There was rancour and recrimination when Mohamed Salah last faced Brighton, at Anfield in December, along with doubt over whether he would be seen in a Liverpool shirt again. Fast forward two months and the Egyptian great is starting, scoring and shaping games for Arne Slot again. Appeasement between the...
‘The perfect place for people like me’: how one couple started UK’s first women’s sports bar
Lucy and Pippa Tallant have opened the Crossbar, in Brighton, to create a place for women to feel comfortable watching all sport You can’t miss it, the giant “Crossbar” flanked by two stylised crosses in black on the whitewashed outside walls glares down the street, a stone’s throw from Brighton’s...
Borthwick has a big week ahead after England’s grand plans shredded in Scotland | Gerard Meagher
Head coach must make changes for Ireland’s visit after his error-strewn side lacked the nous to fight back after the hosts’ fast start England arrived at Murrayfield announcing their intentions to be “bulletproof”. Truth be told this was Scotland shooting fish in a barrel. Punishing mistakes, of which there were...
Winter Olympics briefing: Pinheiro Braathen writes Brazilian fairytale
Brazil’s president hails ‘unprecedented result’ as 25-year-old wins first Winter Olympic medal for country and continent Hundreds of thousands of international tourists are expected to descend on Brazil over the next few days for carnival. But you didn’t need to go further than the Dolomites on Saturday to see somebody...
Canada’s curling war of words with Sweden escalates after warning over ‘F-bomb’
Kennedy insists he is innocent of any wrongdoing World Curling says officials will clamp down on violations The Canadian curler at the centre of a cheating row at the Winter Olympics has denied any wrongdoing, accusing the Swedish team of deliberately trying to “catch us in the act”. On Saturday,...
Relegated, liquidated, resurrected: Bradford Bulls are back in the big time
After hitting rock-bottom, the four-time Super League champions are finally returning to the top flight By No Helmets Required When Super League was cut to a dozen teams at the end of the 2014 season, it lost two of its biggest cities in Bradford and London, which followed big markets...
‘Arctic blast’ threatens to disrupt UK horse racing programme until next week
Ascot only UK jump card which does not face inspection Below-freezing forecasts for Wincanton and Haydock The valuable card at Ascot which features the Grade One Ascot Chase is the only jumps meeting in Britain on Saturday which does not face a morning inspection as an “arctic blast” expected to...
From vertigo to Van Gogh: 10 things you may have missed at the Winter Olympics
Benoît Richaud is working on the ice with 13 countries, with uniform changes to match, and Korean skiers are having nightmares on wax Domen Prevc set a men’s ski jump world record of 254.5m on the Planica flying hill in Slovenia last March, known for its steepness and long jumps....
Pedro Neto fires hat-trick as Chelsea provide Rosenior with happy return to Hull
With sleet, snow, swirling wind from the banks of the Humber and most importantly, a Hull City side pushing hard for promotion to the Premier League this season, it was hard not to believe pre-match that this had all the makings of a difficult evening’s work for Chelsea. Liam Rosenior...
Spurs agree deal to make Igor Tudor interim manager until end of season
Tudor’s former clubs include Juventus and Marseille Door remains open for summer Pochettino return Tottenham have reached an agreement for Igor Tudor to become their interim manager until the end of the season, leaving the door open for Mauricio Pochettino to return this summer. The club turned to Tudor after...