Perhaps time to celebrate Brighton’s achievements, though it would be hard not to view this windswept South Coast evening through the lens of Chelsea’s latest crisis. Following another grim chapter in the Liam Rosenior saga, his name taken in vain by angry away fans, Chelsea look on at Brighton as...
Why time is not on big-spending Joorabchian’s side in make-or-break season
After making a spectacular punt on racing and bloodstock, the football super-agent will be hoping for a swift return There was an unexpected, jarring moment in the winner’s enclosure at Newmarket last week as Kevin Philippart de Foy, the principal trainer for the football super-agent Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation,...
‘I hope it doesn’t get him down’: Usain Bolt tells Gout Gout to get ready to lose
‘It’s all about just learning right now,’ says Jamaican great Young Australian due to face world’s best in busy 2026 Like running fast, growing pains are something sprint lord Usain Bolt knows something about. So when he tells teenage phenomenon Gout Gout that his first steps into the world of...
Brian McDermott to be named new England rugby league head coach this week
Coach comes out of five-man shortlist to land role Will aim to help England lift Rugby League World Cup The former Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott will be named as Shaun Wane’s successor as head coach of the England men’s national team later this week. McDermott, the most successful coach...
London to host historic first team time trial for Tour de France Femmes in 2027
Circuit of approximately 18km to finish on the Mall GB’s Cat Ferguson among favourites for yellow jersey London will provide the backdrop for a landmark moment in cycling history as it hosts the first team time trial in the women’s Tour de France next year. The best riders in the...
Vibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the long, strange history of chess cheats | Sean Ingle
The journey from the Von Neumann to the Niemann affair has much to teach us about the changed landscape of the sport There really is, it turns out, a true story involving cheating in chess and a vibrating crotch. Only this one is a whodunnit that dates back more than...
Premier League clubs unhappy at rising costs of Independent Football Regulator
IFR budget has risen from £10m previously projected Levy imposed on clubs will be tiny fraction of revenues Premier League clubs are increasingly unhappy at the Independent Football Regulator’s (IFR’s) rising costs and uncertainty about how much each club will be made to pay. Premier League and EFL clubs have...
EFL permutations: what’s at stake in midweek for the Championship and beyond?
Leicester City, the champions of England 10 years ago, could be relegated on Tuesday, with plenty more ups and downs to be resolved in the next few days Promoted: Coventry City.Relegated: Sheffield Wednesday. Continue reading...
West Ham earn point at Crystal Palace to relegate Wolves and widen gap to Spurs
Slowly but surely, West Ham are edging their way to safety. While this battling draw against a Crystal Palace side with their minds elsewhere proved terminal to his former club Wolves as it confirmed their relegation, Nuno EspÃrito Santo had to be satisfied with a point that may be crucial...
Stan Moody ‘gutted’ as Wilson reels in teenage star with seven-frame surge
Youngster beaten 10-7 at Crucible after leading 7-3 Higgins beats Carter to set up possible O’Sullivan clash Stan Moody came up just short in his bid to become the first teenager to win a match at the World Snooker Championship since 2005 as he fell to a 10-7 defeat to...