Tudor: Threat of relegation 'not real pressure'

Tottenham head coach Igor Tudor has claimed that the threat of relegation is not real pressure and urged his players to take responsibility heading into crucial weeks of the season.

Tranmere sack manager Crosby after losing run

Tranmere Rovers sack manager Andy Crosby, 10 months after he was appointed on a permanent basis.

Maguire handed 15-month suspended sentence by Greek court

Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended sentence by a Greek court over an incident in Mykonos in August 2020.

Sky Sports unveils new opening F1 titles and theme song

Sky Sports is preparing for one of the most highly anticipated F1 seasons in recent years, beginning in Australia on March 6. With viewership increasing year-on-year, 2026 promises to be even bigger with new cars and rule changes coming into play.

Hellberg on changing Boro's style mid-season & the accent on Teesside

Even as a Swede who speaks perfect English, the local linguistics on Teesside can still occasionally throw Kim Hellberg a curveball.

First look at Sky's new F1 Opening Titles... featuring music from Tate McRae!

As Formula 1 enters a new era, Tate McRae’s GRAMMY-nominated Just Keep Watching will become the new title track for Sky Sports’ F1 coverage this season and beyond.

WSL 2 side to host promotion play-off in May

The Women's Super League promotion play-off will be held at the home of the second-tier side on Saturday, 23 May at 12:30 BST, confirms WSL Football.

Galatasaray fans banned from Liverpool second leg

Galatasaray fans are banned from the club's Champions League visit to Liverpool after disturbances during their game with Juventus in the previous round.

Scorecard: South Africa vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup semi-final

‘The victim should always be the priority’: how football is failing its anti-racism pledges

As the sport’s governing bodies and social media companies fail in their aim to safeguard, players are forced to fill the leadership vacuum Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m standing in for Nesrine today – and while this newsletter is not, and has never wanted to be, a digest of “the week in racism”, sometimes events are so egregious that they force our hand. In the past few weeks alone, there have been multiple high-profile reports of online racial abuse targeted at footballers, as well as a number of on-the-field incidents

Winter Paralympics latest: Paralympics GB in wheelchair curling action

Manchester United’s Jack Fletcher given six-match ban for homophobic slur

Incident took place at EFL Trophy game with Barnsley Player ‘truly sorry for the offensive word that I used’ Jack Fletcher has received a six-game ban and been fined £1,500 for calling a Barnsley player a “gay boy”, with the Manchester United midfielder apologising for the homophobic slur. Fletcher made the comment when playing for United Under-21s in October’s 5-2 EFL Trophy loss at Oakwell. Continue reading...