The sportsman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was initially arrested in north London on July 4, 2022 on suspicion of rape and taken into custody.

DAVID COVERDALE - INSIDE TRACK: The celebration said it all. Standing on the track last Saturday, Alex Bell stuck out her tongue and stuck up her middle fingers.

SIMON JONES: The Netherlands U21 star has been on the radar of Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou for some time and held positive talks with the Bundesliga side last week.

Lopetegui first raised eyebrows as the season came to a close, as he questioned how he would be able to continue at the club due to their restrictive transfer policy.

Southampton’s new manager on being told to join the army rather than play football and preparing for Friday’s Championship openerAt the end of last season Russell Martin headed to Cervinara, an hour outside Naples, with his eldest brother, Jamie, an actor. The town, on the edge of the Partenio mountains, is home to his uncle, great-uncle and great-aunt, …

James Maddison is desperate for Harry Kane to remain at Tottenham as Bayern Munich continue to pursue a big-money transfer.

Red Bull ace Sergio Perez is currently second in the F1 Drivers' Championship but has only won two Grands Prix this season.

A lack of investment means Sean Dyche’s side will do well to avoid another relegation battle in their last season at Goodison ParkGuardian writers’ predicted position: 17th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 17th Continue reading...

Newcastle were taken over by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund in 2021 and went on to finish fourth in the Premier League last season.

Presence of so many past and present Saracens and Leicester players should aid clarity but squad also needs the dash of Smith and ArundellIt is all about Wales this week, in theory, but even England’s attack coach, Richard Wigglesworth, admits there is an elephant in the dressing room. On Saturday night in Cardiff, Steve Borthwick and his England …

Calls for structure review after fateful draw with South KoreaCoach Voss-Tecklenburg under pressure after rejig fails“Tears on the pitch” was the tabloid Bild’s choice of headline to sum up the distraught mood in Germany after one of the tournament favourites were driven out of the Women’s World Cup at the group stage for the first time, after their …

SIMON JONES: The Danish wonderkid joins the Red Devils from Atalanta as their priority signing after first securing the services of Mason Mount and Andre Onana earlier in the window.

Everton jump to front of queue to sign Harry Maguire, Chelsea and Manchester City compete over Michael Olise, Man Utd eye Leon Goretzka, plus more.

British Rowing will ban transgender women from competing in its female-only events.