I still remember when Eddie Jordan and I met at the end of 1986 at a motorsport awards dinner. He approached me and asked if anyone had spoken to me about driving for them the following year. I told him no one had and so on the back of a napkin, before the end of … Read more
Former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss hacked into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes seeking intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed Thursday. Weiss, who worked for the Baltimore Ravens before joining the University of Michigan in 2021, was charged with 14 counts of unauthorized computer … Read more
A group led by Bill Chisholm, the founder of private equity firm Symphony Technology Group, has agreed a deal to buy the Boston Celtics for $6.1bn, according to ESPN. The deal would be a record sum for a US sports franchise: a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales bought the NFL’s Washington Commanders … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Welcome to this Nations League edition of our ever-lovable Clockwatch feature. There are two huge quarter-final showdowns … Italy v Germany Netherlands v Spain … plus the start of Scotland’s attempt to complete their Homeric League A survival bid … … Read more
The organizers of the 2028 Olympics say the Games will help Los Angeles rebuild after the wildfires that devastated the city earlier this year. “The rebirth, the rebuild, maybe reimagining LA 2.0 — and the Olympics as a catalyst for all those things – we think is really part of our ethos,” LA 2028 organizing … Read more
The most exciting player this year is … PJ Haggerty, a 6ft 3in redshirt sophomore guard, is already on his third college team, Memphis, after brief stints at Tulsa and TCU. Haggerty was third in Division I in scoring this year, averaging 21.8 points per game, and he scored 83 points in three games to … Read more
As chair of Gloucester Rugby’s official fanclub, Bob Rumble has always loved away games at Bath – or, “that ghastly little stadium down the road from Bristol”, as he likes to call the Rec. Thanks to the claustrophobic Pulteney Bridge steps, rival fans are literally rubbing shoulders before they even reach the famously compact ground. … Read more
The former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after winning a shock first round win over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe. The 41-year-old Coventry won 49 of the 97 votes of the IOC membership, giving her an immediate … Read more
‘IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, IF NO ONE ELSE CAN HELP …’ Twenty-four days. It doesn’t sound like much, does it? But Thomas Tuchel has informed his England players that’s how much time they have to work together before next year’s World Cup. Hence, for readers of a certain vintage and fittingly for a tournament … Read more
Thomas Tuchel has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s performance under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, saying they lacked “hunger” and “identity” last summer. England fought their way to a second consecutive Euros final before losing 2-1 to Spain but Tuchel felt the side were afraid of losing and played without any excitement during a … Read more