カテゴリー: Sport
In an age dominated by T20, New Zealand’s long-form Plunket Shield is a throwback to another time and retains a small group of committed fansFrom the spot where Helen Julius spread her arms across the peeling, sun-flecked green paint of the pavilion’s …
As New Zealand goes head to head with the old colonial power, Great Britain, a waka is leading the team out of Barcelona harbourAs New Zealand goes head to head with Great Britain in its defence of the America’s Cup, the Kiwis have a secret weapon, a M…
Police say pair ‘assisting with investigations’ after Dani Cuesta posted photo of himself with ‘Lim go home’ signA Spanish couple have been detained after the man held a banner to protest against Peter Lim, the billionaire Singaporean owner of Valencia…
Javelin thrower who won Pakistan’s first ever medal in track and field has done ‘the impossible’, says brotherThe latest medal table | Live schedule | And full resultsArshad Nadeem’s Olympic gold was celebrated with dancing and sweets in his small vill…
In advance of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced conflict, discrimination and a lack of funding to stand as their countries’ only female qualifiers in their chosen fieldsOne of Alexandra Ndolo’s greatest career achieve…
Police say spectators ‘turned their backs toward the pitch and did not stand for the playing of the national anthem’Three people have been arrested for turning their backs and remaining seated when China’s national anthem was played prior to Hong Kong’…
Janhvi Kapoor plays a medical student with the prospect of a pro career in the game, with Rajkummar Rao as the husband who coaches herHindi cinema has thus far spent 2024 in retreat, its commercial failures compounded by a successful run of south India…
Tributes paid to wrestler, who was born Chad Rowan and became the sport’s first non-Japanese grand champion in 1993Tributes have been paid in Japan to Akebono, the first foreign wrestler to reach the pinnacle of the sport of sumo, who has died aged 54….
Former chairman Chen Xuyuan accepted millions in return for help with contracting, investment options and event management, state media report court as sayingThe former chief of China’s national football association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to …
Last-minute decision on Tuesday’s match leaves football bodies searching for alternative venueNorth Korea has abruptly cancelled its 2026 World Cup qualifying match with Japan next week, leaving organisers frantically searching for an alternative venu…
Effigy recovered in 2009 after being thrown into Osaka river by jubilant fans but is in poor state and will be disposed ofA plastic statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s founder, Colonel Sanders, that was a lucky charm for superstitious Japanese baseball …
Questions asked over the place of protest in professional sport after Hurricanes Poua team in Wellington changed the lyrics for their haka just before a game A row over the role of protest in professional sport has erupted in New Zealand after a women’…
‘I don’t have to motivate the team against China,’ says manager after 2-1 win in friendly played behind closed doorsHong Kong have beaten China for the first time in 29 years in a friendly football match in Abu Dhabi.Hong Kong’s 2-1 victory over China …
Dozens of elections, Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, moon missions, the climate crisis and AI• Support independent Guardian journalism in 20242024 will be a landmark year: dozens of elections across the world, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza t…
Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges for female playersIt is a fairly common situation for any child. One parent says yes and the other says no. The request: could Brooke Harley, a…