One day, Diego Simeone said, in those quiet moments when they are alone with their thoughts and memories, Real Madrid’s players will think of Atlético Madrid and how they made them suffer. But the real trauma, he knows, will for ever be theirs. In the final moments before this latest European derby, the first at … Read more
What’s this? A second article about the Ineos Compass in a week – it’s this kind of inefficiency that would never happen at Manchester United. But I have been staring at the Ineos Compass for the past 48 hours. For those of you fortunate enough not to have encountered it, according to Ineos’s website “the … Read more
Going through Real Madrid The eternal champions are into the quarter-finals. Fortune definitely favoured the team for whom luck is a constant companion. Real squeaked through on penalties against Atlético, but the new Galácticos resembled less a team than a disparate group of sulking prima donnas. Jude Bellingham was dishing out rollickings to his teammates … Read more
Frankie Dettori, one of the most successful and popular racing figures of recent decades, said in a statement on Thursday that he is “saddened and embarrassed” at being forced to file for bankruptcy having failed to resolve a dispute over unpaid tax with HMRC. Dettori was revealed to be in dispute with HMRC over a … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Greg Wood 4.40 TRUSTATRADER PLATE HANDICAP CHASE, 2M 4F 127YD A tricky conclusion to the card with two big fields of handicap chasers kicks off with the Plate, over the trip which features in a series of similar races at meetings … Read more
Leeds moved back to the Championship summit after defeating Millwall 2-0. Jake Cooper’s own goal gave Leeds the advantage only three minutes into the game before Ao Tanaka wrapped up three points with a thumping finish in the 85th minute. Victory means Leeds sit two points clear of automatic promotion rivals Sheffield United and four … Read more
Glory comes in many forms. Perhaps the best Aston Villa could hope for on Wednesday was a game of little drama. They had in effect won the tie in Belgium last week; the last thing they wanted was to have to win it again. And yet, straightforward as it was, this was glorious, a night … Read more
Brooks Koepka did not entirely dismiss recent comments by Fred Couples that the five-time major champion wants to return to the PGA Tour, but said that he does intend to fulfill his LIV Golf contract. Couples stirred speculation about Koepka’s future by telling a Seattle radio station last week that he “really wants to come … Read more
Andoni Iraola does not want automatons. If space is there to be attacked, Bournemouth’s manager asks his players to be bold and seize the initiative. It is about having faith in creative instincts, throwing off the shackles as the shift away from Pep Guardiola’s positional football gathers pace. It would be unlike Iraola to threaten … Read more
At first, the crowd seems incompatible. It’s as if someone took a wrong turn. Cowboy hats and helmets, saddles and ski boots, belt buckles and snowsuits – those two types of gear aren’t usually cut from the same cloth. But this weekend in the midwest, at this year’s Extreme Skijoring event, they go together like … Read more