Ice skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were given damehood and knighthood respectively in the New Year’s Honors list, while England women’s representative Sarina Wiegman was made an honorary dame. Torvill and Dean won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo with perfect scores for an instantly iconic performance set to Maurice Ravel’s…
Sports Personality of the Year: Rory McIlroy Name: Rory McIlroy Sport: Golf Key achievement: The Northern Irishman achieved golf immortality in April by completing the Grand Slam of his career with his first Masters title at Augusta National. Advertisement He then played a key role in Europe’s first Ryder Cup victory in the United States…
Mary Earps has said she was “probably struggling with depression or anxiety” during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, when women’s football was suspended. It is just one element that appears in the former England goalkeeper’s new autobiography, All In: Football, Life and Learning to be Unapologetically Me, which is published on Thursday. Advertisement Earps describes how…
