The former footballer explores the epidemic of football ‘fans’ posting hateful bile online, as he aims to confront the people hiding behind their smartphones and computer screensIt might be time to make an official collation for posterity of all docume…
Theo Hernandez caps France’s fightback to stun Belgium in semi-final thriller
At least this time Belgium can say that they provoked a genuinely brilliant response from France. The last meeting between these countries begat rancour, with Belgium grumbling about the negativity of Didier Deschamps’s team after losing 1-0 in the 201…
Nevada judge recommends dismissal of Cristiano Ronaldo rape case
Case goes back to allegation of assault in 2009Las Vegas judge says legal team used stolen documentsA magistrate judge in Nevada has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman who sued the footballer after saying he raped her in Las Vegas i…
‘English football will sell itself to anyone’: human rights groups on Saudi-Newcastle deal
Condemnation of £300m takeover led by group founded by murdered journalist Jamal KhashoggiNewcastle United has sold its name and reputation to a brutal government run by a brutal ruler, the organisation founded by the murdered journalist Jamal Khashogg…
Rafiq accuses Yorkshire of protecting abusers by refusing to publish names
County club admitted player was ‘victim of racial harassment’Yorkshire have yet to share full report publicly or with RafiqAzeem Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of protecting the people who abused him during his two spells at the club by refusing to publis…
Newcastle’s Saudi takeover will cause faux morality of football to collapse | Barney Ronay
Premier League has become a soft power tool, but is it sensible to sell that capacity to whichever state happens to be passing?Welcome, Mohammed bin Salman, to the billionaire boys club. No need to wipe your feet. Although maybe, on reflection, do wash…
Tyson Fury: ‘Anxiety is one of the worst things anybody could have’
Exclusive: the British boxer on his third fight with Deontay Wilder and why speaking out on mental health was one of his finest achievementsIt’s all smiles in dressing room four in the bowels of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where Tyson Fury is only days…
New rule in Britain will end practice of sending former racehorses to abattoirs
Horses will be prevented from entering human food chainChanges follow BBC investigation which aired in JulyHorses trained and entered to race in Britain must be signed out of the human food chain in their passports from 1 January 2022, in a significant…
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…
Australia v India: first women’s T20 international – live!
Updates from the 20-over opener at Metricon StadiumPlay tonight starts at 7:40pm AEDT on the Gold CoastAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSportTwo in three balls! The delivery in between is smashed for six, tossed up by Gardner and slog-swept by V…