The first Black étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet talks racism, regimens and recognition
Ares, Sixth Street, Blackstone, Carlyle and CVC among firms approved to bid for slice of lucrative American football market
The first foreign coach to lead the England team, the affable Swede was held in high regard for helping to improve performance
Plus, why football is hooked on betting, the NFL’s dance with institutional capital and more
400 years after first known organised match — and the first recorded death — fresh evidence is unearthed about the sport’s origins
Jacky Ickx and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele have just completed their 15th Mille Miglia. They talk careers and classic cars
A racing legend hits the Mille Miglia, the Porsche 911 goes hybrid, supercars morph full Mad Max, and Charlotte Tilbury takes Formula 1
Broadcasters will struggle to maintain sports spending as viewing shifts from traditional television, says Sean Bratches
A new contestant in the fitness-app market combines data with emotionally intuitive coaching
Giorgia Meloni’s coalition at odds over faster naturalisation of children with immigrant background
Decision is a setback to service aimed at cord-cutters that had been expected to launch this year
Rooms sold for double normal tariff but Louvre’s footfall dropped
Kangaroo-hopping athlete devastated by criticism over her performance
World’s richest football division faces legal battle with Man City, trial of new financial rules and new independent regulator
Multiple transgressions cited by DoJ surrounding Legends-ASM deal were not severe enough to halt blockbuster merger
New governing group for the professional game is seeking to increase the number of fans and unlock commercial opportunities
The Damned United author’s compelling fictionalisation of the plane crash that killed eight players succeeds as an elegy for society’s lost innocence
Sports stars open up about the pressures they face — and the ‘decompression’ after high-profile events
Funding for UK’s Olympic sports, adjusted for inflation, has fallen about 17% since 2008
Nation emulated other hosts by centralising expertise and allocating bigger training budgets ahead of Games
Ticketing company’s push for Los Angeles Games comes after initial fears of empty seats in Paris
Stephen Curry led the Americans as an Olympic rookie making his first and possibly last Games appearance at age 36
Plus, the cash, sneakers and condos for medallists
The left-handed batsman was a shining light in an often dark period for the English game
‘For eight years, this has been my dream,’ says Algerian sportswoman after beating Chinese opponent in 66kg class
