TV presenter Laura Woods has revealed she received “numerous death threats” online after commenting on an article about the eligibility of Olympic champion boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting.
They each won gold in their respective weight divisions at Paris 2024 amid a heated public debate over whether they should be eligible to compete in the women’s division. Khelif from Algeria and Lin from Chinese Taipei were disqualified from last year’s World Championships after reportedly failing gender eligibility tests. Both won gold in Paris […]
Conor Gallagher is expected to return to training at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Wednesday, after landing back in London with his Atletico Madrid transfer in the balance.
The England international, 24, was pictured in the La Liga club’s Metropolitano Stadium on Saturday and spent five days in a hotel in Madrid but has been unable to complete his £33m move. It was halted because Chelsea’s £34.5m deal to sign Spanish striker Samu Omorodion collapsed over personal terms on Sunday. The Spanish club […]
Manchester United are hopeful of agreeing a new contract with skipper Bruno Fernandes over the next few weeks.
The midfielder’s current deal, which he signed in 2022, expires in 2026. It is possible an announcement could be made before the transfer window closes on 30 August, but the main focus of United’s hierarchy at present is on concluding deals that have to meet that deadline. Fernandes replaced Harry Maguire as club captain in […]
Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have delivered.
Just a few weeks ago, the chances of a successful Games in the City of Light seemed slim. France was in a political crisis. Security officials were fearful of an attack. Many French people seemed nonplussed. The International Olympic Committee, under pressure from sponsors and broadcasters after COVID led to largely spectator-less Games in Tokyo, […]
Former world number one Naomi Osaka says she does not “feel like I’m in my body” following her return to tennis after a maternity break.
Japan’s Osaka returned to the WTA Tour in January after the birth of her first child, daughter Shai, in July 2023. Since then, the four-time Grand Slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form and been unable to advance past the quarter-finals at any tournament. “My biggest issue currently isn’t losses though, my biggest […]
West Ham United have signed defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United for £15m.
The 26-year-old has penned a seven-year deal with the Hammers. Wan-Bissaka left Crystal Palace for Manchester United in a £50m move in 2019 and scored two goals in 190 appearances for the Red Devils. The defender is West Ham’s eighth signing of the summer, joining Jean-Clair Todibo, Crysencio Summerville, Luis Guilherme, Niclas Fullkrug, Wes Foderingham, […]
Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong will need time to regain his old confidence after enduring a frustrating year.
Tze Yong has yet to return to full training after undergoing two back surgeries in February and April and has been ruled out of all remaining competitions this year. National coaching director Rexy Mainaky said that the coaches have an important role of motivating the 24-year-old to regain his confidence. Tze Yong will likely return […]
Manchester United have signed Bayern Munich pair Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui in a move that could cost nearly £60m.
De Ligt has signed a five-year contract, and Mazraoui a four-year deal, both with the option to extend for a further year. Mazraoui could be immediately called upon by United to deputise at left-back for the injured Luke Shaw – who is expected to return after the first international break – when they host Fulham […]
Dutch rider Puck Pieterse won stage four of the Tour de France Femmes as overall leader Demi Vollering took second place in a photo finish.
Pieterse finished the 122.7km ride from Valkenburg to Liege in a time of three hours 12 minutes 28 seconds, as she pipped Vollering on the line. The 22-year-old’s victory was her first in a road race and lifted her to second in the standings – 22 seconds behind her compatriot. It gave her the best […]
Wolves skipper Mario Lemina believes being appointed captain will help him “clean” his name after previously being accused of having attitude problems during his career.
The midfielder was given the armband by boss Gary O’Neil last month after Max Kilman’s £40m move to West Ham. While at Southampton, allegations of attitude problems followed him and he was given a driving ban in 2018. But Lemina, who lost his father Mario Snr in December, is eager for the captaincy to show […]