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French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot charged with rape

Pierre-Charles Boudot, France’s reigning champion jockey on the Flat, was charged with rape on Wednesday by French prosecutors

Greg Wood

12, May, 2021 @5:28 PM

Tokyo Olympics ‘moving fully ahead’ as protester disrupts press conference

IOC insists it is ‘moving fully ahead’ with Games despite growing public unease in Japan after the state of emergency in the country was extended

Sean Ingle

12, May, 2021 @4:50 PM

F1 to bring in new testing to curb use of ‘bendy’ rear wings

Formula One has said it is to introduce new tests to ensure teams are not breaking the rules by using flexible rear wings

Giles Richards

12, May, 2021 @4:11 PM

Jofra Archer back in the mix as England cast eye over Test candidates

An exciting start to the county campaign has given Chris Silverwood much to ponder for the New Zealand Test series

Ali Martin

12, May, 2021 @3:50 PM

Giants’ Drew Robinson crushes home run year after losing his right eye

Drew Robinson, who lost an eye a year ago, completed a remarkable comeback on Tuesday night when he hit his first home run since his injury

Guardian sport

12, May, 2021 @2:27 PM

The T20 tournament that wasn’t: how fixers fabricated the UvaT20 League | Andy Bull

In the midst of the pandemic, a Sri Lankan site promised ‘star-studded teams’ and international players … but it was a scam

Andy Bull

12, May, 2021 @12:29 PM

Mike Brown’s Harlequins career over after six-week ban for stamping

Mike Brown’s Harlequins career is over after he was given a six-week ban for stamping; and Channel 4 will screen the first live Lions match on free-to-air TV in 28 years when the broadcaster shows the warm-up match against Japan

Gerard Meagher

12, May, 2021 @10:08 AM

144: ESPN’s documentary about the WNBA bubble rises to the occasion

The WNBA has always demonstrated a sense of urgency around societal issues, but a new ESPN doc shows how the 2020 season took this commitment to a new level

Shireen Ahmed

12, May, 2021 @9:30 AM

‘Future-proofed’: three-year budget boost for high-performance Australian sport

The federal government will extend funding until the 2024 Olympics and cover the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup and 2022 women’s basketball World Cup

Guardian sport

12, May, 2021 @2:00 AM

Tour de France organisers reveal women’s race will be revived in 2022

Christian Prudhomme, the Tour de France organiser, said of bringing the women’s Tour back: ‘We want to create a race that will stay the course’

William Fotheringham

11, May, 2021 @6:00 PM

Super Rugby AU whets appetite for trans-Tasman main course | Bret Harris

The Reds and Brumbies contested a thrilling Australian final but both will face a step up in quality when they face New Zealand teams

Bret Harris

11, May, 2021 @5:30 PM

Oaks contenders set to go head-to-head in Musidora Stakes at York

Four of the eight fillies lining up for the Group Musidora Stakes at York on Wednesday also hold entries in the Oaks including Teona and Noon Star