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Compliance & Convenience: Why “Trustly” has become the gold standard for secure sports-adjacent transactions

The UK gambling sector is entering a decisive regulatory moment. As the March 19, 2026, UKGC regulatory deadline approaches, operators, payment providers, and sports audiences are adapting to a system designed to balance financial transparency, consumer protection, and seamless digital participation. The post Compliance & Convenience: Why “Trustly” has become the gold standard for secure sports-adjacent transactions appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Who is taking the initiative in solving F1's start problem?

When his Racing Bulls car failed to make a clean getaway from eighth on the grid in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, Liam Lawson was expecting the worst, as Franco Colapinto came within millimetres of running straight into the back of him at high speed. "I honestly at that point had braced already in the car," said Lawson. "Because I was looking in my mirror and I could see his car on ...Keep reading

Verstappen wishes F1 was 'more fun' but hopeful of change

Max Verstappen says he wishes F1 was "more fun" but is hopeful the sport is heading towards changes that will "improve everything".

Why McLaren's performance deficit to Mercedes is more than just engine use

It is difficult to delve too deeply into the biggest losers after the first Formula 1 race of the season in Melbourne (Aston Martin and its Honda power unit woes aside), but if you had to choose one team from among the top squad, it would probably be McLaren. A year ago, it was celebrating beat Mercedes and all of its rivals despite having a customer engine. Within a few months, however, the ...Keep reading

WSL latest: Leicester beaten late on by Villa as relegation worries deepen

Draper fights to 'mind-blowing' win over Djokovic

Jack Draper produces a superb fightback to beat Novak Djokovic and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals - a result he believes could be "a real big moment" in his season.

Injury ends Kartal's Indian Wells run in round four

Britain's Sonay Kartal says it was "one match too many" as a back injury forced her retirement from a fourth-round Indian Wells match against world number three Elena Rybakina.

Verstappen admits to 'conflicting thoughts' on F1 retirement

Max Verstappen is enduring conflicting thoughts on whether to retire from Formula 1, confirming he ‘doesn’t want to’ leave but is having more fun with his endurance racing projects. The four-time world champion has long been a big critic of F1’s 2026 regulation overhaul, which is more reliant on electrical energy meaning battery harvesting has a greater role at grands prix. It caused ...Keep reading

Change inbound: How Dave Rennie might bring the All Blacks together

Dave Rennie's appointment as All Blacks head coach sent tongues wagging as to how many changes his new regime will bring. Liam Napier dives into how Rennie's All Blacks will operate, and whether we could see a fresh wave of talent brought in.

Super Rugby R5: Tahs rejig backline; Frost back

Waratahs coach Dan McKellar has swung the axe after last week's obliteration by the Hurricanes, while the Brumbies have some fresh legs for their tough trip to Fiji. We have Round 5 covered. here!

Rory McIlroy hopes to defend Players Championship despite back injury

He withdrew from Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday ‘I’m taking it hour by hour, but it feels better’ Rory McIlroy will make a last‑minute call on Thursday over whether to defend his Players Championship title, with the Northern Irishman still feeling the effects of a weekend back injury. McIlroy will wait until his pre-round range session to determine whether he is fit enough to play. McIlroy arrived here on Wednesday afternoon, having withdrawn shortly before his third round of the Arnol

A historic day at Hundred auction but barely any women were there to see it

There were £210,00 deals for Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney in what was meant to herald a new era, but it was still mostly men making decisions It’s Piccadilly Circus. It’s candy pink and dayglow green. It’s 19‑year‑old Davina Perrin being bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for £50,000 a couple of years after she has graduated from Ebony Rainford Brent’s ACE programme. It’s the former Leicestershire fast bowler Charles Dagnall in skinny jeans with an iPad and an interactive screen. It’s Hero Player

Cheltenham festival 2026: Il Etait Temps blows field away in Champion Chase – as it happened

Paul Townend delivered for Willie Mullins in the feature race and accusations flew between jockeys after the day’s opener Read all of Greg’s day two tips here: Continue reading...

Racism row at Cheltenham as Irish rider Queally accuses De Boinville of abuse

Irish amateur and British jockey argued at race start Il Etait Temps triumphs in Champion Chase The Cheltenham festival was mired in controversy over alleged racial abuse on Wednesday evening after Declan Queally, an Irish amateur jockey, claimed the leading British rider Nico de Boinville had subjected him to a series of verbal attacks before the start of the Turners Novices’ Hurdle. Queally and De Boinville could be seen exchanging words on ITV ­Racing’s coverage as 21 runners and riders jo

The Hundred 2026: Devine and Mooney top bidding in the inaugural women’s auction – as it happened

Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine are signed for £210,000 each, while Issy Wong, Danielle Gibson, Em Arlott and Corteen-Coleman also get fat cheques I’d like to point out that it might be the women players who are for sale but I’m yet to see a woman on any of the team tables. Welcome to 2026. A first purchase for Southern Brave. Continue reading...

Jim Ratcliffe gives up Ineos Grenadiers naming rights in €100m rebrand deal

Danish IT supplier Netcompany is new title sponsor Team to be renamed and have a new kit Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Grenadiers cycling team will be renamed and rebranded with a new lead sponsor and kit before the start of this year’s Tour de France in Barcelona on 4 July. The Guardian understands that while Ratcliffe and the Ineos head of sport, Dave Brailsford, will retain ownership and management of the British team, the new title sponsor will be the Danish IT supplier Netcompany. Continue readi

Cheltenham festival day three: Shantou can star in the Stayers’

The selection has made rapid strides this season and was an impressive winner at the Trials meeting The Stayers’ Hurdle has lost its “feature race” slot as the fifth event on the third day at Cheltenham to the Ryanair Chase, but it is likely to be the bigger hit of the two with punters as the 11-runner field is rich with possibilities. Teahupoo and Bob Olinger, the past two winners of the race, represent the old guard in three-mile hurdling, while Kabral Du Mathan, Honesty Policy and Ma Shantou

‘Sometimes you feel very sad’: what the Iranian football asylum seekers can expect from life in Australia

‘It will be challenging to learn English, or to know about the new culture, but everything takes time,’ says Afghanistan-born cricket player Tooba Sarwari Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast If anyone knows the emotional turmoil the Iranian football players have experienced in the past 48 hours, as they leave their homeland behind for a new life in Australian, it’s Tooba Sarwari. The Afghanistan-born cricket pla

Dibble to Duverger: other goalkeeper nightmares after Kinsky’s horror show

After Antonin Kinsky’s Spurs woes at Atlético, we recall five more matches the keeper in question would sooner forget The score at the City Ground was goalless as Manchester City’s Andy Dibble captured an aerial cross and assessed his options. Little did he know that the Nottingham Forest midfielder Gary Crosby had spotted that he had rested the ball, casually, on one hand. “All I thought was: ‘He’s got to have it in two hands,’” said Crosby, who would steal up behind Dibble before stooping to h

What is the format for F1 sprint races in 2026?

There are six sprint races in the 2026 season and here is all you need to know about how the format works.

From the Archive: The day F1 alienated its US audience

“Hey, F1. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.” The headline in The Indianapolis Star on Monday 20 June 2005 summed up the post-race feeling after Formula 1 had trashed a marketplace it desperately wished to cultivate. That irony had seemed lost on those in power, specifically FIA president Max Mosley, as a pig-headed political conflict reduced round nine of the FIA Formula 1 World ...Keep reading

The Spin | How a small town near São Paulo made Brazil a standard bearer for cricket’s global growth

A chance romance helped Poços de Caldas become a hotbed for the sport that, from East Timor to Nigeria, is spreading its wings like never before In the south-east of Brazil, about 250km due north of São Paulo, lies the town of Poços de Caldas, home to about 150,000 people and remarkable for a few reasons: its thermal baths, its magmatic rock structure – the town is home to Brazil’s first uranium ore concentration plant – and its love of cricket. “You walk down the street and you have people wit

Counting the cost of F1's controversial new engine formula

In 1954, the world championship adopted a 2.5-litre engine formula whose cack-handed introduction had led directly to grands prix having to be opened to Formula 2 cars only for the preceding two seasons. The idea behind advertising the new rules well in advance, in late 1951, had been to give manufacturers time to prepare; instead, many of the existing entrants bailed out, unwilling to invest in ...Keep reading

‘Stupid money’ well spent: Lossiemouth saunters to Champion Hurdle win

Mare wins at Cheltenham for fourth year in a row Favourite Old Park Star wins Supreme Novice Hurdle There was a definite tremor in the voice of Rich Ricci, belying the image of the hard-nosed former banker, after his grey mare, Lossiemouth, had galloped to an authoritative success in the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday. “It’s a privilege to have a horse like this,” Ricci said. “This game continues to excite me, to entice me and to make me spend stupid money.” The accountant in Ricci had probably be

Exclusive: Engineers already love "impressive" Lindblad, says Racing Bulls chief

As Formula 1 2026's only rookie, the Australian Grand Prix weekend presented Arvid Lindblad with plenty of potential pitfalls to navigate as he made his debut in the new season's complex machinery. But if the 18-year-old was fazed by anything, he did well to hide it from view. Lindblad strung together a faultless weekend, and after qualifying in the top 10 he rewarded himself and Racing Bulls ...Keep reading

Why F1 the Movie should win the best picture Oscar

It may not be in pole position, but Brad Pitt and director Joseph Kosinski’s sleek, technically inventive ode to motor racing definitely qualifies for the Academy podium Could, should, would F1 the Movie win the best picture Oscar? Well, we have to be realistic here: F1 is currently a massive outsider, at 200-1 along with The Secret Agent, which has no chance either but for very different reasons. It’s not hard to see why: this is a swaggeringly mainstream film, where tech and branding dwarf the

Changing times and weakened rivals make PGA question generosity to DP World Tour | Ewan Murray

US tour holds upper hand as deal with European counterpart is up for renegotiation, though LIV and its backers will be watching with interest What price a strategic alliance? The golf world might just be about to find out as the PGA Tour considers its partnership with the DP World Tour. A little-known element of the updated deal between the PGA and DP World Tours from 2022 – at a time when LIV disruption was in full flow – relates to a break clause. While the contract in theory runs until 2035,

Rugby Union Weekly

Chris chats to Steve Borthwick and Ollie Chessum from England’s base in Verona.

Sabalenka powers past Osaka at Indian Wells as Gibson stuns Paolini

World No 1 wins 6-2, 6-4 to book place in last eight Australian qualifier records biggest win of career Aryna Sabalenka eased past Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals while the fourth seed, Alexander Zverev, progressed to the last eight in the men’s event. Sabalenka and Osaka, both four-time grand slam title winners, were meeting for the first time since 2018, when the Japanese won at the US Open en route to her maiden major title, but the world No 1’s power proved to

Michael Johnson accused of taking $500,000 from debt-ridden track league

Court filing claims project leader took money days before collapse Grand Slam Track filed for bankruptcy owing up to $50m Michael Johnson has been accused of paying himself $500,000 (£372,000) eight days before his Grand Slam Track project collapsed before the final event in Los Angeles, leaving athletes and creditors owed millions. The claim is made by vendors in a legal filing in which they have also sought permission to sue individual leaders of GST, including Johnson and the main investor,