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‘It is never acceptable to take law into own hands’ Barrister tells court future of stables now in doubt The Welsh Grand National-winning trainer Evan Williams has been jailed for three years for attacking a dog walker who was on his land. Williams, 55, repeatedly struck Martin Dandridge, 72, with a hockey stick during the assault. Dandridge, from Swindon, suffered injuries including a fractured …

The venerated trainer could not find a guru in the world to cure one of the greatest hurdlers in history but a surprise switch to the Flat promises a career swansong Nicky Henderson is 75 years old and, after almost half a century of training horses, he has seen everything in the strange and compelling world of racing. But the extraordinary and still evolving story of his great old horse Constitu…

Holders may have more style but Bath showed in their arm wrestle with Saints they can go the distance with anybody Last week Northampton’s director of rugby, Phil Dowson, made an interesting comparison between boxing and rugby. He suggested there was a decent chance his side’s Champions Cup quarter-final against Bath would prove good viewing because of the clubs’ contrasting philosophies around h…

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Stokes: ‘Agreeing on every single thing, that’s impossible’ Pair will ‘work together in a slightly different way’ Ben Stokes has moved to play down suggestions of a disagreement between himself and Brendon McCullum, insisting he and the England head coach remain aligned despite an Ashes defeat that, at times, suggested otherwise. In a video released by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesd…

Swimmer: ‘I take a lot of guidance. I look up to him a lot’ Peaty married Ramsay’s daughter Holly in December Olympic champion Adam Peaty has hailed father-in-law Gordon Ramsay as his inspiration as he turned his thoughts towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 31-year-old almost quit swimming just before the 2024 Games in Paris and then again straight afterwards, but confirmed he would compet…

A new book looks at how an eccentric shipping magnate ushered in a long run of success for the New York Yankees George Steinbrenner could be quite the pitchman – whether selling New York to free agents or starring in Pepto-Bismol TV ads alongside Billy Martin. And now a new book remembers the late Yankees owner and the dynasty he founded. The Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees …

Thierry Henry loves him. Didier Deschamps made him a France player at 17. And Luis Enrique says he is ‘spectacular’ By Get French Football News When Warren Zaïre-Emery ran the show as a 17-year-old in a 3-0 win against Milan Thierry Henry said “ the sky is the limit” for the midfielder. His stratospheric rise led him too close to the sun, though, and the crash back down to Earth was a rude one. B…

The Grand National, Masters, Paris-Roubaix and Champions League put it ahead of even July’s mighty trifecta The thought struck me on the last rattler back from the Grand National , as Avanti’s wifi faltered somewhere outside Crewe and the Masters stream on my phone froze yet again. I was watching the world’s best golf tournament, on a train journey back from the world’s greatest steeplechase, hav…

Sponsorship income due to rise by more than 40% Champions League clubs to benefit from the growth Uefa is poised to bring in more than €1bn (£870m) a year in commercial revenues from club competitions from next year, with two more global sponsorship deals close to being agreed. Uefa’s commercial arm, UC3, is finalising agreements with an official payments provider and technology partner, which wo…

Liverpool legend talks memories of Istanbul, learning magic and his adventures in Malaysia with Johor Darul Ta’zim Luis García was “super cool”, he says. That, at least, was the plan, but things have a habit of working out differently. When the former Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool player retired in 2016, it was the second time: he walked out of the game in 2014 and walked back in again…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jacob Steinberg and Seb Hutchinson after a dramatic weekend in the Premier League Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email . On the podcast today: Manchester City draw nearer to Arsenal as the nervy Gunners lose at home to Bournemouth, whilst City brush Chelsea aside at Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

‘It is not aggressive, there is no jolt,’ says United coach Daniel Farke hails ‘amazing’ league win at Old Trafford Michael Carrick branded Lisandro Martínez’s red card for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair as “shocking” and said Manchester United may appeal as the defender faces a three-match ban. If the sending off in United’s 2-1 defeat by Leeds at Old Trafford on Monday night stands, Carri…

Zahra Ghanbari had been on list of ‘traitors’ whose assets were frozen Latest move taken ‘following her change in behaviour’ Iran’s judiciary said on Monday authorities had released the assets of the captain of Iranian women’s football team which had been seized after she made and then withdrew an asylum claim in Australia last month. Zahra Ghanbari was among a group of six players and one backro…

Northern Irishman praises ‘good blueprint’ from Nicklaus Scottie Scheffler ‘surprised’ by conditions on Friday Rory McIlroy has explained how weeks of preparation at “home course” Augusta National after advice from Jack Nicklaus played a substantial role in his successful ­Masters defence . Rather than play in PGA Tour events in the lead up to the Masters and despite a back injury causing him com…