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The Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel attacked 16km from the finish and rode alone to win the season‑opening cobbled spectacular classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday race. The ex‑road‑race world champion approached the classic after securing a record eighth cyclo‑cross world title, remaining unbeaten throughout

In a week’s time a new chapter will open in Formula One as a substantial revision of the rules introduces an element of uncertainty when the Australian Grand Prix commences in Melbourne. The machines have been reduced in size and mass to make them more agile, easier to handle

Not long ago, Steve Borthwick’s roster for the 2027 World Cup was coming together smoothly. He selected a fairly predictable 36‑man panel for the Six Nations, and the same can be said of his match‑day 23 to meet Wales in England’s opening championship game. Borthwick is

The Paralympic torch departed its birthplace in Stoke Mandeville this week and has reached the entrance to the Dolomites. The cities of Bolzano and Trento will stage “flame festivals” this weekend to greet the Paralympic movement and mark its development on the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Winter Games. It

Lando Norris remembers being left speechless with joy when he received his first contract from McLaren. Sitting in the cramped office of a paddock trailer, the confirmation that he had secured a place in Formula One made him “very smiley for a long time”. Seven years later, he begins the

Oleksandr Usyk, who has not stepped into the ring since his fifth‑round knockout of Daniel Dubois at Wembley in July, is set to defend his WBC heavyweight crown against a kick‑boxer at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The contest with Rico Verhoeven on 23 May, billed as