Utilising the available light at the Tokyo Olympics, whether natural or artificial, has enabled the photographers there give a different view of the action Continue reading…
Most racist abusers of footballers are still active on Twitter, PFA finds
Players’ union research showed abuse increased in 2020-21If union can do this, so can the tech giants, says CEORacist abuse of footballers on Twitter increased over the course of the 2020-21 season and the majority of offending accounts are still activ…
Warren Gatland in favour of extra time if final Lions Test ends in stalemate
2017 tour to New Zealand deadlocked after draw in final TestCurrent tour agreement states series would be sharedWarren Gatland would be in favour of Saturday’s third Test decider between the British & Irish Lions and South Africa going to extra tim…
Chelsea closing on Romelu Lukaku after striker tells Inter he wants move
Chelsea hope €120m bid will seal deal for Belgium internationalPursuit of Sevilla’s Koundé stalls after Zouma rejects West HamRomelu Lukaku is closing on a move to Chelsea after informing Internazionale of his desire to return to the European champions…
Kohli leads India with style to leave Root burdened by England’s failings | Emma John
The India captain was having an indecently good time in the series opener but the hosts were left with little to smile aboutIt was quiet, too quiet. It was the taut, knotted silence a cricket fan knows all too well, the one they can read instantly, whe…
Tears, tension and skill as women’s sport climbing takes Olympic bow | Tumaini Carayol
Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret dominates qualifying as Team GB’s Shauna Coxsey fails to make final but realises Olympic dreamAs Shauna Coxsey and Iuliia Kaplina threw their bodies up a 15-metre vertical wall as fast as they possibly could, the difference be…
Sailing and equestrian golds propel Team GB up Tokyo medal table
Hannah Mills becomes most successful female Olympic sailor as Ben Maher triumphs in jump-offSuccess in sailing and showjumping enabled Team GB to shoot up the medal table on day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics but there was disappointment on the track as star…
Harry Kane spends further time in Florida and delays Tottenham return
Manager Nuno has not spoken to Kane since taking job in JuneSpurs and Chelsea draw 2-2 in friendly at Stamford BridgeNuno Espírito Santo has admitted he is yet to speak to Harry Kane as it emerged that the striker, who is desperate to quit Tottenham an…
Talakhadze dominates but is this weightlifting’s last Olympic heave? | Andy Bull
Georgian lifts equivalent of an upright piano but key question in Tokyo is whether the sport has a Games futureIn the British newspaper business we tend to measure heights in quantities of double-decker buses, and area in multiples of tennis courts and…
Life lessons I’ve learned from boxers? Control your aggression and forgive your foes | Adrian Chiles
Of all the athletes I have interviewed, boxers consistently defy their public image – and make for fabulously peaceful, thoughtful and rewarding companyIn covering the Olympics for BBC Radio, it’s been my privilege to speak to all sorts of sportsmen an…