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Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession
Over summer, a strange phenomenon plays out along New Zealand’s waterholes. Bridges, wharfs, cliffs and swimming pools throng with people readying to leap. Jumpers launch into the air, twist themselves into a v-shape – bums down, limbs akimbo – until they hit the surface, forcing water upwards in an almighty …
Sir Ben Ainslie left ‘astounded’ after Ineos announce America’s Cup split
Sir Ben Ainslie has said he is “astounded” after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Britannia team announced a parting of ways with the four-time Olympic champion for this year’s America’s Cup. He also threatened to launch a “significant” legal fight in response.
Ainslie’s crew overcame Italy in the Louis Vuitton Cup …
Kevin Sinfield urges England players to ‘come out swinging’ for Six Nations
RFU’s Bill Sweeney refuses to apologise for taking £358,000 bonus
Bill Sweeney has revealed he is determined to stay on as the Rugby Football Union’s chief executive until 2027 – even if he loses a forthcoming vote of no confidence – and refused to apologise for accepting a £358,000 bonus amid record losses and redundancies.
Sweeney also distanced himself from …
First £1m jumps horse Palladium gets rave review on ‘opening night’
When Palladium was knocked down for €1.4m (£1.2m) at a sales ring in France last October, the underbidder was a major Australian owner with long-term dreams of the Melbourne Cup. One more bid might have seen the 2024 German Derby winner on a plane down under, to spend Christmas and …
Djokovic’s faith can be the difference against historically crumbling Zverev
England can point at luck but Australia are the team that turn up and win | Geoff Lemon
When you’re down, circumstances can conspire to make sure you’re out. Across the first four matches of the Women’s Ashes, England had nobody to blame except for Australia for being better than them. A wan total batting first in the first ODI, a botch of chasing an even smaller one …
Madison Keys defeats Swiatek in instant classic to reach Australian Open final
Deep in the final set of one of the most extraordinary matches of her career, the violent, destructive ball striking of Madison Keys was still in full flow. From a set down, Keys had dragged herself back into the match by brutalising every tennis ball in sight. Then she had …
Noisy fans add to sport's spectacle but loss of perspective and anger soon follows | Emma John
Eva Asderaki-Moore probably loves her job. But there were times, during
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open win over Carlos Alcaraz
on Tuesday, when the chair umpire clearly had it with the crowd. “Ladies and gentlemen,please
,” she pleaded. And then “That’s e-nough
!” – which she enunciated like a …Australian Open: Ben Shelton finds the shots – and words – to make his mark
When Taylor Fritz reached the final of the US Open four months ago, he became the first American man to play in a grand slam singles final since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009. Finally, tennis fans in the United States had a reason to believe that the era of …