Ben Rumsby

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Sport Investigations Reporter at The Telegraph

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Spain goes to war against holiday rentals

3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | James Badcock |Ben Rumsby |Akhtar Mohammad Makoii |Henry Samuel

Mr Sánchez promised to increase the availability of affordable housing for Spain's younger generations after he returned to government in a coalition following the country's 2023 election. "There are too many Airbnbs and not enough housing," Mr Sánchez declared earlier this year, blaming foreign buyers for Spain's housing crisis and announcing plans to increase sales tax on home purchases for non-EU citizens by up to 100 per cent.
How the Boat Race turned toxic

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Rumsby

Each rower is said to have been offered places at both Oxford and Cambridge, with Mackintosh opting for the former - becoming OUBC men's president in the process - and Ford the latter. However, multiple sources have told Telegraph Sport that Ford was warned by Oxford that he would not be able to row in the Boat Race because, unlike Mackintosh, he breached the so-called "12-year rule".
Crystal Palace owner being sued for £6 million by ex-Wolves manager

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ben Rumsby

Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor is being sued for more than £6 million at the High Court by Bruno Lage after the club appointed Oliver Glasner as manager. An extraordinary lawsuit, which Textor is contesting, accuses him of signing a contract stating he would use his power as the largest shareholder in Palace and French giants Lyon to offer the role of head coach at one of those teams to former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Lage.
Crystal Palace owner being sued for £6 million by ex-Wolves manager

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Rumsby

Palace appointed Glasner in February 2024 on the same day Roy Hodgson stepped down to allow the club to "bring forward their plans to appoint a new manager". Former England manager Hodgson, 77, had been taken ill during training days earlier amid speculation he was facing the sack. Lyon, meanwhile, made Pierre Sage their new head coach in July, having appointed him on an interim basis the previous November.
Football will not ban transgender players under new policy

1 week ago | msn.com | Ben Rumsby

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Football will not ban transgender players under new policy

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Rumsby

The update came into force a month after Mark Bullingham, the FA's chief executive, confirmed there would be no major changes to its previous policy. He said: "If you look at the Equality Act - and we've had legal opinion on it - we feel that our policy's broadly in the right place. We do continue to look at areas which we might refine and that's where we are. "We feel like we're broadly in the right place at the moment. And we've had that policy checked by Kings Counsel.
Football will not ban transgender players under new policy

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ben Rumsby

The Football Association has quietly updated its transgender rules that stop short of preventing athletes born male playing in women’s matches. Following a years-long review of its transgender policy, the FA has ignored calls from campaigners to follow the likes of the Rugby Football Union in permitting only those registered as female at birth to compete in women’s fixtures.
Transgender goalkeeper called as witness in pool's landmark case

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Rumsby

In August, Telegraph Sport reported how Sutton United, who appointed Lucy Clark as the first trans manager in the top-five tiers of the English female game, had ignited controversy by signing Hamilton for their women's team. Hamilton was recruited by Clark despite having previously drawn criticism from women's rights groups for taking the place of a female goalkeeper.
Transgender fencer leaves women's team

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Rumsby

That was after USA Fencing backed Sullivan over an incident which took place at the recent Cherry Blossom Open at the University of Maryland. Turner was disqualified for her protest during the Division 1A Women's Foil event and shown a black card, which is usually reserved for bad behaviour or unsporting conduct. Turner, who represents the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia, had completed four matches before facing Sullivan.
Donations double for pool body sued by transgender player

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ben Rumsby

Ben RumsbyThu, April 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM UTC3 min readDonations have doubled in a day for the legal defence of a pool federation being sued by a banned transgender player. The amount pledged to the crowdfunding page of the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) has soared from around £6,600 to more than £13,000. The money was pledged after Telegraph Sport highlighted that the ruling body had been seeking financial support amid fears the costs involved in the case would prove beyond its means.