Sport

JPR Williams, Wales and Lions great, dies aged 74

Williams takes on New Zealand’s Ian Kirkpatrick while playing for the Lions in 1971Getty

OBITUARY

JPR Williams, Wales and Lions great, dies aged 74

JPR Williams, one of the greatest full backs to have played rugby union, has died aged 74. Williams was the last line of defence in the great Wales side of...

Rugby Union

Williams takes on New Zealand’s Ian Kirkpatrick while playing for the Lions in 1971Getty

OBITUARY

JPR Williams, Wales and Lions great, dies aged 74

JPR Williams, one of the greatest full backs to have played rugby union, has died aged 74. Williams was the last line of defence in the great Wales side of...

Rugby Union

JPR WILLIAMS 1949-2024 | STEVE JAMES

‘JPR had sixth sense for danger – which he often sought out’

‘I used to say that I spent half my life breaking bones on the rugby field, then the other half putting them back together in the operating theatre.” So wrote...

Rugby Union

OBITUARY

‘Der Kaiser’ Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78

Franz Beckenbauer, Germany’s football great who lost out to England in the 1966 World Cup final before later winning the tournament as both player and...

Still unsurpassed, Beckenbauer redefined what a defender could be

VIDEO

FRANZ BECKENBAUER 1945-2024 | MARTIN SAMUEL

Still unsurpassed, Beckenbauer redefined what a defender could be

It was a resemblance to Kaiser Ludwig II of Bavaria that first gave Franz Beckenbauer his nickname. An unfortunate juxtaposition with a bust of Emperor...

GOLF

Woods splits with Nike after 27 years and $500m

Tiger Woods has announced that he is splitting from Nike after 27 years and about $500 million (£392 million) in sponsorship deals. The 15-times major winner...

Golf

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

FA CUP | HENRY WINTER

Mainoo gives Ten Hag a glimpse of brighter future

Football

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

CRICKET

Yorkshire backlash with Graves poised to secure takeover

Cricket

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

TENNIS

Raducanu to keep coach for Australian Open – but deal isn’t permanent yet

Tennis

RUGBY UNION

Injured Hansen to miss Ireland’s defence of Six Nations title

Rugby Union

FORMULA 1 | REBECCA CLANCY

Personnel exodus at chaotic FIA shines light on F1 turf war

Football

De Bruyne: I enjoyed my break, even if I became my kids’ taxi driver

De Bruyne and his wife, Michele, have three children aged between three and seven, pictured here in JuneKEVINDEBRUYNE/instagram

FOOTBALL

De Bruyne: I enjoyed my break, even if I became my kids’ taxi driver

For some footballers, the idea of spending four months on the sidelines would be hellish, but not Kevin De Bruyne. Of course, De Bruyne missed playing for...

De Bruyne and his wife, Michele, have three children aged between three and seven, pictured here in JuneKEVINDEBRUYNE/instagram

FOOTBALL

De Bruyne: I enjoyed my break, even if I became my kids’ taxi driver

For some footballers, the idea of spending four months on the sidelines would be hellish, but not Kevin De Bruyne. Of course, De Bruyne missed playing for...