NHS overwhelmed after millions answer call for Covid booster jabs
A letter from the NHS England chief executive also urged hospitals to empty thousands of beds, with patients who are stuck in hospital without medical need instead…
Chris Ashton leaves Worcester after cryptic commuting message – but next move is far from certain
Chris Ashton, the former England wing, has left Worcester Warriors with immediate effect, the club announced on Monday. Ashton, 34, last played for Worcester in the Premiership…
Ireland women request government help after losing ‘all trust and confidence’ in IRFU
Sixty-two current and former Ireland women’s rugby internationals have written to the Irish government saying that they have lost “lost all trust and confidence” in the country’s…
England World Cup winner Steve Thompson brands Government response to brain injury a ‘sick joke’
The Government’s response to sport’s brain injury crisis has been labelled “a sick joke” by World Cup winning rugby union player Steve Thompson. Campaigners, medics and sportspeople…
Emma Raducanu tests positive for Covid-19, jeopardising Australian Open preparations
Emma Raducanu’s preparations for next month’s Australian Open have been derailed after she tested positive for Covid-19. The 19-year-old US Open champion, who is experiencing mild symptoms…
Christian Horner praises Lewis Hamilton for ‘graciousness’ but insists ruling was correct
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted he felt sympathy for Lewis Hamilton over how the last lap of a wild season played out in Abu Dhabi…
Dele Alli given green light to leave Tottenham Hotspur in January
Dele Alli will be made available for a move away from Tottenham next month to revive his career away from the club. The 25-year-old has spoken to…
Government urged to change football banning order laws to protect women’s game
A cross-party group of eight MPs, including former sports minister Tracey Crouch and Baroness Ruth Davidson of the Conservatives and Labour’s Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, have expressed their…
Exclusive: Tottenham suffer new first-team Covid case as well as youth outbreak
Tottenham Hotspur have been hit by a new positive coronavirus case among their first-team squad, with the club also suffering a fresh outbreak among their Under-23s. The…
Larry Nassar abuse survivors reach $380m settlement with USA Gymnastics and USOPC
Hundreds of gymnasts sexually abused by disgraced doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee…
Josh Hazlewood to miss second Ashes Test – and why England will be buoyed by his absence
England arrived in Adelaide to good news. Josh Hazlewood is out of the second Test and David Warner is a serious doubt as Australia are forced to…
Pressure grows on Rory Burns – Mitchell Starc will be waiting for him in Adelaide
He showed character with a hundred in his comeback Test at Lord’s against New Zealand and 81 in the next game at Edgbaston but it was not…
Why the Gallagher Premiership risks losing its star names and stardust
The English rugby transfer market, effectively dormant for the past two years, has sprung back into life with a flurry. Midway through last month, Sale Sharks signed…
BBC’s meagre Spoty shortlist and Lewis Hamilton omission feels undemocratic
This is not to say those on the list don’t deserve to be there. Emma Raducanu, Sarah Storey, Raheem Sterling, Tom Daley and Adam Peaty have all…
BT Sport’s Ashes coverage was the stuff of nightmares past and present
Brisbane, eh? What a shocker. Horrible in all the old predictable ways, and, thanks to the BT Sport coverage, horrible in some new ones as well. In…
BBC must stop overlooking female athletes and put women at front and centre of Spoty ceremony
In a year where they have dominated headlines, it is hard to ignore the burning injustice that sportswomen do not even count for half of the nominees…
Crystal Palace rolled the dice in the summer – and they have won
Palace also wanted players who meant they were less dependent on Wilfried Zaha – because what would happen when he finally goes? At the same time better…
Failure in the second Test is not an option – here’s how England can get the balance of the team right
The problem is, after how badly the batting went in the first Test, I can’t have a Test team with Ollie Robinson strolling out at number eight…
BBC in Spoty chaos amid Emma Raducanu’s Covid quarantine and backlash over Lewis Hamilton omission
The BBC’s plans for the Sports Personality of the Year awards were hit by Emma Raducanu being forced into coronavirus quarantine, and a revolt starting over the…
The making of Cameron Green – how Australia’s giant all-rounder is the most English of adversaries
In Ashes history, one of England’s few advantages over Australia has been seam bowling all-rounders. The Ashes victories of 1981, 1985, 1986/87, 2005, 2009 and 2015 were…
Zack Henry interview: ‘I didn’t fit at Leicester Tigers but it has helped me thrive in France’
Time has also helped him find perspective on a tough year in Tiger country after joining from Nevers in the French second division. For an idea of…
Man Utd confirm match with Brentford postponed after Covid outbreak at Carrington training ground
Manchester United’s Premier League game against Brentford has been called off after a Covid outbreak forced the club to close their training ground and cancel first-team training….
F1’s last lap controversy: How Max Verstappen grabbed world title from Lewis Hamilton – and how the world reacted
How the world reacted L’Equipe focused on the controversy of the world championship season being decided by a sudden final lap race off after Hamilton had appeared…
Lewis Hamilton was cheated out of an eighth F1 world title – this race result cannot be allowed to stand
And that is why, even those who want to hail Verstappen as the rightful world champion, are often doing so not with reference to the logic of…
Lewis Hamilton accuses F1 of ‘manipulating’ Abu Dhabi GP finale as Mercedes consider scrapping appeal
Mercedes are considering scrapping plans to appeal the outcome of the Formula 1 world championship, despite Sir Lewis Hamilton claiming its epic finale had “been manipulated” in…