⛳️ Jockey for a dad, footballer for a grandad — US Open for Tyler Weaver Young amateur’s road to Oakmont is no everyday story for a player who, unapologetically, has no back-up plan as he aims for professional ranks ✍️David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/golf/art…

'My feeling is that Bellingham needs to start growing up and fast. His sense of always being the victim, especially of what he sees as refereeing mistakes, is wearisome when not downright intolerable' | ✍️ David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/football…

For rugby fans, the rivalries are intense. Everyone accepts, though, that without the other countries there is no Six Nations. The only thing worse than losing to your neighbour is not being able to play against your neighbour | ✍️ David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…

"My belief is that it will take on the same significance in Tommy Fleetwood's career as the last three holes at last year’s US Open did for Rory McIlroy" David Walsh on why Fleetwood's Travelers collapse will be the prelude to a triumphant comeback ✍️ thetimes.com/sport/golf/art…

"Pogacar doesn’t win the Tour as Induráin and Hinault once did, all calculation and avoidance of risk. He is a racer who can resist anything except the temptation to attack. Calling him a generational talent doesn’t go far enough" ✍️David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

Pull of Tour de France never dims as Jasper Philipsen wins first stage Amid crashes and ill-fortune, the Belgian sprints to victory for Alpecin ahead of Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay in first stage of Tour de France to take Yellow Jersey ✍️David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

LA FÊTE COMMENCE Pull of Tour de France™ de France never dims as Jasper Philipsen wins first stage David Walsh Times Sport thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

Pogacar isn’t untouchable — Vingegaard has tools to win Defending champion may have claimed his 100th professional victory on stage four but Dane is not only stronger but does not fear him — and is likely to have Yellow Jersey soon | ✍️ David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

Tadej Pogacar takes Tour de France lead with time-trial statement Victory at Caen went to Remco Evenepoel but the day belonged to the reigning Tour and world champion, whose rivals already look to be chasing second place Read report by David Walsh⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

"Six days of the Tour and this has been the greatest performance so far" David Walsh reports as Ben Healy rides the last 40km solo to clinch his maiden Tour stage win 🔽 thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

Oscar Onley can dare to dream as Tadej Pogacar’s rivals freeze in fear In only his second Tour, the Scot finished third on stage seven, only two seconds behind Pogacar and Vingegaard, in a performance that catapulted him to seventh | ✍️ David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

"Before the Tour, the expectation was that if Oscar Onley was going to achieve anything, he would do it in the high mountains" David Walsh says the young Scottish rider has surprised us - and his team - by being 7th at the Tour de France after week 1 🔽 thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

Are Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard still rivals? This week will tell all David Walsh says this Tour has reached a crossroads and will we learn whether the Slovenian really is on a different level ⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

In 1951, when Wim van Est crashed down a ravine at the Tour de France, people understood that bad luck and terrible crashes were part of cycling Pogacar's fall today brought a reminder that things now aren’t quite what they were, writes David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

THE DARK KNIGHT As always with Dave Brailsford, the big questions remain unanswered David Walsh Times Sport The Times and The Sunday Times #toujourslamemechose thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

SLAYING THE BADGER Tadej Pogačar far too wise to walk into Bernard Hinault’s trap of 1986 David Walsh Times Sport The Times and The Sunday Times Tour de France™ Greg LeMond #bernardhinault thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

Now or never for Vingegaard as Pogacar relishes brutal ‘queen stage’ After no change at top of standings on stage 17, with fans travelling far and wide to watch, Thursday’s leg takes riders into Alps for race’s toughest instalment | ✍️ David Walsh thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

THE TADEJ TOUR Vingegaard has lost belief he can beat Tadej Pogačar David Walsh Times Sport Tour de France™ thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

"Pogacar has won 4 of his 6 Tours. He improves a little each year but is essentially still the same rider, and pretty much every week of every season" David Walsh says the dominant rider in the most credible era cycling has known should be celebrated ✍️ thetimes.com/sport/cycling/…

✍️ Scottie Scheffler and Tadej Pogacar prove excellence is not boring David Walsh says golfing great and cycling titan are ultra-serious about their sports but share a relaxed attitude towards their achievements that is highly endearingly ⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/golf/art…