life is affection – Wolves gave me back that joy’
Brazil striker may be on the move this summer but after a troubled journey he has found happiness at Molineux Matheus Cunha’s time at Wolverhampton Wanderers may be coming to an end but the Brazilian forward will never forget his time with the club. He says he was reborn and...
FA Cup goes back to the future as Nottingham Forest do a FAR Rabat | Jonathan Wilson
After Exeter and Ipswich, Nuno’s team became the first to win a third consecutive penalty shootout in Cup history Even as modern life takes over, history is everything in the FA Cup. The competition’s newfound disdain for replays allowed Nottingham Forest to become the first team to win three consecutive...
Yorkshire’s fresh start: ‘It will be tough coming back up, but we’ve got everything in place’
After years of strife, Headingley starts the County season with a new coach, a strong squad and a burning desire to prove the critics wrong The spring sun beams down benevolently on Leeds and the mood at Headingley is buoyant. After the turbulent years following the fallout from Azeem Rafiq’s...
With elite Eberechi Eze, Crystal Palace will be a match for any team at Wembley | Barney Ronay
Maverick attacker seemed utterly in control as he produced two stunning moments of skill to decide Cup quarter-final Play at Wembley. Score at Wembley. Score again. Go back to Wembley again. Yeah. Did I mention Wembley? Eberechi Eze has had a fairly decent last five days of his footballing life,...
Aryna Sabalenka dominates Jessica Pegula to cruise to Miami Open title
Sabalenka consolidates status as women’s world No 1 ‘I’m just speechless right now and super-happy’ Aryna Sabalenka further cemented her status as the best player in the world as she closed out a dominant fortnight with an imperious performance to win the Miami Open for the first time in her...
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson push for historic world medal after strong start
British team third after opening segment Fear: ‘I think today we had the most blast all season’ Chock and Bates lead in bid for rare three-peat Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson moved a step closer to a breakthrough medal at the world figure skating championships on Friday, delivering a sharp,...
From Russia with love: Daria Kasatkina switches tennis allegiance to Australia
27-year-old has not been to Russia since coming out as gay in 2022 World No 12 will be Australia’s new No 1 women’s tennis singles player Russian-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina has been warmly welcomed by Tennis Australia and will start competing for her new country immediately after sealing a...
ECB accused of ‘limiting opportunities’ for disabled cricketers at elite level
New pan-disability team puts three England sides in one Two deaf players have quit over ‘lack of consultation’ The England and Wales Cricket Board has been accused of making disability cricket less inclusive, while several players have already quit in protest after the governing body “streamlined” three England teams into...
Racing acts early with its £2m scheme to test horses for gene doping
Threat might remain theoretical but British Horseracing Authority determined to avoid damage to sport’s reputation The term “world-leading” has become a favourite of certain politicians in recent years and much devalued as a result, but it seems fair to apply it to the introduction of testing for gene doping in...