A judge at the Old Bailey has fined UK Athletics ยฃ350,000 with ยฃ44,000 in costs after hearing how a paralympic athlete died when equipment fell on him at a training ground in east London. Shot-putter Abdullah Hayayei was killed when a metal cage collapsed as he prepared for the World Para-athletics Championships in 2017. He…
The EFL’s commission said it was “deplorable” of the club to have used junior staff members to “conduct the clandestine observations”. Solak admitted that such a culture was “unacceptable”, but he blamed “a huge amount of misunderstanding, ignorance and arrogance, we have dysfunctions in the club, but we will actually make an effort for people…
Wales international Hannah Cain is leaving Leicester City following the club’s relegation from the Women’s Super League (WSL). The 27-year-old forward is one of three players, external who will leave the Midlands club when their contracts expire at the end of the month, but Leicester have confirmed Wales goalkeeper Olivia Clark will remain with the…
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, herself a former women’s world number one, had regularly pointed to the possibility of short two-set matches as the reason for often overlooking the women. “The match-ups are always interesting for both men and women, but there are multiple factors for us to make the choice,” Mauresmo said earlier on Monday….
But Dunkley’s retention upon Wyatt-Hodge’s return was a clear sign of England’s thinking. Alice Capsey, who made a match-winning 74 not out against New Zealand last month when standing in for Wyatt-Hodge, was pushed down to number four. Discussion over the England top order’s ability to hit boundaries was dampened by Freya Kemp’s hitting in…
Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill has reported a clean bill of health among his squad as they begin their preparations for Thursday’s friendly international against Guinea in the Cadiz area of Spain (17:00 BST). O’Neill’s side will face World Cup-bound France in another friendly encounter on the outskirts of Lille on Monday 8 June (20:10…
Guillermo Ochoa hopes to play in a record sixth World Cup after being named in Mexico’s squad for this summer’s tournament. The 40-year-old goalkeeper has joined Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the first players to be selected for a sixth World Cup. Former Ballon d’Or rivals Messi and Ronaldo are set to feature prominently…
With Iga Swiatek’s early French Open exit meaning new men’s and women’s champions will be crowned, BBC Sport analyses how the draws have been blown open. Source link
Great Britain’s Max Burgin ran a season’s-best time to win the 800m at a Diamond League meeting in Morocco. Burgin, 24, crossed the line in a time of one minute and 42.98 seconds as he beat off a competitive field at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. After a strong start to the race,…
There was little to separate Zverev and De Jong in the opening set, with De Jong going toe-to-toe with the heavy-hitting German in the baseline exchanges while also showing attacking intent on the approach. He raced into a 3-0 lead, breaking Zverev in his opening service game and giving away just two points on his…
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