Sadiq Khan and Tory mayoral rival ‘stand ready’ to bring Commonwealth Games to London March 11, 2024 London Mayor Sadiq Khan “stands ready” to step in to support the capital in a bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games should a new plan to take the next staging of the multi-sport tournament to Malaysia fail. The Asian nation, who hosted the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, have been offered £100m to [...]
Ed Warner: The future of athletics is fluid but ripe with opportunity March 7, 2024 Will Michael Johnson show the way for athletics chiefs, asks our columnist?
Sport’s coming home: Women’s World Cup, Ryder Cup and Tour de France on UK’s list of 70 targets for next decade March 5, 2024 The Solheim Cup and World Athletics Championships are also on the list.
Doped Olympics, the Enhanced Games, is “bollocks”, says Seb Coe February 29, 2024 World Athletics chief Seb Coe has rubbished plans for a doping Olympics, the Enhanced Games, as “bollocks”. The former Olympic champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. “It’s bollocks. I can’t really get excited about it,” Coe said. “There’s only one message and that is if anyone is moronic [...]
Ed Warner: Sci-fi sport is coming, are you ready to watch? I’m not February 29, 2024 Our sport business columnist takes on some of the week's big talking points.
Jess Ennis-Hill’s former coach blasts UK Sport and UK Athletics over funding snub February 28, 2024 Minichiello said the system was 'not fit for purpose'.
Michael Johnson to co-found professional track and field league February 27, 2024 Legendary American 400m sprinter Michael Johnson has partnered with Winners Alliance to develop a new professional track and field league. The format is as yet unknown but is set to debut in 2025 and resemble US sports leagues, but with global athletes. “I am excited about my new track venture,” Johnson said in a post [...]
Eugene Amo-Dadzie: ‘Why can’t the world’s fastest accountant be the fastest man ever?’ February 22, 2024 The Londoner is only the fourth Briton to run a sub-10-second 100m.
Ed Warner: On bad actors and their pernicious influence on so many sports February 22, 2024 Our columnist on rogues who taint sport, plus FA Cup maths, Rwanda, Tracey Crouch MP and Jilly Cooper.
Sir Mo Farah leads tributes to world record holder Kelvin Kiptum February 12, 2024 Kiptum ran the quickest ever marathon time in Chicago last year.