The new world champion is the fourth consecutive first-time winner and the UK game faces a challenge to keep up with investment in Asia Perhaps of all the noise emanating from Wu Yize’s historic victory in the World Snooker Championship final on Monday evening, it was 12 simple words from...
Mercedes may have won again but Miami upgrades have shaken up the F1 grid | Giles Richards
The improved form of McLaren and Red Bull in Florida suggests the 2026 title race is likely to run and run There is a long old way to go but after Formula One emerged from its enforced early season break with an entertaining romp around the Hard Rock Stadium in...
The problem with RFU’s handling of Six Nations review is that England fans aren’t stupid | Robert Kitson
If supporters want transparency, they won’t find it in the rubber-stamping of Steve Borthwick’s coaching team There has been a lot of fuss in recent days about French TV directors not giving rugby fans the full picture. In that particular department, sadly, there remains a runaway market leader. To say...
Emma Raducanu suddenly withdraws from Italian Open after press conference
British No 1 pulls out at short notice with post-viral illness Raducanu has been absent from circuit since March Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of her continued difficulties with post-viral illness, with the announcement coming less than 30 minutes after she conducted upbeat media interviews. Raducanu...
FA and US Soccer seek more control from Fifa over Women’s World Cups
Federations have concerns over men’s World Cup model FA works with Uefa to freeze ticket prices for Euro 2028 The Football Association and US Soccer Federation have joined forces to lobby Fifa to alter its proposed organisational model for the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups. Both federations are understood...
Arsenal see off Atlético Madrid and feel gnawing fear of failure start to fall away | Jonathan Wilson
The newly found belief Mikel Arteta’s side have shown has now carried them into the Champions League final There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Arsenal, having failed to capitalise on so many opportunities over the past few years,...
Champions Cup final will have independent TV director in charge
Bath unhappy with collision between Barbeary and Lucu Some camera angles were unavailable to TMO in semi-final An independent broadcast director is set to be in position for this month’s Champions Cup final in Bilbao after disquiet about the lack of crucial replays available to match officials during Bath’s 38-26...
‘He’s too young to retire’: Cam Smith and Australian golf ponder life without LIV’s riches
With Saudi investment drying up, one of LIV’s highest-profile recruits may be having second thoughts as Australian officials call for the global golf ecosystem to come together He was Australian golf’s shining light, a likeable everyman whose career has found the rough. Now, Cameron Smith “may be rethinking” his decision...
Coventry owner Doug King: ‘I had no doubt Lampard would do well … it’s gotten under his skin’
Having overseen a historic return to the Premier League, businessman is now aiming his sights even higher Doug King is discussing the night Coventry clinched promotion to the Premier League after 25 years away. He had a tear in his eye when the moment arrived at Blackburn and, after eventually...
Title-chasing Hearts clear crucial hurdle as Shankland shatters Rangers’ hopes
A three-horse race has witnessed a faller. This most magical of Hearts seasons has edged closer to delivering the ultimate prize, an outcome that would shake Scottish football to its very foundations. This was a game Rangers and their manager, Danny Röhl, dare not lose. They did, courtesy of a...