View from Africa: how Kirsty Coventry will handle sport’s biggest job at the IOC | International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee’s president-elect, Kirsty Coventry, did not initially have designs on a role in sports administration until she was thrust into it, essentially by politics. On 7 September 2018, Coventry found out, along with the rest of Zimbabwe, that she had been appointed as the country’s minister for sports, art and recreation. She … Read more

Heather Knight follows Jon Lewis out of England door in wake of Ashes rout | England women’s cricket team

Heather Knight has left her role as England captain after almost nine years. The 34-year-old skippered England 199 times since 2016 and guided the team to World Cup glory in 2017 alongside two other finals. The news comes 24 hours after Jon Lewis was axed as head coach following their recent 16-0 multi-format Ashes series … Read more

Oscar Piastri wins his first F1 pole after Hamilton takes Chinese GP sprint race | Formula One

Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix with a commanding drive in Shanghai for McLaren, after Lewis Hamilton had taken his first victory for Ferrari in the sprint race on Saturday morning. Piastri, scoring his first ever Formula One pole, delivered two immense laps to take the top spot, beating the Mercedes … Read more

Mike Tyson, sports stars and more pay tribute to boxing great George Foreman | George Foreman

Boxing greats and sports stars from around the globe have paid tribute to world heavyweight champion, George Foreman, who died on Friday aged 76. The death of the boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur was announced by Foreman’s family on his Instagram account. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world,” … Read more

George Foreman – a life in pictures | Sport

The two-time heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame boxer died Friday at age 76. He leaves behind a towering legacy Guardian sport Main image: George Foreman poses outside the Nassau Coliseum ahead of his rematch with Joe Frazier in June 1976. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Sat 22 Mar 2025 04.12 GMT Last modified on … Read more

Lewis-Skelly gamble pays off for Tuchel as he balances impatience and reality | England

It was the 68th minute when Jarrod Bowen and Anthony Gordon trotted down the steps, stripped and ready to come on. As they waited on the touchline, Thomas Tuchel leaned conspiratorially close, imparting crucial last-minute tactical instructions. You, go left. You, attack this half-space. You, spin him around the diagonal. You, watch for the trapezium … Read more