An independent review has called for the of the Rugby Football Union Council, whose 63 members include representatives from England’s counties, the military and Oxbridge, to be abolished. The Council, whose members work on a voluntary basis, but receive expenses, free tickets and hospitality, oversee the RFU’s board. It has responsibility for regulations governing the … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel won his third consecutive Paris-Roubaix title by besting his great rival Tadej Pogacar. The pair broke clear together with around 45km remaining of the gruelling, cobbled 259.2km one-day classic to set up a tantalising finale. However, Pogacar crashed on a tight right-hand bend with 38km to go and could not regain … Read more
Great Britain’s Evie Richards has become the most successful female short track cross-country rider ever with victory in Brazil. The 28-year-old won the second round of the UCI Cross-country Short Track (XCC) World Cup in Araxa, a week after she finished first in the opening round. The victory was the reigning world champion’s seventh in … Read more
Olympic mountain bike champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot has become the first Frenchwoman to win the Paris-Roubaix road race. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider broke clear with about 15km of the 148.5km route remaining, and crossed the line in a time of three hours 40 minutes seven seconds. Ferrand-Prevot arrived in the Roubaix velodrome on her own … Read more
Hundreds of people have been arrested in Los Angeles after days of protests, which erupted following immigration raids ordered by US President Donald Trump. An overnight curfew is in force after violence in downtown LA. Elsewhere, much of the protest activity has been peaceful. Demos have also been confined to relatively small pockets of LA, … Read more