Sports

Chess Mates: the fantastic true story of the sex toy rumour that buzzed around the world

It was the anal bead theory that caused a global sensation. Now, a new Netflix film tells the tale of two grandmasters, one scandal – and a whole lot of bad blood

Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley have tense postgame exchange after South Carolina shock UConn in Final Four

Auriemma: ‘I said what I had to say. It was nothing’

The Rugby Match Drink-Up

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Luka Doncic to Miss Rest of Lakers' Regular Season with Hamstring Strain

NBA Scoring Leader Hurt in Thursday's Loss to Thunder

UConn's Sarah Strong named AP player of the year after standout sophomore season

Strong is Huskies' first winner since Paige Bueckers in 2021

Duke's Cameron Boozer joins Cooper Flagg on list of freshmen to win player of the year

Son of NBA star Carlos Boozer led Blue Devils to 35 wins

Pararescuemen prove themselves again in Iran rescue mission

The U.S. Air Force’s elite pararescue community again reinforced its hard-earned reputation for courage and skill when its personnel braved enemy fire to rescue a downed U.S. aircrew inside Iran on Friday.

‘I still have a lot left’: Rory McIlroy on his Masters defence and staying motivated

Northern Irishman bristles at suggestions he has peaked as he returns to Augusta with the same intensity as always

Tiger Woods thinks he's 'above everything' after crash: Joe Concha

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said professional golfer Tiger Woods thinks he’s “above everything,” after body camera footage of Woods’ car crash showed him saying he was on the phone with President Donald Trump to the police.

Messiah album review

Irish Baroque Orchestra and Choir/Whelan (Linn) Conductor Peter Whelan leads a finely judged and agile period-instrument performance with only 13 singers.

USMNT World Cup squad predictions: how we see the 26 for 2026

Mauricio Pochettino faces several tough decisions to name a squad for the 2026 World Cup hosts

Unhittable: are the modern era’s weightlifting, analytics-fueled pitchers too good?

A new book explores how technology and a host of maverick innovators have given rise to an exceptional crop of baseball players