Birmingham 2-2 London City Lionesses Lionesses earn only promotion spot to WSL As the season ticked into its final few seconds, we still did not know who was going up. The league could scarcely have hoped for a more engrossing finale. Ultimately, by the finest of margins, London City Lionesses...
Cole Palmer takes aim at ‘idiots and trolls’ as Enzo Maresca lauds star man
‘If we want top five, we need Cole,’ says Chelsea manager Liverpool’s Arne Slot on defeat: ‘The margins are small’ “The kind of player who can do things that no one expects,” Enzo Maresca said of Cole Palmer after this game. Still, pretty much the last thing anyone expected Palmer...
Jack Draper falls at final hurdle as Casper Ruud wins Madrid Open
Britain’s Draper loses 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to 14th seed Ruud Ruud clinches his first Masters 1000 title Jack Draper’s breakthrough run on the clay courts of Madrid was halted at the final hurdle in a bruising, physical tussle against the 14th seed Casper Ruud, who held his nerve to win...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Jamie Vardy targets double century, Jérémy Doku makes his mark and Arsenal rue the absence of Gabriel Magalhães There is rarely an opportunity for champions to show a sentimental side. It is such hard work to win a title over a 38-game season, with the race often going down to...
After the flame has passed: is hosting an Olympic Games good for our wellbeing? | Sean Ingle
Research has shown there is a positive impact in the city during the competition but the legacy effects appear to be short-lived Does hosting an Olympics really improve our wellbeing? If so, by how much - and for how long? Are we really happier when Team GB win gold medals?...
Oscar Piastri wins F1 Miami Grand Prix to stretch lead in title race
Lando Norris second as McLaren dominate George Russell third, Max Verstappen fourth Demonstrating with emphatic effect that he must be considered now the frontrunner for the championship, Oscar Piastri’s drive from fourth on the grid to victory was the stuff that defines the battling Aussie spirit. Taking the win for...
Championship final day: Farke proud of champions Leeds but Luton face ‘painful’ relegation
Solomon’s injury-time winner seals top spot for Leeds Hatters down, Bristol City and Coventry in playoffs Daniel Farke described Leeds’s Championship title triumph as “a proud day and an emotionally moving day” after he saw his side clinch top spot in dramatic fashion thanks to Manor Solomon’s injury-time winner against...
Katie Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record
US swim star Ledecky smashes record set at Rio Games Gretchen Walsh sets world record in 100m butterfly Katie Ledecky broke new ground once again on Saturday, shattering her own world record in the 800m freestyle with a time of 8min 4.12sec at the Tyr Pro Swim Series in Fort...
Jim Dent, Augusta caddie turned pioneering Black golfer, dies aged 85
Dent’s grandson announces golfer’s passing at 85 Augusta native became one of PGA’s longest hitters Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as ‘The Patch’. He went on to become one of...
Ruling Court holds on to claim thrilling 2,000 Guineas triumph at Newmarket
Ruling Court held off big-race favourite Field Of Gold to give Charlie Appleby his third 2,000 Guineas win in four years Off and running in the Newmarket 1.45: Lethal Levi broke well and leads, More Thunder is well off the pace and coming under a ride …. Now Aramram leads...