for 1 dag sidenNFL investigating messages between Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and Jeffrey Epstein
Messages show Epstein arranging women for Tisch 76-year-old denies any wrongdoing over matter The NFL says it is looking into links between New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Tisch’s name was mentioned more than 400 times in emails relating to Epstein that were released by the US justice department last week. Tisch has never been charged with any crime connected to the investigation into Epstein. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenAustralian snowboarder dies in ski lift accident in Japan after her backpack was caught
Woman, 22, thought to have suffered a cardiac arrest after being dragged along the snow and suspended mid-air Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An Australian woman has died after a ski lift accident in a Japanese resort after her backpack got caught and she was left hanging mid-air. The 22-year-old snowboarder sustained critical injuries at the Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari near Nagano on Friday. Continue reading...
for 4 dager sidenBreakdown in cricket relations with Bangladesh rings alarm bells for India’s Olympic bid
Concern raised over politicisation of sport Bangladesh pulled out of men’s World T20 after row Bangladesh’s withdrawal from the men’s T20 World Cup could have implications for India’s 2036 Olympic bid amid concern at the International Olympic Committee over the potential politicisation of sport. Bangladesh pulled out of next month’s tournament last weekend after the International Cricket Council declined a request to move their group matches from India to the co-hosts Sri Lanka, after a long-running political row triggered by Kolkata Knight Riders’ decision to remove the Bangladeshi bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their Indian Premier League squad. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenBillionaire gambler Tony Bloom denies owing millions to former colleague
Brighton & Hove Albion football club owner confirms placing bets through accounts of Reform UK adviser George Cottrell, according to legal documents The billionaire owner of Brighton & Hove Albion football club has confirmed his syndicate placed millions of pounds worth of bets through the gambling accounts of the Reform UK adviser George Cottrell. The admission comes in a document filed to the high court by Tony Bloom, who also admits that he, Cottrell and a former employee, Ryan Dudfield, had an agreement under which winnings were due to be split between them. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenUsman Khawaja announces retirement from international cricket
39-year-old will bat in fifth Ashes Test in Sydney Australian played 87 Tests, scoring 6,206 runs to date Usman Khawaja has announced he will retire from international cricket, saying the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney will be his last. The batsman’s future in Test cricket has been one of the hottest topics of this summer’s Ashes series, after he turned 39 last month. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenVike bryter Tour de Ski grunnet ryggsmerter
Oskar Opstad Vike reiser hjem fra Tour de Ski etter trøbbel med ryggen.
for 1 måned sidenAnthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash
British former boxing champion sustained minor injuries Sina Ghami and Kevin ‘Lateef’ Ayodel killed in accident The British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has issued a statement after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday morning which killed two of his close friends. The former world heavyweight boxing champion was taken to an undisclosed hospital after his car hit a stationary vehicle at about 11am on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun state police commissioner, Lanre Ogunlowo, said. The driver of Joshua’s vehicle was also injured, he added. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenAustralia news live: ‘unusually prolonged flu season’ in NSW; Geraldton bushfire out of control in WA
Meanwhile Melbourne could face its coldest December day in almost 40 years. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Is McLaren costing Oscar Piastri the F1 title, department asked at Senate estimates It’s a strong start to Senate estimates this morning, with Nationals senator Matt Canavan asking the department of infrastructure secretary, Jim Betts, about the F1 results from Qatar overnight. It’s been a bit of a frustrating night for some Australians … you deal with transport and cars, so do you think McLaren is biased against Oscar Piastri and costing him the world championship? I definitely think he’s copped some raw decision [making] this year. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenJoey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Liverpool Crown Court finds former footballer guilty of sending communications with intent to cause distress Ex-footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety. A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Barton, 43, had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenHit for six: why India’s Women’s Cricket World Cup win is victory for equality
Sacrifices made to reach final – defying social stigma, lack of resources and juggling jobs between training – makes victory still more extraordinary Growing up in rural India, Shafali Verma always knew she had a hunger to play cricket. But in her small town of Rohtak, in the north Indian state of Haryana, cricket was not a game for girls. Aged nine, desperate to play, she cut her hair short, entered a tournament disguised as her brother, and went on to win man of the match. Verma’s determined father, Sanjeev, in the face of refusal from every cricket academy or training centre who would not accept his daughter, enrolled her as a boy. “Luckily, nobody noticed,” he recalled, as Verma made her debut for the national women’s team at 15 years old. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenMunich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes
Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for more than four decades but disappeared after a cleanup A standing wave in a Munich stream that has been a surfing magnet for more than four decades has vanished, leaving urban surfers high and dry. Water levels in the Eisbach (“ice brook”) dropped last week for annual cleanup work along the streambed. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenLA erupts in celebration after Dodgers clinch second World Series victory
Throngs of people took to the streets, and Dodger Stadium, to mark team’s nail-biting win against Toronto Blue Jays The City of Angels erupted in celebration following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ nail-biting, seven game World Series win. Angelenos joined fans around the world in jubilation as the Dodgers became the first team in 25 years to secure back-to-back championships. Los Angeles area celebrations included a downtown parade on Monday morning, a ticketed rally at Dodger Stadium and a smattering of spontaneous parties across the city. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenJoey Barton X posts ‘crossed the line between free speech and crime’, court told
Former footballer on trial over social media posts about pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko and broadcaster Jeremy Vine The former footballer Joey Barton “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with social media posts aimed at female pundits, a jury has been told. Barton, 43, is accused of 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety, related to posts he made between January and March in 2024 on X that targeted Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko as well as the broadcaster Jeremy Vine. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenAustralians still betting big on Melbourne Cup, despite many saying they’re losing interest in race
But money spent betting on horse racing overall has sharply declined amid cost-of-living pressures and regulation Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians say they are losing interest in the Melbourne Cup and the animal welfare campaign against it has never wavered, but the amount of money gambled on the race has barely changed since the pandemic. Wagering turnover on the Melbourne Cup has fallen only slightly from the $221m recorded in 2020 to $214m last year. The five-year average spend, according to Racing Victoria figures, remains $220m. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenLA Dodgers retain World Series after thrilling Game 7 win over Toronto Blue Jays
Game 7: LA Dodgers 5–4 Toronto Blue Jays Will Smith’s 11th-inning home run proves decisive Dodgers becomes first repeat champion since 2000 As it happened: Bryan Graham’s inning-by-inning report The Los Angeles Dodgers have retained the World Series title after clinching victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a thrilling Game 7 that ended in extra innings. The Dodgers did it the hard way, coming back from 3-0 and 4-2 down in the Blue Jays’ home stadium before Will Smith’s home run in the 11th inning secured a 5-4 victory. They had also trailed 3-2 in the best-of-seven series after Game 5. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenChelsea defender Wesley Fofana gets driving ban for speeding on hard shoulder
Footballer pleads guilty to one count of driving dangerously after his offence was caught on camera A Chelsea footballer who was caught on camera speeding down the hard shoulder of a busy A road his Lamborghini, has been handed a lengthy driving ban. Wesley Fofana, 24, pleaded guilty at North East Surrey magistrates court to one count of driving dangerously on 20 April along the A3 Esher bypass, in Hook, Surrey. The incident came to light after another motorist captured the footage on a dashcam and reported it to the police. Continue reading...
for 3 måneder sidenAustralia Women’s Cricket World Cup players ‘touched inappropriately’ in India
Two players were walking to a cafe from their Indore hotel A man has been arrested after being identified on CCTV A man has been arrested for approaching two of Australia’s women cricketers and allegedly touching them inappropriately in Indore, Indian police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday in Indore, a day off for the team after their six-wicket victory over England. Continue reading...
for 4 måneder sidenFormer A-League players who deliberately got yellow cards for $10,000 cash spared conviction
Ex-Macarthur Bulls players Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis will serve a two-year conditional release order for their part in the football betting scandal Two former A-League players who deliberately received yellow cards in exchange for $10,000 have escaped a conviction on their criminal record. Ex-Macarthur Bulls duo Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis will serve a two-year conditional release order, similar to a good behaviour bond, after they were sentenced in Sydney on Wednesday. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenSportsbet advertises multi-bets on AFL website after pulling TV ads due to ‘community sentiment’
Ads encouraging sport fans to ‘bet now’ do not breach any rules but gambling reform advocates say it shows industry attempts to self-regulate have failed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The gambling giant Sportsbet has splashed ads for its expanded same-game multi-bets on the AFL’s website, months after pulling them from free-to-air broadcasts due to “strong community sentiment”. The ads, which reveal Sportsbet now accepts same-game multi-bets on how many possessions a player acquires during a match, encouraged people to “bet now” and surrounded the AFL homepage. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenManchester United’s ‘Wembley of the North’ stadium plan hits the buffers
Talks deadlocked over asking price of rail terminal site Freightliner’s £400m demand could delay £4.2bn build Manchester United’s plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium next to Old Trafford are facing delays due to a standoff over the price of land needed to begin work on the construction of the proposed ground Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called “the Wembley of the North”. The club want land used as a rail freight terminal to complete the Old Trafford Regeneration Project, which they claim will bring £7.3bn a year to the UK economy. United have held talks with Freightliner, the haulage company that owns and operates the terminal, about buying the land, but negotiations are deadlocked due to a disagreement over the price. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenNorway Cup-volden: Høyesterett forkaster anken
Høyesterett forkaster politiets anke, melder TV2.
for 6 måneder sidenMorecambe FC fans set to ‘lose everything’ without 11th-hour takeover
Club faces ‘total collapse’ in 72 hours unless owner, Jason Whittingham, agrees to sell up, shareholders say Fans of Morecambe football club said they were about to “lose everything”, with the 105-year-old institution facing closure on Monday without an 11th-hour takeover. Shareholders at the National League club said it would “officially shut” and face “total collapse” in 72 hours unless the owner, Jason Whittingham, agreed to sell up. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenScottish football clubs owe more than £22m to government in Covid loans
11 clubs have repaid only £2.78m up to March 2025 Rangers owe £2.78m and Aberdeen more than £2.7m More than £22m in Covid-related loans from the Scottish government to football clubs remained outstanding at the end of the last financial year, it has been revealed following a Guardian freedom of information request on the eve of a new Scottish Premiership season. Eleven clubs, then all in the top flight, opted to take interest-free loans totalling £25.26m in 2021 to assist with business recovery from the pandemic. While terms on the loans mean full repayment is not due until 2042, the scale of moneys still outstanding is likely to turn heads as many top-flight outfits continue to spend freely and receive decent transfer fees for players. Several clubs have also received significant European revenues over recent seasons. Clubs lower down the Scottish football food chain also received Covid grants. Two of them, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dumbarton, have subsequently entered administration. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder siden‘Dodgy looking’ clip of Trump playing golf in Scotland sparks cheating debate
Video appears to show aide dropping ball in favourable position, as golf fans say it is a bad look for the sport Trump tariffs – live updates UK politics live – latest updates In Golf in the Kingdom, a classic sports book about adventures on a mystical Scottish links course – and the spiritual growth that can take place there – the narrator’s ball ends up buried in a gorse bush. His appeal to the local pro/guru he is with to drop the ball clear of the thorns is met with a brusque: “Play it like it lies. It’ll come out.” The ball stays put, but the ordeal leads to life lessons being learned. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenIrish court rejects Conor McGregor’s appeal in sexual assault case
Martial arts fighter loses attempt to overturn jury’s order that he compensates Nikita Hand Conor McGregor has lost an appeal in Ireland over a civil court ruling last year awarding damages to a woman who accused him of rape. Three judges at the court of appeal in Dublin dismissed all the grounds for appeal raised by McGregor, 36. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder siden‘You dug deep’: Starmer leads tributes to England women after Euros triumph
Lionesses’s win brings acclaim from figures from King Charles to Fara Williams while Prince William hails players on pitch Chloe Kelly the hero again as England beat Spain in Euro 2025 final shootout Keir Starmer led the tributes to the England women’s national football team after they overcame Spain to win back-to-back European Championships. The Lionesses became the first England team – men’s or women’s – to win a major competition on foreign soil, with Chloe Kelly’s penalty enough to give them a 3-1 penalty shootout win after the game finished 1-1 after extra time. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenWomen’s Euro 2025 final to cap £800m boost for UK supermarkets, pubs and retailers
Sunday’s England v Spain match set to be most-watched women’s football match in UK history, benefiting food, drink and hospitality industries The climax of the exhilarating women’s Euros, as the Lionesses attempt to atone for their loss to Spain at the World Cup, is poised to be the most-watched women’s football match in UK history with the tournament providing a more than £800m boost to supermarkets, pubs and retailers. With Sunday’s showdown aired on both ITV and the BBC, and their respective streaming services, TV industry executives expect that, with the help of a family-friendly 5pm kick-off time, viewing will eclipse the 14.8 million peak audience when England lost 1-0 to Spain in Sydney two years ago, if the match is close. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenIndian FA confirms that job applications from Xavi and Guardiola were hoaxes
Team director had previously announced Xavi interest ‘Email applications were not genuine’, statement reveals The All India Football Federation (AIFF) confirmed on Saturday that a job application attributed to the former Barcelona manager and Spain midfielder, Xavi Hernández, for the India head coaching role was a hoax. The Indian FA’s national team director told the Times of India on Thursday that Xavi’s name was on the list of applicants. The report also quoted an AIFF technical committee member saying that his candidacy was deemed too expensive to pursue. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder siden‘She’s an inspiration to the youngsters’: the rapid rise of Michelle Agyemang
Lioness has gone from prospect to superstar at Euro 2025 – and she’s got more than just football in her locker Four years ago, Michelle Agyemang was a ballgirl at Wembley stadium, witnessing the Lionesses’ rule the pitch in a 4-0 victory against Northern Ireland. Now, at just 19 years old, she no longer finds herself retrieving balls that have veered out of play, but is an integral part of the team she once admired from the sidelines. The forward, who football fans hope will be showing off her on-pitch magic on Sunday as the Lionesses’ face off against Spain in the Euros 2025 final, began her journey to the top of the sport in her Essex home town of South Ockendon. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder siden‘The sorest my legs have ever been’: hordes to descend on Hackney for litter-picking world cup
The public-spirited sport of spogomi is catching on across Britain, which boasts its world champion team Armed with gloves, metal tongs and plastic rubbish sacks, hordes of determined litter-pickers will descend on Hackney Marshes in east London this weekend. Spogomi, a Japanese litter-picking sport, has come to the UK. Invented in 2008, it was intended as a competition to encourage people to clean up public spaces. It is now played in schools across the country as people gamify collecting rubbish. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenHulk Hogan, wrestling star and actor, dies aged 71
The WWE star and vocal supporter of Donald Trump died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Florida Hulk Hogan, the wrestling star turned vocal supporter of Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71, his manager confirmed. Chris Volo told NBC Los Angeles that Hogan, given name Terry Gene Bollea, suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, and died surrounded by his family. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenJudge finds accuser in blockbuster Canada hockey sexual assault trial ‘neither credible or reliable’
Official verdict has yet to be handed down, but judge said government had not proved case beyond reasonable doubt A Canadian judge found on Thursday that the woman who accused five professional hockey players was “neither credible or reliable”, in a dramatic conclusion to a trial that ignited debate over the nature of sexual consent and the status of hockey players in a country where many see the sport as a pillar of national identity. While an official verdict has yet to be handed down, Justice Maria Carroccia told a packed Ontario courtroom that the government had not proved the charges – against five members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior ice hockey team – beyond a reasonable doubt. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenQatar wants to host Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036
Country in discussions with IOC over staging the Games A move from event’s traditional summer slot may be required Qatar has confirmed its interest in hosting the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The country’s Olympic committee (QOC) confirmed on Tuesday it was in “ongoing discussions” with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over staging the Games. The Middle East nation hosted the men’s football World Cup in 2022. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenFauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114
Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathon The runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114. The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenWorld Cup will use more indoor venues for day-time kick-offs to combat heat
Infantino acts after player welfare fears at Club World Cup ‘Heat is definitely an issue. We have covered stadiums’ Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, has said indoor air-conditioned venues will be used as much as possible for day-time kick-offs at the 2026 World Cup to combat expected high temperatures. Concerns have been raised about player welfare during the Club World Cup in the US, which will co-host next year’s tournament with Canada and Mexico. Enzo Fernández described conditions during Chelsea’s semi-final against Fluminense, when the temperature was 35C, as “very dangerous”. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenGout Gout wins again in Monaco as Jess Hull and Peter Bol break national records
17-year-old dazzles in under-23 200m at Diamond League meet Bol fourth in fast 800m final that sees world record fall The remarkable Gout Gout story speeds on with the Australian producing another blistering performance to further his European track education in Monaco. Guesting in an invitational 200 metres at the prestigious Diamond League meeting at the Stade Louis II in the principality during his school holidays on Friday, the teenage phenomenon raced away to another striking win in 20.10 seconds into a headwind. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenCaster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour
ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sport The South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes’ rights to be better protected after Europe’s top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women’s sport. The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist’s extraordinary legal battle. Continue reading...
for 6 måneder sidenBBC commentator Andrew Castle sorry for getting US footballer’s name wrong
Trinity Rodman, girlfriend of tennis star Ben Shelton, was repeatedly called ‘Tiffany’ during Wimbledon coverage The BBC commentator Andrew Castle has apologised after repeatedly getting the name of a top American footballer wrong. Trinity Rodman, who is the girlfriend of the American tennis player Ben Shelton, criticised the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage in which Castle called her “Tiffany” several times. Continue reading...
for 7 måneder sidenWimbledon line-call failure came after operator turned cameras off by mistake
System was unintentionally deactivated with one computer click, it is understood, sparking chaos on Centre Court Wimbledon’s electronic line-calling failure on Sunday came after an operator unintentionally switched off a set of cameras on Centre Court with one computer click, it is understood. Bosses earlier defended the new system as they continued to blame Sunday’s seven minutes of chaos on human error. Continue reading...