Speed skating one of Beijing Winter Olympics' most beautiful sporting spectacles — and a playground for the Dutch
There is something wonderfully peaceful about ice skating, even at a competitive level.
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Opinion: New South Africa-New Zealand ‘mini-series’ poses questions about Springboks’ future
The Springboks could have their cake and eat it if they feature in an expanded Six Nations and in a revamped Rugby Championship after the 2023 World Cup, writes Jon Cardinelli.
Mark Cavendish survives Tour of Oman crash with 'just some bruising'
British cyclist Mark Cavendish fell "quite heavily" in the penultimate fifth stage of the Tour of Oman Monday but came away from the crash with relatively minor injuries.
Liverpool? Barcelona? Stay at Fulham? Fabio Carvalho’s potential next destinations weighed up
Fabio Carvalho has developed at a rapid rate this season under Marco Silva and has been one of the most impressive young players in the country.
Clasica Jaen 2022 - Alexey Lutsenko produces dominant long-range attack to win inaugural edition
Alexey Lutsenko produced a dominant long-range attack to take victory in a captivating inaugural edition of the Clasica Jaen in southern Spain. The Astana-Qazaqstan rider showed the sort of early-season performance that become something of a trademark, breaking free of a group of favourites for the first time with 45km to go. Ad/> While a chasing group would reel him in, Lutsenko had preserved his legs sufficiently to again up his cadence and power clear of Tim Wellens inside the final 25 kilometres.
Huge new ‘creative neighbourhood’ featuring food halls, gardens and a brewery planned for Piccadilly
A huge new food hall, brewery, night market, urban garden and beer hall is being planned for Piccadilly, from the people behind the likes of Ramona, The Firehouse, Gorilla and Trof.
Formidable Russian coach and doctor with doping past in focus over Valieva case
BEIJING/MOSCOW/NEW YORK : The turmoil engulfing a 15-year-old Russian figure skater who tested positive for a banned substance has thrust her eminent coach and a doctor with past doping offences into the spotlight at the Beijing Games.
Ricciardo hopes new F1 rules will allow bolder overtakes
In recent seasons – most notably during his time as a Red Bull racer – Ricciardo forged a reputation as one of F1’s best overtakers with a series of bold passes, often very late on approach to corners or from far behind another car.