BHA has spent £2m on research to improve detection ‘Genetic manipulation poses a real risk to horseracing’ Racehorses in Britain will be tested for gene doping after the British Horseracing Authority announced it had spent nearly £2m on research to improve detection. Testing will become part of regular race-day and...
Chelsea Women executive to leave club and join global seven-a-side series
Adrian Jacob has been with WSL champions for 11 years New $100m World Sevens Football set to hire Jacob World Sevens Football, the lucrative seven-a-side women’s series that will start in Portugal in May, is to hire one of Chelsea Women’s most senior Âfigures, the Guardian understands. According to sources...
Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of father’s physical abuse in testimony
Athlete recounts evidence of ‘violence’ for four hours Ingebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter too Few sports stories have been more beguiling or eccentric than that of the Ingebrigtsens, the Norwegian running family who from earliest childhood were trained as professional athletes by their father, Gjert. When his sons, Jakob,...
David Brooks rescues point for Wales after late drama in North Macedonia
It is 12 years since Wales last played in Skopje and their then manager Chris Coleman arrived uncomfortably late after losing his passport. More than a decade on, Craig Bellamy’s side left a much more professional impression, even if it took a last-gasp Âequaliser from the substitute David Brooks to...
Emma Raducanu hits Miami hot streak as her persistence finally pays off | Tumaini Carayol
Briton is looking a tougher athlete but can still learn lessons from her quarter-final opponent, Jessica Pegula Jessica Pegula began her professional tennis journey with a head start on most of her peers. In a sport as prohibitively expensive as elite tennis, her family wealth – her billionaire parents own...
Time is not on Tuchel’s side to raise England’s tempo before the World Cup | Jacob Steinberg
New head coach must find a way to focus Jude Bellingham and bring Premier League style to international stage Thomas Tuchel does not have time on his side after opting not to oversee England’s Nations League games in November. He has looked to hit the ground running, just as he...
Newcastle perform U-turn over open-top bus parade after fan outcry
Players will now take short bus tour to main party Some fans remain concerned about Town Moor event Newcastle have moved to appease disgruntled supporters after changing their plans to celebrate the team’s Carabao Cup triumph. The club initially announced there would be a party on the city’s Town Moor...
Boehly reveals Chelsea owners likely to split if they disagree over stadium plan
Club to choose between Earl’s Court and Stamford Bridge Boehly says status quo with Clearlake Capital is ‘just fine’ Todd Boehly has said plans over Chelsea’s stadium redevelopment will define whether he stays in partnership with the club’s majority shareholder, Clearlake Capital. Boehly and Clearlake have an uneasy relationship and...
Is the Grand National losing its spirit as big-name stables dominate field?
Complaints that Irish trainers have too much influence has opened a debate about what is good for business There is still more than enough time for a slice of bad luck to rule out a runner or two, but for practical purposes, the probable field for the Grand National at...
Wigglesworth set to be part of Farrell’s British & Irish Lions coaching team
Coach benefited from England’s strong Six Nations finish Wigglesworth poised to join Irish-heavy backroom team Richard Wigglesworth is set to be a surprise inclusion on Andy Farrell’s coaching staff for the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia, benefiting from England’s strong finish to the Six Nations, the Guardian understands....