Women’s tennis tour announces prize money parity with men’s events
WTA announces ‘major milestone’ in fight for equalityCombined WTA 1000 events to award equal prize moneyAll combined WTA 1000 tournaments will award women equal prize money to the men from 2027, the Women’s Tennis Association has announced, with the…
Borthwick’s England reign remains full of contradictions with World Cup a year away
England’s identity under Steve Borthwick is not as clear as it should be this close to the tournamentIt was not so long ago that the Rugby Football Union would host an annual Christmas bash. Executives, head coaches, assistants, members of staff and an…
Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League
Government said to be unhappy at lack of warningTreasury committee chair wants HMRC involved in City caseAndy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the prime minister.Government officials…
School gate to checkmate: British chess prodigy, 11, is youngest ever woman grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan’s father taught her to play age five and soon she was beating ex-champions. Now she is lighting up the Chess OlympiadOver the weekend, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever holder of the title of woman grandmaster at…
Lewis Hamilton backs Vasseur but believes Ferrari leadership structure could change
Team principal under scrutiny after underperformance‘Fred is the guy to take this team in the right direction’Lewis Hamilton has backed his Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur, as the best person to lead the team, but believes the leadership structure…
Daredevil Jaan Roose completes slackline walk high above central Seoul
Estonian completed first of two attempts to navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on ThursdayEstonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose has completed his first crossing of a 160-metre long…
Hampton’s heroics preserve WCL point for Chelsea on Bompastor’s OL Lyonnes return
There were plenty of encouraging signs for Chelsea as they claimed a valuable point in the Champions League on their head coach Sonia Bompastor’s return to face her former team OL Lyonnes.The goalless draw was a slow-burner but concluded with a flurry of…
Building of the Pep supremacy is an era that will be defined by sham-ball
Guardiola’s success at Manchester City was underpinned by financial cheating. Now he can only double down on his adherence to the owners“Do you know the question that you are asking me? Today, do you honestly think it is my job to make this kind of…
Cristiano Ronaldo walks out on Portugal after being dropped from starting lineup
Jorge Jesus earlier said captain would again be a subThe 41-year-old has trained alone in gym since weekendThe Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, announced on Wednesday that he had left the team’s training camp in Denmark after head coach Jorge Jesus…
Leah Williamson blunder gifts Paris FC a point as Arsenal’s struggles continue
Renée Slegers did not attend the post‑match press conference, the manager understood to have been too furious after Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead in their draw with Paris FC on Wednesday night.The assistant coach Aaron D’Antino stepped in to speak…