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Torrie Lewis: ‘If I can run 100m that fast, I can run a 200 way faster’ | Mike Hytner17:23 Australia’s fastest woman, who broke the 100m national record earlier this year, may not even race the event at the Paris Olympics She may be Australia’s fastest woman ever over 100m, but the blue-ribband event is not a priority for Torrie Lewis as she seeks to qualify for the Paris Olympics later this year. It may seem counterintuitive, but to the 19-year-old it makes perfect sense. Given the ch… ‘We move on’: Ten Hag forgives Garnacho and calms talk of divided squad16:51 Garnacho has apologised for liking a critical social media post Ten Hag defends Casemiro and congraulates on-loan Sancho Erik ten Hag has denied claims of factions within his Manchester United squad, while attempting to put a line under a string of recent controversies. After Alejandro Garnacho apologised for the faux-pas of liking a social media post critical of his manager , Ten Hag sought to f… Beijing half marathon winner thrown out after trio slowed to let him win16:51 All four athletes disqualified and forced to return prize money Special committee issues apology but steers clear of fix talk Organisers have revoked He Jie’s first place in the Beijing half marathon last weekend after an investigation confirmed that three other runners had slowed down to let him win the race . All four were disqualified and had to return their medals and prize money. Online user… NHL 2024 playoff predictions: will the Rangers end the Presidents’ Trophy curse?16:51 New York are a talented but messy team. Instead it could be the Dallas Stars who come out on top in the Stanley Cup final In clinching the Presidents’ Trophy – awarded to the team with the best regular season record – the New York Rangers now hope to break the curse that purportedly jinxes its holders to playoff failure. It’s been a decade since a Presidents’ Trophy-winning team, the 2013 Chicago… Mullins’ battalion attacks Scottish Grand National with eye on title16:19 An Irish-trained horse has not won of the most coveted prizes in UK jumps racing since Queen Victoria was on the throne In the spring of 1869, Queen Victoria was approaching the halfway mark of what would eventually be a 64-year reign, Sir Henry Morton Stanley was preparing to head for Africa to seek out Dr Livingstone, and a horse called Huntsman won the third running of the Scottish Grand Natio… Peter Bol case prompts Wada to reform synthetic EPO testing processes15:46 Anti-doping agency now requires two experts to assess result Australian’s ban was lifted after analysis of second sample Athletes who record inconclusive initial doping test results for synthetic EPO may be saved from public shaming, following World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) reforms prompted by the Peter Bol saga . The Australian Olympian was provisionally suspended from competition in January 2023 after an out-of-competition test showed he had elevated levels of synthetic EPO, which can stimul… World Snooker Championship: Saudi shadow looms large over Crucible15:13 A potential pointer to future home arrives, Ronnie O’Sullivan eyes more glory and champion Luca Brecel returns out of form For the snooker purists, it was the sight nobody wanted to see just days out from the most prestigious tournament on the sport’s calendar. Debate has raged for years about whether or not the world championship will eventually have to leave its spiritual home of the Crucible a… Sam Vesty: the unfashionable former Tiger leading Saints’ resurgence15:13 One of Premiership’s most vaunted coaches is earning rave reviews for swashbuckling style – to rivals’ dismay Look back through the archives and it becomes clear what kind of a player Sam Vesty was. “Probably not the most fashionable,” according to his former Leicester head coach Richard Cockerill, but as the Australian Matt O’Connor, who would later occupy the top job at Welford Road, adds: “He … ‘This journey has been not easy’: Zhou relishing home debut in F1 Chinese GP14:41 The Sauber driver has had a long wait to race on home soil and expectations are off the charts in Shanghai There has been no little wait for the home crowd and their local hero Zhou Guanyu but what a moment it will be when, finally, this weekend he becomes the first Chinese driver to compete at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Already the star of a documentary, the only Chinese driver to compe… Liverpool have become ‘too easy’ to play against, admits Jürgen Klopp14:41 Manager says team must toughen up if they are to win the title Klopp takes hope from return of key players from serious injury Jürgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool have become “too easy” to play against and must toughen up if they are to stand any chance of winning the Premier League title. Klopp’s side travel to Fulham on Sunday in third, two points behind Manchester City and below Arsenal on goa… The biggest wave ever surfed? Sebastian Steudtner eyes record from Nazaré – video14:07 Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner may have surfed the biggest ever wave in Nazaré, Portugal earlier this season. The wave, calculated using drone technology, was measured at 28.57 metres. If officially ratified by the sport, it will surpass Steudtner's current world record of 26.21 metres which he also set in Nazaré back in 2020. Continue reading... ‘No limits’: how the marathon was overtaken in sprint to stretch horizons13:35 Race distance seen as pinnacle of human achievement since time of ancient Greece is no longer the finishing line for what body can endure The Olympic marathon held 120 years ago saw 32 people start, 14 finish, the winner disqualified for spending most of the race in a car, and another competitor undergo emergency surgery for the damage caused by inhaling dust thrown up by the cars and bicycles th… Hayes’ Chelsea legacy is untarnished even if final season ends trophyless | Suzanne Wrack13:35 Ominous Barcelona side are in the way to another Champions League final but recent missteps pale against her achievements Emma Hayes steps into the technical area at the Estadi Olímpic on Saturday after a draining few weeks on and off the pitch. The task is huge. Over two legs, Hayes must navigate Chelsea past a Barcelona side who are laden with World Cup stars and play the most delicious footbal… Garcia’s erratic behavior in spotlight before Haney showdown13:35 A compelling matchup between two of America’s brightest young boxing talents has been overshadowed by questions about the the social-media superstar’s state of mind One of the most unusual build-ups to a major prizefight in recent memory came no closer to normalcy on Thursday afternoon when Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia came together for the final press conference ahead of their intriguing but unse… ‘That goal kickstarted an era’: how Mark Robins saved Alex Ferguson13:35 As the Coventry manager prepares to meet his old club, his former United teammates discuss that goal in 1990 Legend has it that Mark Robins saved the career of an ailing Manchester United manager in 1990. On Sunday at Wembley he could influence the future of another. When Robins was 20, amid a United run of 11 matches without a league win, Alex Ferguson hoped his young striker could provide a muc… |
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