Former British Cycling Dr Richard Freeman’s medical tribunal hit a further delay on Thursday. The tribunal panel had been scheduled to come back with a decision on whether key evidence from Shane Sutton, the former technical director at British Cycling,…
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Sam Bennett completes move to Deceuninck-QuickStep
Irish sprinter Sam Bennett has completed his move to Deceuninck-QuickStep a month after leaving Bora-Hansgrohe. Bennett has signed a two-year contract with his new Belgian squad, where he replaces Italian Elia Viviani, and will hope to earn selection for cycling’s…
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WWE SmackDown: The Fiend drags Daniel Bryan through ring
The Fiend dragged Daniel Bryan through the SmackDown ring last night and vowed to “change” his latest challenger. Bray Wyatt earlier introduced a new customised title which his Fiend creation will be sporting after winning the Universal title from Seth…
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New Zealand’s Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme ruled out of second Test against England
New Zealand’s Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme have been ruled out of the second Test against England due to injury. Boult bowled only one over on the final day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui because of a…
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Russian track and field president resigns
The president of the Russian track and field federation has resigned two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigation involving fake documents. Russia facing World Athletics expulsion Russia could face 2020 Olympics ban Dmitry Shlyakhtin told an…
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Niall Daly proudly representing Padraig Pearses and Roscommon despite living in Galway
There was never any fear of Niall Daly having divided loyalties – he is a Rossie through and through. Along with his three brothers Lorcan, Ronan and Conor, Niall represents Roscommon, and they’re gunning to take down All-Ireland champions Corofin…
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Team GB athletes lauch legal action against British Olympic Association
Team GB athletes have launched legal action against the British Olympic Association (BOA) over “unjust and unlawful” sponsorship rules. Adam Gemili is leading a group of 20 British stars, who have taken action after the BOA did not follow Germany…
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South Africa name provisional squad for England Roses series
South Africa head coach Dorette Badenhorst has selected a provisional squad of 15 players for their three-match Test series against England’s Vitality Roses at the end of the month. The SPAR Proteas are hosting England in Cape Town with the…
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Nicholas Pooran banned for ball-tampering in West Indies series against Afghanistan
West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has been banned for his country’s next four Twenty20 matches after admitting to tampering with the ball. The Windies won their one-day international series against Afghanistan 3-0 but the result has been overshadowed by Pooran’s actions…
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Sky Sports News ticker reads gibberish on live TV and fans are in hysterics – The Sun
TICKER look at this! Viewers of Sky Sports News were put under a spell of hysterics when the rolling headlines streamed out gibberish. A wonky-worded warning that the "speel cjeck is nott work sing anymora" entertained armchair sports fans as…
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Eoin Morgan: England loss in third T20I is ‘one that got away from us’
Eoin Morgan bemoaned England’s 14-run defeat to New Zealand in the third T20 international in Nelson as “one that got away”, as the tourists suffered a dramatic late batting collapse. England were seemingly cruising along at 139-2 in the 15th…
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England batsman Dawid Malan joins Yorkshire from Middlesex
England batsman Dawid Malan has left Middlesex to join Yorkshire on a four-year contract. The 32-year-old – currently part of England’s T20I squad in New Zealand – stepped down as Middlesex captain last season after the club failed to achieve…
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Eoin Morgan says England defeat in second T20I is ‘good opportunity’ for youngsters
Eoin Morgan says England’s disappointing defeat in the second T20 international against New Zealand on Sunday is a “good opportunity” for the young players in the side. England have given T20 debuts to Sam Curran, Pat Brown, Lewis Gregory and…
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Shakib Al Hasan should have been banned for longer, says Michael Vaughan
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Shakib Al Hasan’s ban for failing to report corrupt approaches is not severe enough. Bangladesh captain Shakib was handed a two-year ban, one year of which is suspended, by the ICC and will be…
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