T1 Indoor Triathlon World Cup: The endurance race done in 10 minutes March 22, 2025 You’ve heard about the four-minute mile, but what about the 10-minute triathlon? That’s the order of the day tonight in Lievin, northern France, where the first T1 Indoor Triathlon World Cup is due to take place. The short-course event consists of a 200m swim, 2.8km cycle and 1km run and, uniquely, all takes place in [...]
Aston Martin leave touching tribute to Eddie Jordan on Formula 1 car March 22, 2025 Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team this weekend honoured former paddock legend Eddie Jordan with his name on their racing car. Jordan passed away last week aged 76 from an “aggressive” form of cancer. His Jordan Grand Prix team has gone through many iterations, with the current one being Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team. The team, [...]
Super League Basketball chair steps down after accusing ref of racism March 21, 2025 The chair of Super League Basketball, Sheffield Sharks owner Vaughn Millette, has been forced to step down and apologise for accusing a referee of racism. Millette’s outburst last weekend led to the league’s head of officiating resigning and referees going on strike, bringing the competition to a standstill. The American confirmed that his comments, made [...]
Mexico’s Club Leon banned from Fifa Club World Cup in USA March 21, 2025 Mexico’s Club Leon have been kicked out of the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup over multi-club ownership rules. The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners Leon are owned by the same group – Grupo Pachuca – that owns fellow Mexican side Pachuca, who are also in this year’s Club World Cup. And due to rules banning [...]
Who has played themselves into and out of the British and Irish Lions tour? March 21, 2025 If the Six Nations taught us anything it’s that picking a squad for this year’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia is going to be very difficult. For some players a strong Six Nations has catapulted them from nobody to somebody, or from a fringe player into a starter. And for others it has [...]
England Rugby Travel: RFU joint venture goes into liquidation March 21, 2025 England Rugby Travel Limited, a venture involving rugby’s governing body the RFU, has gone into liquidation. The firm, based out of Twickenham Stadium (Allianz Stadium), provided fans with ticket packages and experience for England Rugby matches both home and away. Paul Ellison and Rob Keyes of KRE Corporate Recovery Limited have been appointed liquidators for [...]
Yours for £70k: Harry Kane’s old Bentley supercar up for sale March 21, 2025 Football fans and rare car enthusiasts have been given the chance to buy a limited edition Bentley Continental previously owned by England captain Harry Kane. A reliable, high-performance machine – albeit lacking the thrills of more exotic imports – Kane has become something of a collector during his record-breaking career on the pitch. He bought [...]
Coventry IOC election clears Russia ‘return to Olympic podium’, says Kremlin sport minister March 21, 2025 Russia believes the election of Kirsty Coventry as IOC president can see the banned nation “return to the Olympic podium”. Russian Olympic Committee president and sports minister Mikhail Degtyarev congratulated Coventry on her election, in a vote that surprisingly took just one round to find an overall majority conclusion. Briton Lord Coe got just eight [...]
After IOC election, what are the top Olympic Games priorities? March 21, 2025 It is a new dawn and a new day at the International Olympic Committee, with the post-Thomas Bach era beginning after yesterday’s election. Kirsty Coventry was crowned president of the IOC, one of sport’s biggest and most influential bodies, in Greece last night. She became the 10th president and the first female in the role. [...]
NBA: Sixth Street backing $6.1bn Chisholm bid for Boston Celtics March 20, 2025 Private equity firm Sixth Street is reportedly part of William Chisholm’s $6.1bn takeover bid of NBA team Boston Celtics, in what would be a North American franchise record. The deal, if successful, would surpass the $6.05bn takeover of the NFL franchise Washington Commanders led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales. The Boston Celtics’ current owners, [...]