Olympic medallist says one complaint was secretly dismissedBritish Gymnastics apologises for lack of communication A war of words has broken out between Amy Tinkler and British Gymnastics after the Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist accused the governin…
Sunday’s 40th edition of the capital’s marathon can be a unifying force just when a divided nation needs it mostThere is a day in the sporting calendar that I can guarantee will put a wide smile on my face – in fact, I can time the moment it happens to…
Culture secretary says he has spoken to Premier LeagueEFL has said its clubs stand to lose £200m this seasonThe culture secretary Oliver Dowden has called for the Premier League to “step up to the plate” and provide financial support for EFL clubs thro…
French prosecutors investigate Lamine Diack and his sonLamine and Papa Massata Diack jailed for role in Russian dopingMore than $55m was transferred in and out of suspicious bank accounts linked to Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of global athl…
Oliver Dowden will be ‘asking sports to help themselves’Leicester Tigers chairman, Peter Tom, warns of disasterThe government has ramped up the pressure on the Premier League by confirming for the first time that it expects them to help lower league cl…
Thomas says missing Tour gave him a ‘new lease of life’Welshman is tackling road world time trial for the first timeA slimline Geraint Thomas has insisted that he has nothing to prove to Sir Dave Brailsford as he attempts to end his season with the per…
There is anger that sports have jumped through hoops to make stadiums safe yet track and trace is still so ineffective After a kick in the teeth, a kiss of life? Sports bodies were left blindsided and woozy by the announcement on Tuesday that the retur…
New studies have revealed that the accuracy of ‘match-changing decisions’ has increased significantly with VAR and it has had hardly any effect on the way games are playedIn the pained aftermath of Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace, Patr…
Reekie moved into Muir’s Glasgow home before lockdownMondo Duplantis sets outdoor pole vault world recordEven in a year without the Tokyo Olympics it has been a golden summer for Jemma Reekie, and the 22-year-old Scot again emphasised her striking tale…
Diack’s corruption, covering up Russian doping cases for bribes, was discovered after police raided a Paris hotel The unmasking of Lamine Diack as one of the great sinners in the history of sport began with a police raid on All Saints’ Day in 2015. At …
Former World Athletics president accepted bribes from RussiaCharged with helping athletes cover up drugs testsThe former president of World Athletics Lamine Diack has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined €500,000 (£455,000) after being found…
Rio 2016 bronze medallist still seeking response from Jane Allen‘I’ve received nothing. Do you think this is acceptable?’Governing body apologises and admits: ‘She deserves answers’The British Gymnastics chief executive, Jane Allen, has been accused of…
Race winners will earn significantly less than in 2019Mo Farah to help British athletes run Olympic qualifying timeThe London Marathon is to cut its prize fund for next month’s race by nearly half because of the financial hit from the Covid-19 pandemic…
Pundit says Klopp’s team need to sign Thiago Alcântara‘To achieve that same standard would be a superhuman effort’It will take a “superhuman effort” for Liverpool to win the Premier League again unless they sign another top-quality player such as Thiag…
English Institute of Sport says gymnast’s complaint not provenWorld medallist tweets ‘this is why we haven’t spoken before’The double world medallist gymnast Ellie Downie has expressed her frustration after her complaint about being weight-shamed when …
Swiss tribunal says Cas ruling ‘cannot be challenged’Double Olympic 800m champion vows to fight onThe double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya appears to have lost her long-running legal battle against regulations requiring women with high testoster…
Grainger saddened and angered by claims of abuseSports could have funding cut if behaviour does not improveUK Sport has pledged to “identify, confront and eradicate” bullying and abuse in the high-performance system in the wake of the staggering allega…
UK stars such as Dina Asher-Smith risk being unseen and underfunded unless the governing body gets back on trackThe best of times, the worst of times. In Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir, UK Athletics has four po…
Briton runs 21.33km in 60 minutes in BrusselsFirst world record in 37-year-old Farah’s careerAt an age when most athletes’ legs have started to betray them and their glory days have long faded into the rearview mirror, the 37-year-old Mo Farah was able…
Briton targets Haile Gebrselassie’s one-hour recordFarah to make first track appearance for three yearsIt has been three years since Mo Farah last stepped on to the track but he insists he is stronger than ever and ready to defy father time by breaking…
