Sean Ingle

London

Chief Sports Reporter and Columnist at The Guardian

Chief sports reporter and columnist at @Guardian. Previously sports editor of https://t.co/et3d8GfRUG & Football Weekly founder. Email: [email protected]

Articles

From TikTok to the track: Gen Z are driving running’s third great boom

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

Hear that sound? It is the fingertaps of Gen Z scrolling through Instagram reels and TikToks. The pings of card readers as more stylish gear leaves the shelves. The drumbeat of cushioned soles on pavements up and down the country. But, most of all, it is the noise of the jaws of the smartest people in sport crashing to the floor.
Scientists warns doping Enhanced Games athletes underestimate long-term risks

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

Enhanced Games competitors run the risk of their libido being “killed off” as well as a greater chance of heart attacks and psychiatric issues by taking performance enhanced drugs, leading experts have warned.
Magnus Carlsen v The World: chess champion’s 46-day match ends in draw

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

On the surface it hardly seemed like a fair fight. But after 46 days the online freestyle chess match between the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 enthusiasts from around the globe has ended in a surprise draw. There was, however, a major consolation for Carlsen as he smashed the record for facing the biggest number of opponents in an online chess match.
Tyrese Haliburton’s moment of reflection sheds light on stars’ secret struggles | Sean Ingle

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

You see it all the time these days. Players with their hands over their mouths at the end of matches, masking even the most banal of pleasantries from prying eyes. Not wanting to say anything that could be reported. Not wanting to let anyone in.
‘Abuse has become normalised’: report details devastating impact of online hate

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

The amount of “vile” online abuse directed at people in sport is getting worse and is having a “devastating impact” on their lives, livelihoods and families, a new report by Ofcom and Kick It Out has found. One anonymous respondent said they had even barricaded themselves inside their house for a week for fear of who they might meet outside, while others spoke of the damage done by threats made to themselves or their families.
English rugby’s second tier gets Champ rebrand in new 14-club league

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

English rugby union’s second tier will be rebranded as the Champ from next season in a move designed to raise standards and add greater aspiration and jeopardy for clubs. Beneath the glitzy launch, however, many questions still remain. Simon Gillham, the Tier 2 chair, said that the new-look league of 14 clubs would bring a “gripping conclusion to the season” – with the top six entering a playoff tournament for the right to face the bottom-placed Premiership club for a promotion place.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court he has ‘had no motives for lying’ as father’s trial closes

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

The Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that he finds it “embarrassing to be a victim of domestic violence” on the final day of the trial of his father and former coach, Gjert. Earlier this week, prosecutors called for Gjert to be given a jail sentence of two and a half years for hitting and verbally abusing Jakob, the Olympic 1500m champion in Tokyo and 5000m gold medallist in Paris, and his younger sister Ingrid.
Court urged to jail Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father for ‘regime of repeated abuse’

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

The father of the Norwegian track and field superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen should go to prison for two and a half years for “a regime of repeated abuse” that spanned a decade, prosecutors have told a court in Norway. Summing up the state’s case, the prosecutor Angjerd Kvernenes said that Jakob and his sister, Ingrid, had suffered physical and mental abuse at the hands of their father and former coach, Gjert, which began when Jakob was seven years old.
Can watching sport really improve your wellbeing? The science suggests it can | Sean Ingle

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sean Ingle

And still the feast goes on. Since Rory McIlroy won a Masters for the ages, fans with multiple satellite TV subscriptions – and irregular sleeping habits – have been able to gorge on an extraordinary amount of dramatic sport. Seesawing shifts in momentum? Late twists? Huge shocks? We’ve had them all.
Police investigate two motorcyclists’ deaths in British Superbikes crash

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Sean Ingle

Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of two motorcyclists who were killed in a crash involving 11 riders during a British Superbikes event on Monday. Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, sustained fatal injuries after a pile-up at the first corner of the race at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Jenner, from Crowborough in East Sussex, was treated at trackside but died of a head injury despite further resuscitation treatment at the circuit’s medical centre.