Matt Lawton

London

Chief Sports Correspondent at The Times

Chief Sports Correspondent, The Times. Views mine etc.

Articles

Dave Brailsford steps back at Man United in Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos reshuffle

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning a major reshuffle that will lead to Sir Dave Brailsford reducing his commitment to Manchester United to return to his director of sport role for Ineos and Geraint Thomas taking a senior leadership role at the professional cycling team when he retires as a rider at the end of this season.
Keeley Hodgkinson urges Keir Starmer to back 2029 World Championships bid

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton

More than 100 of Britain’s greatest track and field stars have written to the prime minister with an impassioned plea for the government to support a London bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships.
Gary Lineker’s football podcast strikes deal with DAZN after BBC split

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton

Gary Lineker has made his first significant move in broadcasting since leaving the BBC, with his podcast, The Rest is Football, striking a deal with DAZN for coverage of the Club World Cup. The split between Lineker and the BBC last month, sparked by the former Match of the Day presenter sharing a social media post about Zionism that included the image of a rat, extended to the podcast no longer appearing on the broadcaster’s audio streaming service BBC Sounds.
England feel the heat: Tuchel uses special tents to prepare for World Cup

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton

For Thomas Tuchel, the next fortnight is likely to have a significant bearing on England’s chances of success at next year’s World Cup. The matches his side are playing may seem fairly insignificant: a World Cup qualifier against Andorra in Barcelona on Saturday and a friendly with Senegal in Nottingham next Tuesday.
'Jeremy Wisten's mum messages me when I score

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton
£130m plans to restore Crystal Palace to its former glory

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton
Olympics for dopers 'ignores link between steroids and domestic violence'

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton
Gary Lineker to leave BBC with no pay off

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Martyn Ziegler |Matt Lawton

Senior insiders say there will be no financial settlement for Lineker, and that any suggestion the departure is his decision is wide of the mark. He was paid around £1.35million in 2023-24, according to figures released by the BBC, 42 per cent more than the next highest-paid presenter, Zoe Ball. Tim Davie, the BBC director general, is understood to have made the decision after the latest furore. "Gary has acknowledged the mistake he made.
Gary Lineker's future at BBC is 'unclear' beyond FA Cup final

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Alex Farber |Matt Lawton
I'm embarrassed to be victim of domestic violence

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has marked the final day of his father's criminal trial with the delivery of a powerful testimony, conceding in court that he finds it "embarrassing to be a victim of domestic violence", but calling in a separate newspaper editorial for more support of children still "living in fear".