International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says modern pentathlon will know its fate as an Olympic event by the start of next year as the embattled sport faces a revolt from its headline stars over the axing of its equestrian component. The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) announced last week that obstacle racing would replace showjumping and feature […]

Formula One has taken over South Florida ahead of Sunday’s Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC). Along with the Aramco United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, this is the only other event based in the U.S. The F1 circuit’s top drivers have also been enjoying the festivities in Miami. As the city hosted two NBA Eastern […]

TO earn the nickname 'Mr Chester', chances are you need to be a bit of a character. And in multi-millionaire businessman and racecourse legend Marwan Koukash, the north west city of 80,000 certainly has that. Branded the 'migrant millionaire boss' when he appeared on Channel 4, Koukash used his genius business idea to leave behind an impoverished upbringing for a […]

CANELO ALVAREZ is back in light-heavyweight action as he challenges WBA world titleholder Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas. The Mexican was last in the ring in November, when he knocked out Caleb Plant in the 11th round to win the undisputed super-middleweight titles. But now Alvarez is challenging at 175lbs again, where he last campaigned at in November 2019 against […]

LEWIS HAMILTON may be waiting a while to get his first race win of the F1 season, but his next opportunity will be at the Miami Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have so far shared two race wins each this season with Hamilton's best finish being third in Bahrain. It was the Dutchman Verstappen who won out at […]

MANCHESTER UNITED striker Edinson Cavani revealed he wouldn't have agreed a contract extension with the club had he known they would land Cristiano Ronaldo. Cavani, 35, had his No7 shirt taken from him when the Portuguese captain joined last summer. It has been an injury plagued season for the big striker, only managing a mere 18 appearances across all competitions. […]

The NSW Swifts will look to recapture their championship-winning form in a must-win local derby against the Giants on Sunday. The reigning premiers have lost three games in a row and fallen to bottom of the ladder with half of the Super Netball season played, but co-captain Paige Hadley is confident in the Swifts’ ability to reverse their fortunes in […]

Offbeat news from the world of sport Devon Petersen has revealed how an injury forced him to completely reconstruct his throwing action to avoid a long layoff. The popular South African won the German Darts Championships in 2020 and reached the quarter-finals of the UK Open last year he got closer to major honours. However, his form tailed off after […]

LEICESTER CITY will be eager to conclude their disappointing season by booking themselves a Europa Conference League final spot TONIGHT. But Roma have ambitions of their own as they look to make it to their first European final since 1990/91. Start time: 8pm GMT TV/Live stream: BT Sport 3 and BT Sport Ultimate Roma XI: To follow Leicester XI: To […]

After etching her name into the record books as Australia’s most decorated female Paralympian in Tokyo, swimming legend Ellie Cole had little desire to subject herself to too many excruciating pool sessions heading into the Commonwealth Games in late July. Birmingham was always going to be Cole’s last competition in the pool but the 30-year-old just couldn’t help herself. Ellie […]