Category: Sport

At FedEx Field, just outside Washington, America set out its stall to host the Rugby World Cup. The crowd cheered, the Star-Spangled Banner flew . . . and New Zealand scored many tries. That was predictable and USA Rugby, and perhaps World Rugby, are thinking bigger-picture. Through the rosiest spectacles possible this was a fleeting […]

By widespread consensus, Pádraig Harrington has been spared vehement criticism despite captaining Europe to a record 19-9 defeat in the Ryder Cup. Many believe the Irishman has been afforded unduly generous coverage in the aftermath of a Whistling Straits mismatch. It was not ever thus. Nick Faldo was berated before, during and after captaincy duties […]

Led by an unlikely hero, the Atlanta Braves are heading back to a place that used to be so familiar to them. The World Series. Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable NL Championship Series with a three-run homer, sending the Braves to the biggest stage of all with a 4-2 victory over the defending champion Los […]

Sprinter Alex Quiñónez has been killed in his home country of Ecuador. The 32-year-old, who finished third in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha two years ago, was reportedly shot dead outside a shopping centre in the port city of Guayaquil on Friday night, along with another unnamed person. The Ecuadorian sports […]

The Swedish golfer Fredrik Andersson Hed has died at the age of 49, the European Tour has announced. The 2010 Italian Open champion, who retired in 2015, had been ill with cancer. After a successful amateur career that saw him win the European Young Masters, Swedish Junior Stroke-Play Championship and represent his country in the […]

There was a moment, about an hour into their World Cup, when everything seemed to be going wrong for Scotland. Playing Bangladesh, ranked No 6 in the world and overwhelming favourites to dominate the opening group stage, the Scots first lost the toss and then started losing wickets. From 44 for one at the end […]

With minutes to go at FedEx Field the scoreline stood at 14-92. Like Columbus, the All Blacks had wreaked havoc upon the new world. They didn’t stop there, though, scoring twice in the dying moments, for 16 tries and 104 points on the board. It was a shadow team, too. Unsurprisingly, it was hard to […]