The woman who accused the Kansas City Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy of attacking her last week has been granted a protective order against the wide receiver. An attorney for Tia Jones confirmed the order in a statement to the Associated Press on Wednesday night. They added that Jones is “fully cooperating with law enforcement as they … Read more
Four of the six odds-on favourites over the first two days of this year’s festival were beaten, leaving many punters in a deep hole ahead of the last day of the meeting on Friday. It will be the most significant shock of all, however, if Galopin Des Champs (4.00) does not deliver for the backers … Read more
The Irish wrote an anthem for Cottage Rake, the first horse from Ireland to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times, while the second, Arkle, transcended the sport to become an Irish cultural icon. And when Best Mate, trained in Wantage by the endearingly odd couple of Henrietta Knight and Terry Biddlecombe, completed his Gold … Read more
On a night when Arsenal ended the game with four left-backs on the pitch, this may not have been the biggest stage of Raheem Sterling’s illustrious career. But after a dismal loan spell from Chelsea during which the former England forward has failed to live up to his reputation, Sterling will be relieved to have … Read more
I’m most excited about… Seeing if the Orlando Pride’s 2024 is repeatable in any way, shape or form. I’m a firm believer that last year’s Shield and Championship winning team delivered the most impressive season in the history of the NWSL. Last week, Marta herself said it best that in 2025 “everyone will hunt us.” … Read more
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Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; even for Real Madrid this felt like a particularly novel way to progress in the Champions League, with Atlético’s Julián Alvarez adjudged to have double-kicked his penalty in the shootout. … Read more
The Women’s Super League’s £65m TV contract with Sky Sports and the BBC will have to be renegotiated if it removes relegation from the top flight. As revealed last month by the Guardian, the clubs are considering radical proposals to pause relegation from the 2026-27 season as part of a plan to expand the WSL … Read more
David Warner will call Lord’s home this summer. The former Australia batter is in line to make his Hundred debut after he was recruited by London Spirit in the competition’s latest draft, with Jimmy Anderson – another recent retiree from the international game – left unsold. Warner will be reunited with his former Australia head … Read more
Australian No 1 Alex de Minaur has been bundled out of the BNP Paribas Open in the round of 16 after a shock defeat to Francisco Cerundolo at Indian Wells. The Argentinian stunned an out-of-sorts De Minaur to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-5 6-3 victory on Wednesday. De Minaur had his opportunities against the … Read more