3 d. ago Alan Carr surprised by psychologist’s prediction for his performance on Celebrity Traitors

Popular chat show host has become a fan favourite thanks to his devious behaviour, but one viewer was convinced he wouldn’t do so well

Transport

3 d. ago Evangelos Marinakis goes on trial in Greece alongside 142 fans over sports

Nottingham Forest owner dismisses case as groundlessFans charged with causing life-threatening explosionsThe trial of the Olympiakos chair, Evangelos Marinakis, and dozens of football fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related violence that authorities have vowed to crack down on.In total, 142 fans face charges of running a crime organisation and causing life-threatening explosions at sporting events. They have denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

Sport

4 d. ago The biggest 'worry' for Rangers as insiders' claims fly in the face of reality

Russell Martin splurged a fortune during the summer but the Ibrox club are staring at another rebuild

Politics

7 d. ago The biggest problem with out of date Celtic dawned on me watching Tony the technocrat – Hugh Keevins

Desmond's statement read like he couldn’t think of something bad enough to say about someone

Politics

7 d. ago Shohei Ohtani to start World Series Game 7 for Dodgers against Blue Jays and Max Scherzer

Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, showcasing the two-way star on the mound in the sport’s biggest game

Politics

7 d. ago Jefte reveals his biggest Rangers regrets with tinge of sadness but Celtic 'fight' still gets him excited

Jefte had a taste of the derby chaos and has told the players who haven't experienced it before what they're in for this weekend

Politics

9 d. ago ‘I felt like it was torn away from me’: Evie Richards on overcoming a ‘turbulent’ year to seal first World Cup title

Two-time world champion Evie Richards is now an overall World Cup winner for the first time. The 28-year-old from Malvern sat down with Flo Clifford to dissect a topsy-turvy season, her unconventional route into the sport, and where next for one of mountain biking’s biggest stars

Politics

1 week ago Cameron Norrie hails ‘biggest win’ after roaring back to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Paris

British No 2 recovers to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in second roundAlcaraz’s fine run ends with tally of 54 unforced errorsCameron Norrie produced the greatest win of his career as he recovered from a set down to topple the world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.Although he has defeated Alcaraz on two previous occasions, Norrie’s triumph marks his first ever victory over a reigning No 1. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Biggest rugby teen in the world to be unleashed as video of him man

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi is one of the biggest rugby players in the world and is set to win his first international cap this autumn

Politics

2 w. ago NBA gambling scandal shines harsh light on US sports’ embrace of betting

Two sweeping federal indictments have implicated big names in basketball and raised uncomfortable questions about who benefits from legalized gamblingThe NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the years-long embrace between professional leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has now crossed the line from synergy into scandal.In two sweeping federal indictments unsealed in Brooklyn on Thursday, prosecutors charged more than 30 people – including the Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and assistant Damon Jones – with schemes that turned inside information and rigged card games into engines of profit for organized crime. Continue reading...

Sport

2 w. ago Women's biggest barriers to sport include the cost, access and equipment

Women’s biggest barriers to participating in sport include the cost of participation, lack of access to suitable spaces – and equipment designed for men.

Politics

2 w. ago Sport’s biggest betting scandals: From Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter to Phil Mickelson, Ivan Toney and more

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed

Politics

2 w. ago Just redo it: inside Nike’s plans to put the swoosh back into its sales

The world’s largest sportswear company was wobbling amid complaints that it had become too safe. Armed with a provocative new slogan, the company reveals the innovations and strategy it hopes will turn its reputation aroundThe entrance to Nike’s swish global headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon is paved with rough cobbles, designed to remind employees to watch their step when they go forward.Last summer, though, not even the world’s biggest sports brand could stop itself from taking an almighty tumble. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago The secret lives of autograph hunters: ‘Donald Trump was really hard to get’

Why do so many people spend their time at stage doors and sending out requests for signatures? Those who have collected thousands of autographs explain the thrillAndrew Broughton still remembers the first celebrity autograph he ever got. “It started by accident,” he says, when he was 13 and doing a project about horror films at school. “I love Hammer horror. I wrote a letter to [actor] Peter Cushing and sent it to the BBC. A large envelope came back and a lovely letter. He sent me some signed film stills. So I got the bug. I just thought: there’s nothing to stop me writing to anybody.”Since then, Broughton, 62, has collected autographs from some of the biggest stars in TV, film, music and sports, as well as royalty, politicians and world leaders. The walls of his home in Derby are covered in framed signed photos from the late queen, King Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Brigitte Bardot, John Travolta, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Muhamm...

Politics

2 w. ago MP gets behind darts Olympic bid as Luke Littler and co backed to compete at Games

A Dutch MP wants to see darts bought into the Olympics, which has seen a number of new sports in recent games, with some of the biggest names keen to get involved

Sport

2 w. ago Biggest Scottish contingent bound for Rolex Grand Final since 2018

David Law to lead tartan quartet into battle in HotelPlanner Tour’s season-ending event in Mallorca

Politics

2 w. ago F1 extends deal with Austin to host United States Grand Prix

The race at the Circuit of the Americas has become one of the sport’s biggest annual events

Economics

3 w. ago Pushy parents are ‘biggest problem in sports performance’, say psychologists

Unsportsmanlike conduct in grassroots football and on the sidelines at school events is on the rise. How can parents support their child in the right way?Pushy and shouty parents are the “biggest problem in sports performance”, sports psychologists have said, amid growing concern that pressure and abuse is hampering competitive sport in the UK.This week parents were banned from attending sports events at a number of south London primary schools due to “concerning behaviours”, including abuse towards officials and children and creating “too much pressure around performance and winning at all costs”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago F1 Biggest Earners 2025: Here are the 12 drivers with the highest salaries

Turns out that driving around in circles at high speed can make you a pretty good living.

Politics

3 w. ago How Jude & Jobe Bellingham’s ‘pushy’ parents’ split could cause chaos for brothers on pitch after masterminding careers

IT was hardly a display of Bellingham family togetherness. In the stands at Borussia Dortmund’s stadium last week, Mark and Denise — parents to footballing prodigies Jude and Jobe — sat noticeably apart. A German newspaper suggested there was a “dangerously tense atmosphere” and that Mark, 49, and Denise, 57, avoided conversation as they watched...

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