Mughal grandeur meets cricket
Pakistan hosts tri-nation series teams at Lahore Fort; PCB chief welcomes cricketers to a royal reception
Chiefs sign Justin Tucker in wake of sexual misconduct allegations as Butker struggles
Tucker was banned under NFL’s conduct policyButker has missed five of 16 FG attempts this seasonThe Kansas City Chiefs have signed the former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker to their practice squad after Harrison Butker’s poor start to the season.Tucker was widely considered one of the best kickers in NFL history until the Ravens released…
London Broncos to go without £1.3m RFL funding if they enter Super League next year
Rugby Football League set to ratify elevation imminentlyPartnership with NRL not expected now till 2028London Broncos have agreed to a condition from the existing 14 Super League clubs that they must relinquish any rights to about £1.3m in central distribution funding if they are to enter the competition in 2027, with the Rugby Football League…
South Africa v Australia: third men’s cricket Test, day two – live
Updates from the final match of the series at NewlandsAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email2nd over: Australia 5-0 (Renshaw 5, Head 0) All 12 balls so far have been faced by Renshaw, after that sixth-ball single. He carries on as he played in Durban, leaving wherever possible. Jansen does beat his edge at…
Using artificial intelligence to step up the fight against doping
Tools used by WADA and national bodies, the danger that would-be cheats use them too, the personal data risk from a simple online post, and lessons from the “Santorini Summit”.
Max Dowman’s Fleetwood fracas leaves him, Arsenal and Arteta red-faced
Teenager was maybe harshly sent off in the Carabao Cup tie but his reaction was a mistake he will learn from, while his manager might also have regretsMikel Arteta’s reaction said it all. As Max Dowman trudged towards the touchline after becoming the youngest player sent off in a League Cup match at 16 years…
‘You have to believe’: Qwan’tez Stiggers, the New York Jets player who went from delivery driver to the NFL
When Stiggers’ father died, he dropped out of college to help his mum and 12 siblings. He thought his football dream had ended but made it in the endQwan’tez Stiggers had only been in college for a few days when his world fell apart. Seven months after the car crash that put him in a…
Fernandes tells Carrick he is committed to turning season around in clear-the-air talks
Manchester United captain expected to return to line-upSquad have positive meeting with under-pressure coachMichael Carrick and Bruno Fernandes held clear-the-air talks on Tuesday after the Manchester United captain criticised the manager’s tactics last week, with him now expected to start at Chelsea on Saturday.Carrick and Fernandes met before training on Tuesday morning at United’s Carrington…
West Ham’s Viviane Asseyi: ‘When I was four I said I wanted to be like Zidane’
French forward on how the 1998 World Cup inspired her football dream, her Gabonese background and finding a new family in east LondonOn Saturday, once West Ham’s Viviane Asseyi was home from the match, she picked up her phone and called her mum. It has become almost ritualistic for them to speak after a game.On…
Mbappé's China faux pas: When the sports world collides with the complexities of geopolitics
François Picard welcomes Igor Mladenovic, a French-Serbian sports writer, sports business analyst and former football commentator based in Luxembourg. For Mladenovic, the backlash in China over Kylian Mbappé’s playful reference to a meme depicting him in the likeness of Mao Zedong illustrates a dilemma of the digital age: How a seemingly innocuous anecdote from a…
