World champions England will be favourites to repeat last year’s grand slam but France and Ireland will eye an upset Coach John Mitchell Captain Meg Jones Last year’s finish Grand slam champions Continue reading...
Michael Jordan’s second act is hitting top gear on Nascar’s fast track
After years of frustration as an NBA owner, the basketball legend’s 23XI Racing team has surged to the front of the Cup series, reshaping his legacy as an executive Michael Jordan the basketball player is success personified, the legend against whom all others are measured. Michael Jordan the sports executive,...
How Augusta National outwitted ticket resellers and kept door closed on Trump
One of the great lessons of the Masters is money only goes so far, with strict rules designed to keep out ticket touts Jeffrey Epstein’s web of influence stretched from European palaces to Ivy League universities and Wall Street banks, but there was apparently at least one little corner of...
Grand National 2026: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners
I Am Maximus, the 2024 winner, heads to Aintree on Saturday as favourite to triumph again. Here is a look at the chances of all 34 contenders One of two previous winners at the top of the weights and he backed up his 2024 success by pressing Nick Rockett all...
Drone racing to drone strikes: have war and sport become indistinguishable?
The Trump administration’s pushing of the war in Iran reflects a sporting culture driven by clipped-up content, shameless tribalism and a lust for escalation Among the more surprising continuities of 2026 has been the visual kinship between the Winter Olympics and the US’s illegal and unprovoked war in Iran. High-speed...
Women’s Super League academy teams to play in third tier under new FA proposals
Four youth sides picked could not be promoted Plans involve mid-season split and up to £1m investment Major structural changes to the Women’s National League, including four Women’s Super League academy sides entering tier three of the pyramid from 2027 and the introduction of a mid-season split similar to that...
Southampton leapfrog Wrexham after thrashing to climb into playoff spots
Southampton continued their Championship charge as they thrashed Wrexham 5-1 to replace the Welsh side in the playoff places. Fuelled by their stunning weekend FA Cup quarter-final triumph over Arsenal, Tonda Eckert’s in-form side flew out of the traps at Stōk Cae Ras with early goals from Kuryu Matsuki and...
Sale believe Courtney Lawes can regain England place after veteran signs one-year deal
Former captain spent past two seasons at Brive Alex Sanderson: ‘He’s still got the ability’ Courtney Lawes has been backed to regain his England place following confirmation he will be joining Sale Sharks this summer on a one-year deal. The former national captain has spent the last two seasons with...
‘My dream is to be England’s opening bowler’: Josh Tongue on Botox and getting Steve Smith out
England and Nottinghamshire paceman had unusual injections that saved his career and wants everyone to know how to pronounce his name “It’s Tongue as in T-U-N-G, not Tongue like T-O-N-G! What is that? TONG?” Josh Tongue is in his three-year-old son’s playroom, but it isn’t a toddler he is putting...
‘We are almost incomparable’: England’s Emma Sing on challenging Kildunne and Six Nations hopes
Sing believes her ‘farm strength’ can help her compete with Red Roses star to become England’s starting full-back Emma Sing has ambitions to become England’s starting full-back in the Six Nations, but insists there is no rivalry between her and Ellie Kildunne, the Red Roses’ breakout World Cup star. Sing...