Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Pre-game reading Share Preamble From the Cockney Cup Final to the Battle of the Bridge, Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur is a rivalry that rarely disappoints. The Blues’ last two trips to Spurs have seen them win 4-1 and 4-3, punishing two … Read more
It is less than a month since Constitution Hill cantered to post before the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, unbeaten in 10 starts and a red-hot favourite to regain the hurdling crown, but it felt like a different age on Thursday as Nicky Henderson’s stable star crashed out of a Grade One hurdle for the second … Read more
Reading have been granted an extension by the English Football League until 22 April for their owner, Dai Yongge, to sell the club. Reading had been at risk of suspension if they failed to show adequate signs of progress. Dai was disqualified under the league’s owners’ and directors’ test in February owing to debts and … Read more
SAINTS ARE COMING While they may be more adrift from safety than a drunken 18th-century sailor abandoned at sea in a leaky rowing-boat without any oars, Southampton still have one small and very significant sliver of dignity left to fight for. As we approach the run-in of a Premier League campaign where anything resembling jeopardy … Read more
Carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of the teenage son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, authorities in Costa Rica said on Wednesday night. Randall Zúñiga, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, said 14-year-old Miller Gardner was tested for carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated when carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in the … Read more
Shohei Ohtani met the moment again, and his latest theatrics have maintained the Los Angeles Dodgers’ perfect start to the MLB season. The Japanese star hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday. “If I didn’t get a good … Read more
The cut of the grass, the shine of a boot, the sigh of a drop, the joy of a catch, the crunch of a four, the hope of the spring. Time stealthily gouging out lines, on faces, over scars, around knees. A first season. A last. Here, suddenly, is April, unexpectedly sunny and dry. And … Read more
Arsenal have confirmed that Gabriel Magalhães requires surgery on his injured hamstring and will miss the rest of the season in a major blow before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Brazil defender limped off after 16 minutes of Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Tuesday, with … Read more
Michael Johnson is one of the few true legends of track and field. Now, though, he is chasing the holy grail. Every four years, athletics is the biggest sport at the Olympics. In between, for most casual fans, it tumbles off a cliff. But Johnson, a four-time gold medallist across the Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney … Read more
1) I AM MAXIMUS (age 9, weight 11st 12lb) There was a lot going on in the spring of 1974. Abba won Eurovision, Manchester United were relegated and Red Rum became the most recent horse to win the Grand National under what was then the top weight of 12 stone. Just over half a century … Read more