The Red Roses had their own Lionesses moment when winning the World Cup at Twickenham yesterday in front of 82,000 fans. Here’s my piece on such a special occasion and tournament that has changed the game for women’s rugby in England. www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

Exclusive chat with Tommy Fleetwood. Yes, he is that sound. No, he wasn't among the many ppl to call Jack Grealish to convince him to join Everton. Along with the Ryder Cup and The Open, we talked about his family and friends including Pep Guardiola and Tom Holland. www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

An important member of Team Europe for the Ryder Cup. If Bob MacIntyre hadn’t made the cut with his final shot yesterday at Wentworth he would have gone home to play shinty. Since Rome in 2023, he’s a golfer who has truly emerged and everybody knows it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

I'm fascinated by Andy Murray the golfer. Great to talk golf with him this afternoon at Wentworth after watching him, Gareth Bale and Teddy Sheringham at the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am. Murray is aiming to have a go at regional qualifying for The Open in 2027. www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

James Milner is still the second youngest player to score in Premier League history and 23 years later he is now the second oldest player to score in the league. That stat feels as on brand as his Liverpool career touch map.

Where else is Muniz gonna put his foot? Terrible decision which takes such a special moment away from a young player.

Sarah Bern cried at different points of this interview and I hold all of the space for that level of vulnerability and for her. She’s an incredible athlete and role model. And importantly, a really nice person. She trusted me with depth and I can’t thank her enough. www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

HIS NAME IS RIO ✨

Tommy Fleetwood finally did it. On Sunday, he wasn’t just a winner on tour, he was *the* winner on tour. I followed Tommy until I couldn’t anymore, as he went through all the stops, all the emotions of victory. For @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

I love telling stories like this one ❤️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...

I worked as a car park attendant at the Women's Open at Royal Birkdale in 2014. Now I'm inside the ropes at Royal Porthcawl reporting for @theathletic.com You can see the sea from every hole on this blustery Welsh course which once caught a 19yo Tiger Woods out. www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

If you don’t know Lottie Woad, you will. The Leeds United fan gave up playing for Southampton to concentrate on golf. Woad from Surrey has already won the Irish Open, Scottish Open and is now the favourite to win the British Open at Royal Porthcawl this weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

▪️ Wiegman's reframing from title defence to 'new England' ▪️ 'Hard' conversations and the importance of body language ▪️ Subs' separate WhatsApp group ▪️ Players' families' Friday night pub crawl The inside story of England's triumphant Euro 2025 campaign. ✍️ @charpur.bsky.social

Two photos taken three years apart. My niece Neila watching the Lionesses win the Euros in 2022 and 2025. What they’ve achieved in the last few years is unbelievable. They are more than inspirational. They are well beyond that now. Scenes like this are just normal to Neila. That’s victory.

Still thinking about Aitana Bonmati’s goal

Michelle Agyemang has just scored one of the greatest ever England goals. And she will do it again.

That was the best and worst penalty shootout of all time. Magnificent scenes.

Thinking back to 2022 when I went to Glastonbury festival to write about music, football and the festival. This will always be one of my favourite ever pieces for @theathleticfc.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/athletic/338...

For nearly 10 years it was Tim Henman, before Andy Murray assumed the role for almost two decades. Now it looks as though Jack Draper is ready to take over as the great British hope at Wimbledon - one of sport's most enduring psychodramas ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...

🌱 88 grass courts across three venues 🌷 28,000 new plants blooming 🎾 An actor and writer who became a master of tennis balls @caoimhesport.bsky.social speaks to the people who prepare the All England Club to host a grand slam ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/44ydXfX

Where are my tennis fans? I’ll be covering Wimbledon for The Athletic this summer. Beyond excited!!! Wimbledon is where I live so the place already means a lot 💜💚 First piece here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...

I like tennis

I got to write about Senny and his smile 😀 www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...

This is how one grassroots women's football team have protested the FA's ban on transgender women. Goal Diggers FC marched 12 miles to Wembley on Monday to deliver a powerful message: football is and should always be a game for everyone. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

Just another manic Sunday…

El Clásico never disappoints ❤️‍🔥

Full-time: Palace 3-0 Aston Villa. Palace are in the FA Cup final! #CPFC

One point is all it takes

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MATETA WHAT A GOAL! 2-2! #CPFC

I had been thinking my London neighbours were Arsenal fans and the cheers from that goal when my TV was off confirmed it. That means we have been in this back and forth title race, cheering through the walls at different points all season. Beautiful, really.

Both feelings are top but is it better to get a league title win over the line yourself or let another team do it for you?

It's fair to say Trent Alexander-Arnold enjoyed that one...

You don’t celebrate like that if you are leaving. OR You celebrate like that if you are leaving.

Chelsea Women could win a quadruple of trophies this season in Sonia Bompastor's first year in charge. Everybody needs to hear about it — and more than likely, everybody will. www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...

Visited every Premier League ground in London by tube and train in a single day. There are seven so it took me 11 hours, 27,000 steps and 27 taps in + out. Also went on a massive slide which felt like falling from the sky. www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...

That PSG team are something else. Feels like it could finally be their year…

Embrace Darwin’s chaos and you shall be rewarded

Happy International Women’s Day. Here’s a story about three iconic women who invited me into their sisterhood last weekend. The Maher sisters ✨ www.nytimes.com/athletic/618...

It’s the start of Lent but Alisson isn’t giving anything up ✝️

There was something so healing about that Alisson performance

The definition of smash and grab. Paris Saint-Germain have had 27 shots, but there is only one stat that matters. Harvey Elliott steps off the bench to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead 47 seconds after coming on.

Alisson Becker has had one of his best ever performances for Liverpool. Struggling to think of a better one.

Ilona Maher's time with Bristol Bears ended in PWR semi-final defeat on Sunday. But her impact on the sport in a whirlwind couple of months will be long-lasting. This is the inside story of Maher-mania and what it means for rugby in England. www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...

Real Madrid are at war with Spain’s referees. The president of Marseille is crying corruption. Turkey had to bring in a foreign ref to do a game. Feels like we’ve reached a watershed in football’s conspiracist tendency, and it is now genuinely dangerous.

Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth & Mary Shelley: a fascinating coach at a developing club in a town with some buried treasures. www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...

That was an Arne Slot masterclass. We know Man City aren’t *that* team this season but Liverpool looked set up to withstand whatever it was City could muster. Best defensive performance in a while. Looked so calm.

Selfish.

He is actually ridiculous

Is there a game in which Salah has played for Liverpool and not broken some kind of record???