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‘I just wanted to be who I am’: the extraordinary story of Tony Powell, the secretly gay footballer
Former Norwich defender lived for years in an LA motel, cut ties with his family for more than three decades and is now the subject of a documentary “I hated it,” Tony Powell says on a spring afternoon in Los Angeles of his past as a secretly gay professional footballer for Bournemouth and Norwich in the 1970s. Powell is 78 and now lives in a very different world compared with when he was a husband, the father of two young daughters and Norwich’s player of the season in 1979. Powell is not a dem
Brits, Reyneke, Khaka and Mlaba headline South Africa's series-levelling win
Amelia Kerr put in an excellent all-round performance for New Zealand, but South Africa fired on all cylinders, with the bat and the ball and in the field, to run out 18-run victors
Inside NSB - the state school at the top of English rugby union
In a sport often dominated by private schools, Northampton School for Boys are one win away from securing a league and cup double.
Doggett 'unlikely' for Shield final; Perry and Elliott in Victoria selection race
Victoria need to find room for Fergus O'Neill for the final with coach Chris Rogers saying it's a "hard decision"
Webster's four helps Tasmania finish season strongly
A successful chase was always unlikely for Queensland who had started the round a chance of the final
Victoria, South Australia shake on a draw ahead of real contest next week
The two sides will meet again at the same venue from March 26 to decide the Sheffield Shield title
Calf injury rules van Niekerk out of New Zealand tour
Jordan Hermann is also out of the South Africa men's tour of New Zealand with a hamstring injury; Anneke Bosch comes in as Dane van Niekerk's replacement
Sutherland's absence means T20 batting role remains uncertain
Australia's three-match series in West Indies is crucial in the build-up to the T20 World Cup later this year
Round-up: Red Bull performance “easy to maximise” so far for Hadjar, and more | RaceFans Round-up
Tuesday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Raducanu withdraws from Miami Open because of illness
Emma Raducanu withdraws from this week's Miami Open as she continues to recover from a recent illness.
Former Australian tennis No 1 Marinko Matosevic handed four-year ban for doping offences
40-year-old committed five anti-doping rule violations Matosevic, now a coach, critical of ITIA’s investigative practices Six weeks after branding the International Tennis Integrity Agency “corrupt”, one-time Australian No 1 Marinko Matosevic has been handed a four-year ban for multiple doping offences. An independent tribunal determined that Matosevic committed five anti-doping rule violations between 2018 and 2020, including use of a prohibited method through blood doping and facilitating a
Tour veterans offer timely challenge to big two era of Sinner and Alcaraz | Tumaini Carayol
Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina served up a classic in latest chapter of their exciting rivalry In the uncertain early stages of his Indian Wells semi-final contest with Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev swiftly made his intentions clear. Having established a 3-1 lead, he chased down a trademark Alcaraz drop shot, then a lob, before slamming the door shut on the point by firing an ultra-flat inside-out backhand winner on to the edge of the line. This was a statement point and it form
‘The Premier League is surprisingly lenient’: did Chelsea get off lightly?
Experts believe club would be lucky to escape with fine and suspended transfer ban but further penalties may follow The Premier League’s judgment against Chelsea for breaking football’s rules – during an eight-year trophy spree under Roman Abramovich – concludes that the club engaged in “deception and concealment”. The breaches, more than 30 of them, relate to at least £47m in off-book payments linked to landmark deals for star players, including Eden Hazard, Willian, David Luiz and Nemanja Mati
Emma Raducanu suffers another setback as she withdraws from Miami Open
Briton has post-viral symptons after February illness She is still without a permanent coach Emma Raducanu has sustained another significant setback as she opted to withdraw from the Miami Open due to illness. Raducanu struggled with a virus throughout February, suffering poor opening-round losses in Doha and Dubai. She is said to still have post-viral symptoms. Raducanu had been due to compete in Miami as the 24th seed and she received a first-round bye, meaning she would not have played unti
From Bodo to Brentford - ranking this season's biggest overachievers
Bodo/Glimt must be the most romantic story in European football in decades but are they the team that has defied the odds the most this season? Here are all 10 contenders...
‘Worst experience’: Liam Livingstone criticises Key and McCullum regime
‘No one cares about you,’ says Lancashire all-rounder The 32-year-old alleges England group is too cliquey Liam Livingstone has given a scathing account of his handling by the current England regime, claiming “no one cares about you”. The Lancashire all-rounder has exactly 100 caps for his country across all three formats but has not featured in more than a year and seems resigned to things staying that way. In an interview with Cricinfo, the 32-year-old was highly critical of interactions wit
Harshit Rana set to miss bulk of IPL season after knee surgery
He is currently undergoing rehab and the BCCI medical team has not yet earmarked a date of return
Laporta shrugs off the flak and cruises to re-election as Barcelona president | Sid Lowe
Spaniard had backing of the players and Johan Cruyff’s widow, celebrating with a cigar in his favourite nightclub Joan Laporta accompanied his players from the football pitch to the polling station, singing and winning all the way. From his seat high in tribuna, Barcelona’s outgoing president – who was about to become their incoming president – watched them beat Sevilla 5-2 and then headed back down to his place in the 995-capacity marquee outside the new Camp Nou. There, surrounded by cameras a
What is the Six Nations Triple Crown and how can teams win it?
Ireland have claimed four Six Nations Triple Crowns in the last five years (Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Ireland have won four of the last five Six Nations Triple Crowns available. The Triple Crown is an honour only the four Home Nations can lift within the Six Nations
BCB warns Bangladesh government against interfering in board matters
The Bangladesh sports ministry has formed a committee to investigate allegations of malpractice during last year's BCB elections
Gavaskar says Hundred signing 'contributing to Indian casualties'
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed “indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians”.
Eddie Jones says RFU would be ‘foolhardy’ to sack Borthwick before World Cup
‘He is the right man, they should support him’ England finished fifth in the Six Nations Eddie Jones believes the Rugby Football Union should not replace Steve Borthwick as England head coach before the World Cup in Australia next year. England went into the Six Nations on a run of 11 wins and extended that to 12 in the opening game against Wales. They then lost four matches – the first time England had been beaten in four games in a Six Nations campaign – including a first defeat by Italy in
What is the longest losing streak in Men’s Six Nations history?
Defeat has become all-too familiar for the current crop of Wales players (David Rogers/Getty Images) Did Wales' recent run come close to troubling the record books? How many more defeats before Wales start troubling the record books?
Six Nations trophies: All the prizes up for grabs in the tournament
Antoine Dupont holds aloft the Six Nations trophy after Frande’s 2026 victory (Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images) You don’t need to top the championship table to win a Six Nations trophy... What trophies are won during the Six Nations? There are plenty up for grabs so lets take a look at all of them.
2026 Six Nations analysis: What we learned from this year’s tournament
And breathe. After a whirlwind six weeks, the 2026 Six Nations has come and gone just like that. The post 2026 Six Nations analysis: What we learned from this year’s tournament appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Men’s Six Nations: All you need to know including 2026 results, 2027 fixtures and previous winners
Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s France team won the Men’s Six Nations for the second year in a row in 2026 (Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) The northern hemisphere’s greatest rugby tournament is over for another year. The men's Six Nations concludes on Saturday 15 March with Super Saturday. Three sides can still win the championship. Here’s all you need to know about the northern hemisphere’s biggest and most beloved rugby tournament.
From Rugby Star to All Black Slot – The Biggest Rugby Games to Try This Year
Rugby fans are known for their passion. Even when the weekend matches are over, there’s still the need to keep the rugby energy going somehow. These days, gaming has become one of the easiest ways to do exactly that. Over the years developers have experimented with plenty of rugby-inspired titles. Some games recreate the tactics […] The post From Rugby Star to All Black Slot – The Biggest Rugby Games to Try This Year appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Rare Irish cheers for England in vain but Ireland finish strong in Dublin
Ireland's Six Nations dream fell agonisingly short in the end, but spirits remain high after a promising campaign for Andy Farrell's side which was capped off with a Triple Crown.
The rugby number that says the most about 2026 is 7.4
That was the average number of tries per match in this year’s men’s Six Nations, after the tournament produced a record 111 tries across 15 games according to a report from WinSportsOnline. For a sport that used to treat 20 points as a solid winning total, that figure says everything about where elite rugby is […] The post The rugby number that says the most about 2026 is 7.4 appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Return to form would be 'biggest achievement' - O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan says restoring his game to its previous level would be bigger than winning world titles.