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Hoskins, who was an Olympic cyclist like Dennis, was struck by his car in 2023. His return to Instagram included picture with caption ‘an absolute weapon’ Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis, who 10 months ago was given a 17-month suspended sentence after his car fatally struck his wife, has returned to social media with a post describing a Porsche as an “absolute weapon”. Melissa Hoskins, an acclaimed …

All but two of party complete long journey back to Iran Welcome ceremony planned for ‘children of the homeland’ The Iranian women’s football team, whose plight has become embroiled in the Middle East war, have returned to Iran where they were promised a welcome ceremony in Tehran. Seven members of the delegation had sought asylum in Australia last week after their decision not to sing the nationa…

Senegal’s FA confident it will win court appeal Government says it suspects corruption in Caf The president of the Confederation of African football, Patrice Motsepe, has been accused of allowing Morocco to “dictate its law” after Senegal were stripped of their Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday. Senegal’s football federation said it would appeal to the court of arbitration for sport and the …

A warm spring evening at Anfield, with a comeback required to salvage a European tie and perhaps a season, and Liverpool delivered once more. Arne Slot might have done many things wrong this season but losing that feature of Liverpool’s identity can not be added to the list after an emphatic victory over Galatasaray. Liverpool will be reunited with Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter finals of the…

There has been the feeling at too many points of this traumatic season for Tottenham that they only play when the result is beyond them. This Champions League last-16 tie looked that way when Atlético Madrid went 4-0 up after 22 minutes of the first leg last Tuesday and nobody gave Spurs a prayer of overturning the final scoreline from the Metropolitano of 5-2. They played here. It was a strange …

Teenager scores winner against Brighton on full debut United lose ground in title race after draw with West Ham Chelsea leapt above Manchester United to go second in the Women’s Super League table as the teenager Lexi Potter scored the winner against Brighton on her first senior start. The defending champions beat United in the League Cup final on Sunday and rubbed salt into the wounds by nipping…

Arteta’s side are 16 games from the quadruple, helped by the forward’s devastating strike in this last-16 second leg And now I am become Springtime Eze, destroyer of netting. At what point does a shot at goal become a health and safety violation? There were 36 minutes gone at the Emirates Stadium when Eberechi Eze did the thing. How to describe the physical movements that generated Arsenal’s open…

Club owner Marinakis has made it clear relegation is unacceptable Manager will rest players against Mitdjylland ahead of Tottenham Vitor Pereira has conceded it is a “pity” Nottingham Forest feel compelled to prioritise the Premier League over the Europa League, with the head coach saying the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, has stressed that domestic survival is king. The fiercely ambitious Marinakis…

Suárez double seals Venezuela’s first WBC title Harper HR ties it, but USA fall short in ninth Caracas celebrates as Venezuela win – in pictures Venezuela defeated the United States 3-2 on Tuesday night to win their first World Baseball Classic title, a landmark triumph in a politically charged final that resonated far beyond the diamond. Eugenio Suárez drove in the winning run in the top of the …

The British No 1 has made changes to both his racket and his serve, and reaped the rewards by beating Novak Djokovic Two and a half hours into one of the most unforgettable battles of his career, Jack Draper resolved to attack without hesitation, regardless of the outcome. On two pivotal points in his Indian Wells fourth-round match against Novak Djokovic , at 4-4 in the tie-break and then on mat…

Barcelona stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 7-2 victory over Newcastle at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sealing an emphatic 8-3 aggregate triumph in a compelling last-16 tie. Raphinha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Fermín López led a swift counterattack, but Anthony Elanga levelled nine minutes later from Lewis Hall’s cross. Marc Bernal restored Barca’s lead …

Five years on and little progress made, says judge Litigants have until October to choose 28 lead claimants The judge overseeing the pretrial phase of the two landmark litigation cases about brain injuries in rugby has issued another rebuke to the legal teams on both sides over their lack of progress. Senior Master Jeremy Cook started the latest round of case management hearings by reminding both…

Reigning champion reveals elk helped fuel Masters win Choosing wines from Augusta stock ‘was a lot of fun’ Elk as the key to Masters success: who had any i-deer? Rory McIlroy will serve starters made from the meat of the North American animal at Augusta National next month in tribute to his food of choice before winning the Masters last year . The wine McIlroy drank to toast victory, food which c…

The 23-year-old who went viral last year has plenty of targets for 2026, starting with the World Indoor Championships in Poland Amy Hunt’s mind is flashing back to the moment she unwittingly went viral last September. As untrammelled joy charged through her body, the BBC asked about her unusual journey from an English degree at Cambridge to a shock 200m world championship silver medal . Hunt’s re…

Venezuela played with heart, Italy sipped espresso and the Dominicans showed off their verve at the tournament. America wanted to concentrate on war On the morning of the World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Venezuela, the headline of the New York Times daily briefing read, “America, alone,” in reference to the unwillingness of the country’s traditional allies to join the wa…