11 h. 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...

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37 h. 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.

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Failures on sports' biggest stages provide unique glimpse into how to overcome adversity

Athletes confront failure as often as success during competition

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6 d. ago Man City biggest England win this week came 1600 miles from Wembley

Manchester City saw John Stones play for England on Thursday night but there were other success stories elsewhere

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8 d. ago Ricky Hatton's huge net worth as details of boxing legend's inheritance emerge

Ricky Hatton was one of the biggest names in British sport but tragically died last month at the age of 46, with questions raised as to where his fortune will go

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1 week ago Betmaster joins forces with Thibaut Courtois’s TC Racing to drive the future of motorsport

What happens when one of football’s biggest stars joins forces with a fast-rising sports tech brand to reimagine the future of motorsport?

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1 week ago When is the World Cup 2026 draw? Date, time, new format, and how to watch

Sport’s biggest tournament goes Stateside for the first time this century

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1 week ago British breakthroughs and India pride as Delhi hails para athletics worlds a success

Empty seats catch the eye but history-making wins capture the imagination, with 35 world records tumblingThe headline, slightly stuffily, read “heartiest congratulations”. Underneath, an effusive Narendra Modi posted congratulations to his country’s para-athletics team. “A historic performance!”, the Indian prime minister wrote on social media, celebrating a record 22-medal haul for his country at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, which ended on Sunday. “I am proud of each and every member and wish them the very best for their future endeavours,” he said. “Hosting the tournament in Delhi has also been an honour for India.”This was India’s first time staging the biggest track-and-field event in disability sport, outside the Paralympic Games, and they made a suitable noise about it. After a last-minute decision that confirmed Delhi as hosts last December, the hope was that the championships might expand awareness of para-sport in India and, in the process, perhaps help ...

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1 week ago British breakthroughs and India pride amid empty seats and controversy at para athletics worlds

History-making wins capture the imagination despite sparse crowds in Delhi, with 35 world records tumblingThe headline, slightly stuffily, read “heartiest congratulations”. Underneath, an effusive Narendra Modi posted congratulations to his country’s para-athletics team. “A historic performance!” the Indian prime minister wrote on social media, celebrating a record 22-medal haul for his country at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, which ended on Sunday. “I am proud of each and every member and wish them the very best for their future endeavours,” he said. “Hosting the tournament in Delhi has also been an honour for India.”This was India’s first time staging the biggest track-and-field event in disability sport, outside the Paralympic Games, and they made a suitable noise about it. After a last-minute decision that confirmed Delhi as host city last December, the hope was that the championships might expand awareness of para-sport in India and, in the process, perhaps h...

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim has the blueprint for his biggest win at Manchester United

Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim secured an important win against Sunderland before the October international break.

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2 w. ago Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2025 Ticket presale: Here's how to book your place at the festival of sport

It’s going to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year.

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2 w. ago Inside ESPN's audacious plot to recruit Travis Kelce as soon as he retires

While he continues to play at the highest level, Taylor Swift 's fiance has begun to build his off-field brand - starring in movies, hosting the biggest sports podcast in the world, and raking in millions in ad campaigns.

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2 w. ago What can Americans learn from the UK? How to cope with national sporting despair | Adrian Chiles

America’s Ryder Cup defeat sparked some ugly behaviour among their fans. But, as some of us know all too well, losing can be a bonding experienceI feel a bit sorry for Americans. They don’t go through enough national sporting despair. OK, they had an invigorating shot of misery last Sunday night losing the Ryder Cup, but that was a rare thing for them. It’s rare because they’re so dominant in all the team sports they really care about, not least because their biggest team sports – certainly NFL and baseball – aren’t played by anyone else. Or at least not to the extent that another nation is ever going to come close to beating them in any meaningful “world cup” competition. Basketball, to be fair, is widely played around the world but essentially the same applies – the US men have been Olympic champions 17 times out of 20; for the women it’s nine out of 12. Ice hockey is slightly different. Here, Americans haven’t had it all their own way, and in Canada have a genuine local rival. Th...

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2 w. ago Manchester United legend highlights biggest concern with Ruben Amorim this season

Man Utd suffered a 3-1 defeat to Brentford in the Premier League last weekend and the inquest has begun.

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2 w. ago Paul Hughes: ‘I’m carrying the torch for Irish MMA – and a Nurmagomedov is trying to take away my dreams’

Hughes, one of MMA’s hottest properties, speaks to Will Castle about what it means to fly the Irish flag ahead of the biggest rematch in the sport – and why his rivalry with Usman Nurmagomedov has nothing to do with Khabib vs McGregor

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2 w. ago Jose Mourinho declares self Chelsea's 'biggest' manager ahead of Champions League clash

The Portuguese returns to Stamford Bridge as Benfica’s head coach

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2 w. ago Match of the Day’s Gabby Logan shares new outlook as she hits out at 'faceless' critics

Popular sports presenter Gabby Logan has shared an insight into her time hosting coverage of some of the biggest sporting events, admitting that she has a new outlook on negative comments online

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2 w. ago Sunday at the Ryder Cup 2025: Prize money, day three singles matches, UK tee times, format, score, odds, how to watch

It’s the final day of one of the biggest contest in world sport - and Europe are looking good.

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2 w. ago Ryder Cup's biggest comebacks and largest wins as Team USA face uphill battle

American Team Captain Keegan Bradley evoked his New England Patriots' 2017 Super Bowl win as his side aim to overturn a seven-point deficit on the final day at Bethpage Black

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