20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (815+ words) First woman to win a British Classic admits ‘roller coaster’ of emotions dented celebrations, and post-victory meal left lots to be desired Saffie Osborne has revealed she could not truly celebrate becoming the first female jockey to win a British…...

23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (656+ words) Rising temperatures shrink nuts so much they split when drilled, threatening the 61-year-old Northamptonshire tournament The World Conker Championships are at risk of extinction because of summer heatwaves. Organisers of the annual event said rising global temperatures could spell the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1157+ words) Opener’s stubborn refusal to adapt to bowler-friendly conditions has led to monumental errors and his place should be under threat Sir Geoffrey Boycott is an England and Yorkshire opening batsman who scored 22 Test centuries. He is an author and cricket…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (342+ words) One of the squad’s great survivors talks about the prospect of his 250th game, his musical family and why the best teams are ‘bulletproof’ Diogo Dalot has been a Manchester United player for more than eight years, and when you consider…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (310+ words) Briton knocked down in the second round by the WBC welterweight king Conor Benn was outgunned and outfought by WBC welterweight king Ryan Garcia here in Sin City to crown a glorious night for the largely Mexican audience. Benn was…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (313+ words) Dayana Yastremska says apartment was destroyed by a Russian cruise missile and calls on WTA to end ‘neutrality’ Ukraine tennis player Dayana Yastremska has said her family’s flat in Odesa was destroyed in a Russian air strike. The world No…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1806+ words) Elena Rybakina must be the least demonstrative athlete on the planet. Nobody has so mastered Rudyard Kipling’s advice, emblazoned on the entrance to Wimbledon’s Centre Court, about treating triumph and disaster just the same. Yet even Rybakina was moved to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (701+ words) Johnson warned of the danger to democracy in a state dominated by one party that believed it had the moral authority to rule in perpetuity RW Johnson, who has died aged 82, was an Oxford politics don and journalist, renowned as…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (840+ words) Years without Champions League revenue have sullied Old Trafford club’s grand pursuit of titles and ambitious new stadium At 8pm on Thursday night, Manchester United will kick a ball in the Champions League for the first time in three seasons. It…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (787+ words) Manchester United host Sabah FK in their Champions League opener tonight, and Harry Reynolds has three tips for the game Manchester United kick off their return to the Champions League tonight with a home game against Sabah at Old Trafford…...