Conte believes Thursday meeting was a waste of time‘I think everything was decided’ says Tottenham managerAntonio Conte has criticised Thursday’s meeting between the Premier League and managers as a waste of time – because he believes everything was de…
Boxing and weightlifting risk being dropped from Olympics after scandals
IOC’s president says scandal-hit sports under threat from 2028Thomas Bach says they must follow ‘pathway’ to be includedWeightlifting and boxing are the “two problem childs” of the Olympic movement and they remain at risk of being removed from the 2028…
NFL’s return to London underlines enduring love affair between the two
Two games at a packed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will allow the city to get reacquainted with live top-level American football for the first time since before the pandemicThe NFL’s return to London after a two-year hiatus because of Covid-19 looks as we…
Amnesty urges Premier League to block Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle
Saudis ‘sportswashing their appalling human rights record’Charity wants change to league’s owners’ and directors’ testThe Premier League has been urged to consider Saudi Arabia’s “appalling” human rights record before it gives the green light to the Sa…
Mixed reception for new guidelines on transgender inclusion in sport
‘Difficult decisions must not be avoided,’ says Women In SportStonewall describes guidance as ‘extremely harmful’The new transgender inclusion guidelines for sport in Britain have been broadly welcomed by a number of sports and women’s organisations, i…
Judges ‘used signals’ to fix Olympic boxing bouts, McLaren report finds
Culture of ‘favours’ saw incorruptible officials driven outAiba president Wu Ching-kuo let ‘manipulation flourish’A damning investigation into boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympics has found widespread evidence of “corruption, bribery and the manipulation of…
What does the new transgender guidance mean for sports in UK? | Sean Ingle
Explainer: All competitive sports in Britain could be affected by the new guidance as it urges governing bodies to weigh up competing pressures of inclusion, fairness and safetyWho is this new transgender guidance for? All competitive sports across Bri…
How Emma Raducanu prevents one mistake from leading to another | Sean Ingle
New research into performance under pressure among tennis players shows the biggest names do not just rise to the occasion on the biggest pointsEmma Raducanu is already proving a master of changing the narrative. At Wimbledon some questioned her temper…
US distance coach Alberto Salazar loses appeal against doping violations
Four-year ban upheld by court of arbitration for sportSalazar helped coach Mo Farah to Olympic goldAlberto Salazar, the US distance coach who guided Mo Farah to four Olympic gold medals and six world titles, is understood to have lost his appeal agains…
Emma Raducanu reaps benefit of multi-sports background | Sean Ingle
The new US Open champion honed her skills in activities from ballet to go-karting before concentrating on tennisAt Wimbledon two months ago, as Emma Raducanu was starting her dizzying ascent towards the higher echelons of women’s tennis, I asked one of…