Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. The 25-year-old moves on a deal reportedly worth £100 million, making him both the most expensive English player of all time and the most expensive signing by a Premier League
Steven Gardiner confirmed his status as the premiere 400m runner as he added Olympic Gold to his World Championship title in 2019. His time of 43.85 was too good for Anthony Jose Zambrano of Colombia and Grenada’s Kirani James, in that order.
There are about 18 miles as the crow flies between the Ariake Urban Park, where the world’s best male skateboarders were shredding tricks and going viral, and the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza. As Olympic assignments go, modern pentathlon’s fencing ranking round is
Valentino Rossi has announced he will retire from Moto GP at the end of the 2021 season. The Italian motocycle racing legend is one of the most decorated riders in the sport, with 26 seasons in his career. The 41-year-old won a
Manchester United teenager Facundo Pellistri has returned to Alaves on a season-long loan. The 19-year-old moved to Old Trafford from Penarol last October in a 10 million euros (£9million) deal. Pellistri has yet to make a competitive appearance for United and spent
In pole vault, the high always comes before the fall. But as Holly Bradshaw cleared 4.85m on Thursday evening in the Olympic Stadium to confirm her place in the top three, a previously elusive high had finally been reached as she crashed
Holly Bradshaw admitted she considered quitting the pole vault before clinching bronze to make British Olympic history in Tokyo. The 29-year-old finished behind the USA’s Katie Nageotte and the ROC’s Anzhelika Sidorova to further boost Team GB in the Olympic Stadium following
Ollie Robinson raised England’s flagging spirits with a wicket just before lunch on day two at Trent Bridge, but India remained firmly in control of the first Test. Having dismissed the hosts for an underwhelming 183 on Wednesday, India reached the interval
The teenage son of former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has died after being crushed by a quad bike, reports state. Emilio, the second of three children between Ballack and his former partner Simone Lambe, was involved in an accident involving the vehicle
Organisers admit they came close to cancelling the 2021 World Cup but insist they could be in a stronger position financially when the tournament is held in England in 2022. A postponement, which had been anticipated since Australia and New Zealand pulled
Michael Johnson has criticised Team USA’s men’s 4x100m relay team after their disastrous round one exit at Tokyo 2020. The United States’ men have not won the 4x100m since Sydney 2000, though there was great expectations for quartet Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley