The club chair said the move to the London Stadium showed they were not a ‘tinpot club’ but now relegation threat looms When David Sullivan was pressed on why West Ham bothered to move to the London Stadium, the lack of substance to his argument offered a window into the...
Manchester City look to stay in title hunt, Liverpool host Chelsea, EFL playoffs buildup – matchday live
⚽ News, discussion and buildup before day’s action⚽ Premier League things link | Email us here How the Premier League table looks as things stand… Ahead of the match at Anfield this afternoon, Andy Hunter and Jacob Steinberg looked at the disappointing seasons both Liverpool and Chelsea have endured. Continue...
Into the Ronaldo-verse: sludge of content is eating up sport and the adults are to blame | Barney Ronay
Footballer has 664 million followers but his boring presence is a reminder of how reel-life destroys what it touches Buy the backpack airlines hate. Fawn strangely at a child athlete. This TV presenter drank olive oil for a month and absolutely nothing happened. The streets (no actual streets involved) won’t...
Southampton charged with misconduct by EFL in Middlesbrough ‘spying’ row
League to convene disciplinary panel at ‘earliest opportunity’ Furious Boro want playoff opponents to be punished severely Southampton have been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face an independent disciplinary commission set to be convened “at the earliest opportunity”. Middlesbrough remain furious after catching a man...
England aim to match Lionesses and Red Roses as historic summer kicks off
Home T20 World Cup and a historic Lord’s Test loom for Charlotte Edwards but with selection questions mounting Historic occasions are like buses: you spend ages twiddling your thumbs and then two come along at once. England have waited nine years for another home World Cup, wallowing all the while...
Tennis slams’ refusal to discuss money is slap in face for players who are right to threaten boycott | Tumaini Carayol
Wealthy players asking for more money may feel wrong but the big four tournaments are not sharing the revenue fairly At some point in the quiet buildup to her opening match at the Italian Open, Aryna Sabalenka decided to attack one of the most contentious subjects in her sport with...
Exeter Chiefs members vote in favour of sale to AFC Bournemouth’s American owners
Bill Foley’s Cannae Holdings Inc due to complete deal Billionaire expected to provide ‘significant’ investment Exeter’s members have voted in favour of selling the club to the American owners of AFC Bournemouth. Cannae Holdings Inc, part of billionaire Bill Foley’s investment empire which also includes the Black Knight Sports and...
Chess: Magnus Carlsen enjoys narrow win in Malmö during rare classical outing
The world No 1 lost to Jorden van Foreest, but squeezed into a tie for first and won the blitz playoff The world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, making a rare return to classical chess this week at the annual TePe Sigeman tournament in Malmö, Sweden, squeezed through to a blitz playoff...
From ‘whiff-whaff’ to the Table Tennis World Championships – photo essay
Global game celebrates centenary event in London as players of all ages showcase their skill, style and speed “Table tennis is very good for the mind as well as the body, whatever age you are,” says 73-year-old Wang Qi, the oldest competitor at the Table Tennis Team World Championships in...
Like huge team crests in a stadium tunnel, football’s confected controversies are hard to avoid | Max Rushden
Many of us struggle to not get sucked into the content machine, even if we simply say: ‘This doesn’t matter’ Last week a video did the rounds of Diego Simeone getting annoyed with Ben White for walking over an enormous Atlético Madrid crest-doormat placed literally in the middle of the...