Bernardo Silva: Manchester City’s rising star beloved by Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has said the Portuguese playmaker is ‘a joy’ to coach and one of the best players in England this seasonBernardo Silva’s status with Pep Guardiola is clear. “I love him,” says Manchester City’s...
Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra wins Cadel Evans race
Disappointing result for Australian Mitchelton-Scott team Lucy Kennedy finishes second and Amanda Spratt thirdCuban Arlenis Sierra has spoiled the Australian show for the biggest win of her cycling career.Sierra launched a perfectly timed attack in...
Mikaela Shiffrin adds to dazzling season with first super-G crystal globe
Skier wins 10th season-long title and first in speed disciplineShiffrin, 24, locked up overall and slalom titles weeks agoItaly’s Dominik Paris captured men’s title at World Cup finalsMikaela Shiffrin won the World Cup super-G title...
Going it alone: What drives solo endurance athletes?
From transatlantic rowers to cross-continental runners, solo adventurers rely as much on their mental strength as their physical attributesFew people have the will and the stamina needed to run across a continent or row...
Ronaldo’s defining display shows ‘fino alla fine’ spirit is alive at Juventus
The striker’s best performance for Juve in the Champions League embodied the club’s ‘until the end’ mottoThe Juventus motto is “fino alla fine” – in other words, until the end. On Tuesday evening the men’s team...
Will MMA ever be an Olympic sport?
Global popularity and an ancient pedigree make MMA a sensible fit for today’s Olympics. The reasons why it’s not even being considered – too violent? too popular? – are less clearGatekeepers charged with...
Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is youngest NFL MVP since Dan Marino
Kansas City quarterback wins MVP award in landslide voteMahomes, 23, is youngest winner since Dan Marino in 1984Patrick Mahomes’ breathtaking breakthrough season earned him the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award.The Chiefs quarterback landed a...
Charlie Whiting, Formula One race director, dies aged 66
Briton dies from pulmonary embolism in MelbourneTributes flow for ‘guardian of F1’s best interests’Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have led the tributes to Charlie Whiting, the Formula One race director who died suddenly on Thursday, three...
