The Norwegian club Brann have won a landmark freedom of expression case with the Court of Arbitration For Sport (Cas) ruling that Uefa should not have punished them for fans singing “Uefa mafia” or displaying banners with the same message at Women’s Champions League games. The European footballing body fined Brann on two separate occasions … Read more
Modern golf has been defined by streaks and Scottie Scheffler is in an especially hot one, with eyes focused on whether that can continue at Augusta National over the coming days. Brooks Koepka had one. Cameron Smith had one. Rory McIlroy had one in majors, with his competitive longevity outside the big four tournaments setting … Read more
Was Dai Yongge, Reading’s disreputable owner, watching? Is he keeping abreast of his club’s League One promotion challenge or does he choose to spend sunny spring afternoons in alternative pleasures? Rumour has it, the Chinese billionaire remains holed up somewhere in Britain, but no one really knows. That tends to be the way with this … Read more
MEN Top three Jannik Sinner Still serving his three-month doping ban, Sinner maintains his spot as the world No 1 after his rivals’ faltering performances in Indian Wells and Miami. He will return to competitive tennis in Rome, aiming to capture his home ATP 1000 title for the first time after missing the 2024 edition … Read more
Ipswich’s hopes of retaining their Premier League status took a huge knock as they lost 2-1 at home to Wolves. The visitors came from behind to extend the gap between the two clubs to 12 points with seven games remaining. Ipswich took the lead through Liam Delap after 16 minutes but Pablo Sarabia equalised in … Read more
Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull with a very strong drive from pole position at Suzuka, beating the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third. It was a fine run from the Dutchman in a car that is not the quickest in the field to secure … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature While most of the attention sent Racing Bulls way in the build-up to this race has centred on former-driver Tsunoda and new-driver Lawson, it was Isack Hadjar that stole the show in qualifying on Saturday; repeating his exploits from Shanghai by … Read more
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Scott Parker said he was “immensely proud” after watching his Burnley side go top of the Championship with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Coventry on a day when their title rivals slipped up. Haji Wright put the hosts in front after five minutes before Jaidon Anthony scored either side of half-time to make it 27 … Read more
Rangers’ defensive frailties were laid bare again in the 2-0 defeat against a Hibernian side who extended their unbeaten run in the Premiership to 16 games. The Hibs midfielder Dylan Levitt opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a drive that went all too easily through the Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland. Rangers had lost … Read more