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Sha’Carri Richardson hails athletics ‘having its moment’ ‘Innovative schedule also honours tradition,’ says Coe The women’s 100m final will headline the first day of competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics as part of organisers’ plans to “open with a bang”. The surprise decision, which will lead to all three rounds of the 100m taking place on the same day, was welcomed by the US sprint star …

Europa League prices last season praised as ‘sensible’ Trust asks Tottenham to make ticketing fair The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) has said “unaffordable” ticket prices are behind the declining atmosphere at the club’s stadium. Spurs have won three of 20 home Premier League games in 2025 in their 62,850-seat ground. Although the venue came alive during last season’s successful Euro…

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Head coach plays down prospect of fielding trio together England unlikely to take five No 10s to tournament Thomas Tuchel has warned he is unlikely to take five No 10s to the World Cup and has said Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane cannot start together unless England change their system. The head coach is looking for the right tactical balance and is wary of cramming too many attackers …

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 games Wolves pay about £3m for their former player and coach Rob Edwards has been confirmed as the Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League’s bottom club paid about £3m in compensation to Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old has resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to take over from Vítor Pereira, who was …

Report says franchise model could save up to £1.9m a year ‘Smaller clubs are spending way above their means’ James Haskell, the former England international, has likened English rugby to “Thelma and Louise heading off a cliff” after an independent report found that Prem clubs made a combined loss of £34m last season. The report, by a leading UK corporate recovery and insolvency firm Leonard Curti…

Fifa already under attack for high ticket prices Costs are comparable to NFL parking passes World Cup ticket holders can expect to spend big to park their cars at next year’s tournament, with prices on Fifa’s official website reaching as much as $175 per parking pass. First reported by the Athletic , the figures are significant in the car-dependent United States – one of the tournament’s three ho…

Kane has £57m summer release clause in Bayern contract Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona expires in June Barcelona have made Harry Kane their first-choice target to replace Robert Lewandowski. The Spanish champions regard the 32-year-old England captain as the ideal younger replacement for the 37-year-old Lewandowski, whose contract expires in June, and may well be prepared to trigger the cla…

From Zak Crawley hitting Pat Cummins for four to Rory Burns’ duck, it is seen as a tone-setting prophecy You always remember the first. Senses heightened, clammy palms, not quite knowing where to look or what to focus on. It is OK to be nervous … but is it normal to be this nervous? Castanet heart and goosebumped skin as the moment gets nearer. Just get this one out of the way, don’t put too much…

Brothers wore high-vis jackets as part of disguise ‘This was a ridiculous plot to try and see the game’ Two football fans who wore high-vis jackets and posed as stewards in a “ridiculous” bid to watch a south coast derby match between Southampton and Portsmouth have been banned from attending matches for three years. Brothers Kane and Dale Green also carried radio equipment as part of their disgu…

As Asia’s allocation has now doubled, many nations look to foreign-born talent to push them towards qualification When the United Arab Emirates line up against Iraq on Thursday for the fifth and final round of Asian qualification for next year’s World Cup, it is likely that over half of the home starting XI in Abu Dhabi will be foreign-born. The UAE are, however, merely another participant in a n…

Head of F1 Academy explains how close she came to a grand prix debut, her quest to produce female drivers and a frightening knock on her hotel room door by a powerful man in the sport “There was a deep loneliness to karting, and then definitely in single-seaters, because no one else was going through the same thing as me,” says Susie Wolff as she remembers her long struggle in motorsport, from ra…

Eight of 12 tier-one unions already plan to ban rebels Lions hope to sway stars lured by league’s salary offers The British & Irish Lions are planning to follow the example of the biggest unions by banning players who join R360 in a move designed primarily to prevent an exodus of England’s Red Roses stars to the rebel league. Eight of the 12 tier-one unions, led by England and New Zealand, announ…

South Korean may have moved on after a decade at Spurs but the Asian fans he drew to the club are staying put The unprovoked verbal abuse was not unexpected when it happened. I had spent an hour outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, talking to Asian fans who had come to see their club play. Many had been introduced to Spurs through Son Heung-min, the beloved South Korean superstar. When Son was …