Sports

The big sports quiz of the year 2025

Have you followed the football, rugby, basketball, NFL, cycling, F1, tennis, horse racing, sumo, athletics and golf?

ECB lacks power to bring about change in attempt to arrest heavy Ashes defeats

Governing body is unlikely to commission any formal inquiries, having lost control of the sport’s governance and operations

Sivert Guttorm Bakken, Winter Olympics hopeful, dies at training camp aged 27

Norwegian biathlete found dead in hotel room in Italy

Brooks Koepka quits LIV Golf after three years but PGA Tour return uncertain

Brooks Koepka, the five-time major champion, has become the first player to defect from LIV Golf, a significant blow to the league funded by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund and raises questions whether the PGA Tour will find a way for him to return.

Peter Wright crashes out of PDC world championship after 3-0 loss to Arno Merk

Wattimena, Rydz and Meikle all through to third round

Frank hits back at Slot over claim of ‘reckless’ Van de Ven challenge on Isak

Liverpool head coach says Isak out for ‘couple of months’

Chelsea enter hunt for £65m Antoine Semenyo with inquiry about his terms

Chelsea have made an inquiry about signing Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. The winger’s deal contains a £65m release clause in January and he is also a target for Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United.

‘We’ve fallen behind’: why Germany’s biggest teams have split from DFB

Ownership of Frauen-Bundesliga is being taken over by the clubs, who want to keep pace with game in England

English cricket meets Spinal Tap as Rob Key delivers latest Ashes autopsy

The England men’s cricket MD offered a postmortem that didn’t address the nuts and bolts of the system he manages

David Squires on … the Premier League enjoying a rare Christmas at home

With just one top-flight Boxing Day fixture this year, our cartoonist takes a look at how players, coaches and officials might spend their time

‘Un club d’ici’: FC Supra turns to a Bilbao-style model to keep Québec talent at home

By representing its region’s distinct culture and players, the Canadian Premier League team aims to boost the province’s undoubted soccer potential

The pandora's box of college sports and private equity

College sports are a big business. Athletic programs at some major universities are valued at more than $1 billion. The top 75 programs have a combined value of over $50 billion. Revenues for the top football schools are growing at double-digit rates. This is a growth business. But many sports programs are under financial pressure. Costs exceed revenues.