3 h. ago Sport must step up and be part of the social revolution to reach ‘lost boys’ | Cath Bishop

Gareth Southgate wants role models to offer a different path from toxic influencers. Do those in sport have the will to do so?Amid all the pressing problems of the day, one crisis has cut through: the acute need for greater support, care and steady role models for young men, addressed powerfully through the Netflix series Adolescence, explored in the Centre for Social Justice paper Lost Boys and discussed in parliament. Then came the BBC Richard Dimbleby lecture by the former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate, reinforcing the importance of belief and resilience for young people in a challenging world.Southgate continues to embody how sport and society can connect in a new way. The question now is whether the rest of sport – its leaders, coaches, athletes, volunteers and fans – stands ready to take up the cause and whether sport has the collective vision, will and competence to do so effectively. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedy

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32 h. ago Unstoppable Malinin repeats as world champion with six quadruple jumps

American star romps to second world figure skating titleMalinin lands six quadruple jumps including quad axelKazakhstan’s Shaidorov second, Japan’s Kagiyama thirdHe’s been called the Quad God, skating’s great innovator, the next Olympic champion. On Saturday night, in front of a roaring crowd at TD Garden, Ilia Malinin made it official: he is once again the best figure skater in the world.The 20-year-old American conjured another sensational free skate to close out the world figure skating championships, landing a record-tying six quadruple jumps in strolling to his second straight world title. His season-best total score of 318.56 landed him a yawning 31.09 points clear of Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov, who captured silver with a personal-best routine, and Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, who dropped from second place to the bronze after an error-strewn long program. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout on Australian athletics’ historic night

Pair produce thrilling men’s 200m at Maurie Plant meetClaudia Hollingsworth prevails in ‘crazy’ women’s 1500mTeenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has been upstaged by rival Lachie Kennedy in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on a night that confirms athletics’ resurgence in Australia.In front of around 10,000 fans at Lakeside Stadium, the first sell-out at an Australian one-day athletics meet in more than two decades, the 17-year-old finished just four hundredths of a second behind his fellow Queenslander. Kennedy, who last week won Australia’s first medal in the 60m at the world indoor championships, finished in a personal best of 20.26s after running a powerful bend and holding off Gout at the line. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Scottish ice dancers have 'skate we've been hoping for' in World Figure Skating Championships first

The couple are in a medal position for the first time at the World Figure Skating Championships

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3 d. ago Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fans

The governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the sport cool again

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3 d. ago Valieva's attorneys accuse WADA of 'procedural fraud,' ask court to revisit her doping case

Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are taking her doping case back to court

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4 d. ago Amber Glenn, the skater redefining what power looks like on the ice

She’s a Grand Prix champion, a triple Axel pioneer and one of figure skating’s most formidable athletes. But her artistry, not just her athleticism, may be what changes the sportWhen Amber Glenn takes the ice for the free skate on Friday night at the world figure skating championships in Boston after a disappointing short program, fans will be holding their breath. Undefeated this season, she was seen as the one to beat. The Grand Prix final Champion, two-time US champion, the only woman to regularly land a triple Axel in competition (on which she suffered an uncharacteristic fall, landing her ninth place in the short on Wednesday afternoon), she had been tipped to become the first US woman to win the world title in nearly 20 years. But with less than seven points between her and first place, nothing is impossible. And while much of the tenacity that could still bring her victory this week lies in her raw athleticism, Glenn has something in her arsenal more tenuous, and more volatil...

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4 d. ago Wigan Athletic fans pay tribute to one of their own at the ground where he was loved

"Red or Blue. A Wiganer through and through"

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5 d. ago ‘If there was no one on Earth, I would still skate’: Alysa Liu on her remarkable figure skating comeback

She was the youngest ever US figure skating champion at 13 before leaving it all behind. Now Alysa Liu is back at this week’s world championships with a renewed purposeAlysa Liu looks back on the ice as rotates on her left foot, picking up speed before she completes her triple flip-triple toe combination. A group of high schoolers on a field trip sitting in the stands erupts into applause. She gives a smile and small bow as she skates away. It’s a recovery day for her, starting with dynamic stretching and cardio before moving onto the ice with her jumps, spins, and footwork. She drives herself to the rink for a two-hour skating session. Later this afternoon, she plans to attend her brother’s basketball game.If you had asked Liu a year and a half ago if she would be preparing for another figure skating world championships, she would have told you that you were crazy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Living Nostradamus says Elon Musk might accidentally put us in touch with aliens

EXCLUSIVE: The ‘modern-day Nostradamus’ reckons that some of the technology the world's richest man Elon Musk is working on could inadvertently connect us with ET and his space mates

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1 week ago Athletics, Giants and Phillies games will be available locally through direct

Fans of the Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies will be able to stream their games on a direct-to-consumer basis this season through MLB

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1 week ago Athletic Bilbao fans offered Europa League final ticket incentive BEFORE they face Rangers

Barry Ferguson's men face the Spanish cracks in the last eight of UEFA's second tier competition

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1 week ago Jack the £40million lad: It's advantage Draper after win puts Briton in top ten of world tennis... and makes him an advertisers' dream

With his athletic frame and good looks, and fans such as the Princess of Wales and Anna Wintour, he seems destined for stardom both on and off the court.

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1 week ago Lofty '7ft' star tells fans 'rate my shot' – but they're eyeing up something else

A ‘7ft’ tall model from Florida brands herself an athlete and asked Instagram fans to rate her basketball shots, but they were all clearly eyeing up something else in her videos

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2 w. ago Bilbao mayor plots increased security for Rangers arrival after Athletic fan riots spark police major warning

Barry Ferguson and Co travel to the Basque region of Spain next month for their Europa League last eight clash

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2 w. ago Wigan Athletic manager makes emotional statement over popular missing fan Darren Orme as police issue new plea

The search for the 54-year-old is in its second week

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2 w. ago Major search continues into second week to find missing Wigan Athletic fan

It has now been over a week since Darren was last seen

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3 w. ago 'Find our mate': Football supporters plan search for missing Wigan Athletic fan Darren Orme

Darren Orme was last seen on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Arsenal target Nico Williams explains transfer snub and surprise Premier League role model

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a huge fan of Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams but any summer transfer could prove difficult because of the player's love for the Basque club

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