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Inside the race for the biggest job in sport – can Sebastian Coe win the IOC presidency? | Sean Ingle
More than 40 years after Sebastian Coe powered to his second Olympic 1500m title, he is still running hungry. He’s in the gym most mornings at 6am, cranking out 40-50km a week on the treadmill, doing conditioning work or lifting weights, before meticulously recording his workouts in training diaries – …
Ollie Lawrence: ‘If you don’t dream big, you’re never going to get anywhere’
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride
Sara Piffer, a promising 19-year-old Italian rider, died during a training outing on Friday, the Italian Professional Cyclists’ Association (ACCPI) said, after she was reportedly hit by a car.
The Team Mendelspeck rider Piffer was struck by the vehicle on a minor road during a training session in Italy’s northern …
Give us our GOAT back: tribalism remains a bar to appreciating Djokovic’s greatness | Barney Ronay
Who knows, maybe one day Novak Djokovic and the people of Australia will stop mid-argument, bottom lips quivering, and just kiss it all out, right there in front of the cameras, while in the background the studio audience gasps and whoops and we cut tantalisingly to the break with a …
Rift between Ben Ainslie and Ineos casts doubt over next America’s Cup
The acrimonious split between two knights, Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has cast uncertainty over the next edition of the America’s Cup, with crucial negotiations unable to move forward while the disputing parties engage in legal proceedings.
The Guardian understands that a commercial dispute over who owns what …
Six Nations is the shining light of rugby and so much this year is hard to predict | Ugo Monye
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Six Nations and what strikes me on the eve of the tournament is how much of a reassuring presence on the calendar the championship has become. The World Cup is a wonderful tournament but there is debate over how many teams should …
Hottest Cheltenham favourite this century is anything but a non-event
Being there will be more important than backing the winner for most punters before the Grade Two Unibet International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday, as Constitution Hill, quite possibly the finest hurdler that National Hunt racing has seen, makes his final start before attempting to reclaim the Champion Hurdle at …
Madison Keys embraces change to earn second grand slam final chance
Only a few hours after her first grand slam final had come to an end in 2017, while she was still trying to process falling short of achieving her ultimate dream, Madison Keys was asked to consider what she could have done differently during her time on court. She responded, …
Family of man killed by police in Redditch say officers ‘had no mercy’
The family of Marcus Meade, who was shot and killed by police on Christmas Eve while thought to be having a mental health crisis, have said officers showed “no mercy for him”, as they called for “full accountability” of those involved.
Meade, 39, was killed while alone in his home …
European pessimism in Davos as Trump boom underlines continent’s slump
In the bars, hotels and windowless conference halls of the World Economic Forum in Davos, two themes dominated the conversation: America’s ascendancy and Europe’s decline.
If the scale of the continent’s problems was unclear before politicians and chief executives descended on the Swiss ski resort, there was no ambiguity by …