Caveats and compromises in the small print mean there is a good chance Russian athletes and footballers will appear at the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World CupIt makes for an alluring headline: Russia finally banned from international sport for four ye…
Caveats and compromises in the small print mean there is a good chance Russian athletes and footballers will appear at the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World CupIt makes for an alluring headline: Russia finally banned from international sport for four ye…
When international sport comes to the Arabian kingdom it must be with a raised voice on issues of human freedomAs Saturday night spilled into Sunday morning in Saudi Arabia, something unusual happens. The shrieking bass line of House of Pain’s Jump Aro…
• Extra sparring and dietary changes for Saudi Arabia rematch• Joshua aims to reclaim heavyweight titles on SaturdayAnthony Joshua claims he has adopted a “prison mindset” and become even more dedicated in his search for redemption against Andy Ruiz Jr…
Anthony Joshua’s fight in Saudi Arabia this week once more raises questions about the choice of venue for big eventsTwo scenes. Two British sporting icons. Variations on a theme. Scene one: a supremely jet-lagged Anthony Joshua in a Heathrow hotel in S…
Anthony Joshua’s fight in Saudi Arabia this week once more raises questions about the choice of venue for big eventsTwo scenes. Two British sporting icons. Variations on a theme. Scene one: a supremely jet-lagged Anthony Joshua in a Heathrow hotel in S…
Heavyweight is more dedicated than ever and believes he is heading to the next level in his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr“You hear all the stories,” says Anthony Joshua, whispering slowly and painfully, as if each word is bruised with scar tissue. “Larry H…
• Review will be led by leading sports barrister John Mehrzad• ‘We plan to implement any recommendations’, says UKAUK Athletics has announced a major review into whether mistakes were made in its handling of the Alberto Salazar scandal – and especially…
Website says it has recording of adviser admitting threats Chelsea midfielder rejects claim he was pressured to sack agent N’Golo Kanté has denied he was threatened by someone carrying a gun months after his transfer to Chelsea amid an extraordinary di…
• No Russian Olympic Committee members implicated• Clean Russian athletes could still compete at Tokyo 2020The International Olympic Committee has demanded the “toughest sanctions” against those responsible for deleting positive doping tests held by th…
• We have a responsibility, Munday adds• Zara Hyde Peters left UK Athletics before taking up her postThe UK Sport chief executive, Sally Munday, has warned UK Athletics it risks having a cut in its £27m funding if it fails to address the problems that …
• Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson in frame• Raheem Sterling, AW Jones and Lewis Hamilton shortlistedBen Stokes will face competition from Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Raheem Sterling as he seeks to become the first cri…
• QC claims ex-BC coach’s partial evidence should be discarded• Sutton stormed out of cross-examination on 12 NovemberDr Richard Freeman’s legal team had evidence from the Olympic gold medallist Nicole Cooke that they wanted to put to Shane Sutton befo…
UKA board decides Hyde Peters’ position as CEO is untenableMove comes after concerns raised over safeguarding issueZara Hyde Peters has lost her role as the new chief executive of UK Athletics following claims that she failed to tell her local athletic…
UKA board decides Hyde Peters’ position as CEO is untenableMove comes after concerns raised over safeguarding issueZara Hyde Peters has lost her role as the new chief executive of UK Athletics following claims that she failed to tell her local athletic…
Research suggests attitudes among professionals have shifted immeasurably since Justin Fashanu became the first openly gay player almost 30 years agoMy nine-year-old self would have devoured James Milner’s breezy new book, Ask a Footballer, until every…
• Hyde Peters accused of failing to alert club to husband’s ban• ‘There can be no compromise on welfare and safeguarding’Zara Hyde Peters’ position as the new chief executive of UK Athletics is under review after questions were raised over whether she …
• Richard Freeman’s QC makes plea during medical tribunal• Freeman charged with ordering performance-enhancing drugThe lawyer representing the former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman in his medical tribunal has called on the General …
• Athletics president protected high jumper Danil Lysenko• Documents claimed athlete too ill to provide whereaboutsRussia’s efforts to lift its suspension from international track and field before next year’s Olympics suffered a damaging blow on Thursd…
• Controversial rematch takes place in Saudi on 7 December• Former world champion refuses to comment on weight targetAnthony Joshua has bristled at suggestions that he could be mentally scarred by his shock stoppage defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in June, tell…
