Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in France Former record set 24 years ago on Hodgkinson’s birthday Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson obliterated the world indoor 800m record, which has stood since 2002, by nearly a second in a stunning performance in Liévin. Hodgkinson had made no secret that she...
Itoje warns against ‘corrosive’ social media after racist abuse of Edogbo
‘We will see huge amount of damage from social media’ England captain’s 100th cap in crunch clash with Ireland The England captain, Maro Itoje, has warned of the corrosive effect of social media on professional athletes and wider society before the crucial Six Nations encounter with Ireland on Saturday. Itoje...
Nottingham Forest dominate Fenerbahce to give VÃtor Pereira perfect start
For Nottingham Forest, and particularly VÃtor Pereira and the 1,200 supporters who signed up to this trip, an evening in Istanbul they will not forget in a hurry. After just three training sessions, Pereira’s first match in charge could scarcely have been more impressive than the statement victory Forest recorded...
Hull KR on top of the world after resisting thrilling Brisbane fightback
Hull KR 30-24 Brisbane Broncos Rovers add World Club Challenge to last year’s treble Rugby league is never short on incredible stories but even by the sport’s lofty standards, Hull KR’s rise to the greatest club side in the game feels too far-fetched for even the greatest of Hollywood script-writers....
Britain’s curlers guarantee a medal as Mouat holds his nerve against Swiss
Team GB men’s team edge tense semi-final battle 8-5 They go for gold in Saturday’s final against Canada Call it the Cortina Comeback. At nine o’clock on Thursday morning, Great Britain’s men’s curling team didn’t even know whether they would be in the Olympic semi-finals. By nine o’clock on Thursday...
Mikaela Shiffrin overcame grief, crashes and her own self-doubt to win slalom gold again
The greatest American skier of all time won her first Olympic medal in 2014. The 12 years in between have been marked by brutal ups and downs A lot can happen in 12 years. If you’re Mikaela Shiffrin, as a teenager you can become the youngest ever person to win...
‘Princess Anne thought I was Joe Marler’: Heyes mixed up in case of mistaken identity
Prop gets erroneous credit for Traitors appearance ‘Who am I to correct her? I didn’t really know what to say’ Anyone who tuned in to the celebrity version of The Traitors last year will be familiar with the former England rugby player Joe Marler. With the exception, it turns out,...
Hull KR’s rollercoaster ride from the depths to chance of World Club Challenge glory
Longstanding owner Neil Hudgell has revived club and the Super League champions take on Brisbane Broncos with the world crown up for grabs To appreciate the absolute highs, you perhaps have to first experience the ultimate lows: when Hull KR walk out for the World Club Challenge on Thursday, few...
VinÃcius, Mourinho and treating racism as reputational risk rather than a lived reality | Jonathan Liew
The Brazilian has seen this before, football has seen this before, and yet why does it feel like nothing ever changes? José Mourinho: against provoking opposition fans. José Mourinho: in favour of restrained celebrations. José Mourinho, once of the poke‑in‑the‑eye, sprint‑down‑the‑touchline, accost‑the‑referee-in-the-car-park school of footballing expression: now apparently very big...
Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics
Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likely First came the reverberating cheers. Then a deluge of soft toys lobbed from the stands. But across the face of the brilliant Russian...