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Former BOA and Wada executive Reedie dies aged 84

​Image source, Getty Images. ByMike Peter. BBC Sport journalist. 6 April 2026. Sir Craig Reedie, the former chair of the British Olympic Association (BOA) and president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), has died at the age of 84.. Reedie chaired the BOA between 1992 and 2005, before going on to become the third president of Wada, serving from 2014 to 2019.. As BOA chair he was part of London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and went on to serve as a director of the organising committee for the two events.. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board between 2009 and 2012 and its vice president between 2012-2016.. “If you have worked in Olympic sport, then it’s highly likely that you would have known Sir Craig Reedie. How lucky we all were,” said Dame Katherine Grainger, the current chair of the BOA.. “Few knew the Olympic movement better and fewer still served it with such distinction. His dedicated service to the BOA, to the IOC and to Wada is notable.. “He always fought hard for Olympic sport, and fought harder still for clean sport. In doing so he saw the good and, inevitably, the bad of our sporting system.. “It was the measure of Craig that it never diminished his love of sport and the Olympic movement in particular.”. In his own statement, Lord Sebastian Coe, the chair of the London 2012 organising committee, said Reedie was “the epitome of a gentleman”.. “Craig was my mentor, wise counsel, passionate advisor, and great friend. He was the distinguished elder statesman with a reservoir of Olympic knowledge and experience which he shared willingly and to great effect,” Coe added.. “Without Craig and his leadership of the British Olympic Association, we may never have won the right to host London 2012.. “Craig was a sportsman at heart, but he had the mind and tenacity of a politician. He was equal parts opinionated, wise, canny and, most of all, loyal to those who legitimately wanted to serve sport.”. Reedie was an international badminton player, representing Great Britain in the 1960s, and subsequently led the Scottish Badminton Union.. In 1981, he was elected International Badminton Federation president, where he led the successful campaign to include badminton at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.. He presided over Wada during the revelation of state-sponsored doping by Russia, leading to the country’s athletes being banned from competing under their national flag.. “Sir Craig dedicated his whole life to the service of sport and the Olympic Movement,” said IOC president Kirsty Coventry.. “He was a steadfast guardian of integrity, guiding the global sporting community through some of its most challenging moments with dignity and resolve.. “His contribution to the Olympic Games, to clean sport and to the development of athletes worldwide will endure for generations to come.”. Reedie was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1999, knighted as a Knight Bachelor  

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Video shows teens take over Chicago streets as mayor warns of ‘trends’ that can turn ‘deadly’

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Hundreds of young people filled the streets and sidewalks in Chicago last week in what Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling “teen trends” that he warned can turn deadly.. Video, obtained by Fox News from ChitownCrimeChasers, showed the teens filling streets and sidewalks on March 30, clustering around parked vehicles and moving through intersections.. Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city’s streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.. In Hyde Park, residents say the March 30 takeover lasted for hours late into the night.. TEEN MOBS SWARM DOWNTOWN IN CHAOTIC TAKEOVER—FIGHTS ERUPT, CARS TARGETED BEFORE CURFEW CRACKDOWN HITS. One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected by crowds in Chicago that night.. “Yeah, it’s bad. The hood is messed up, terrible. A thousand worth of damage, dents everywhere, footprints everywhere,” Hale told FOX 32 Chicago.. Video shows groups of teens standing and moving on top of parked vehicles as crowds formed around them.. GOT A TIP?. Chicago police confirmed to the local outlet that three curfew violations were issued in connection with the gathering. A 16-year-old girl was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct.. City officials and police have described these gatherings, which are often organized through social media, as part of a broader, growing trend across Chicago.. FOLLOW US ON X. Recent events have drawn large crowds to neighborhoods including downtown and Hyde Park, with activity ranging from social gatherings to more chaotic crowd movement.. Johnson released a public service announcement telling parents to not let their kids attend the increasingly popular “teen trends across the city.”. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. “We’re currently tracking five. That’s right. Five teen trends across the city this weekend,” the mayor said in an April 3 message. “I’m calling on all parents. Check in with your children. See where they plan to be this weekend. Please, do not allow your child to attend any of these trends this weekend.”. “They’re unsafe, and they can turn deadly. Our police officers will be out enforcing the city’s 10 p.m. curfew,” he said.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. Some residents say the repeated gatherings are raising concerns about safety and quality of life.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Hale said the incident has prompted him to reconsider staying in the city.. “Your kids should not be out here… I had parents who guided me,” he said. “And these parents, they just let them run rampant.”  

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Quiz: Name every European winner of the Masters

​Image source, Getty Images. ByJoe Bradshaw. BBC Sport senior journalist. 30 minutes ago. This is the 90th Masters. There have been a total of 10 European golfers to win at Augusta National since a Spaniard broke the duck in 1980.. How many of them can you name?. [embedded content]. What information do we collect from this quiz?. After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to your device.. Related topics. Golf  

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Minnesota deny ex-Everton forward Rodriguez has muscle-wasting condition

​Image source, Getty Images. ByElizabeth Botcherby. BBC Sport journalist. 35 minutes ago. Minnesota United have denied rumours that midfielder James Rodriguez is suffering from a potentially life-threatening muscle-wasting condition.. The Colombia international returned to the club’s training ground on Monday after being hospitalised.. Rodriguez, 34, showed signs of illness during Colombia’s 3-1 defeat by France on 29 March and subsequently spent three days in hospital with severe dehydration.. A statement from the Colombia Football Federation on 2 April confirmed Rodriguez was under observation for a “non-sports-related medical condition” but said his prognosis was “favourable”.. Social media rumours and reports in some US media sparked concerns he was suffering from rhabdomyolysis – a rare condition sometimes linked to over-exertion which causes muscles to disintegrate and can lead to potentially fatal kidney damage when toxic muscle fibres enter the circulatory system.. However, Major League Soccer (MLS) side Minnesota United said:, external “The club and our medical professionals can unequivocally state there has been no clinical or laboratory evidence of rhabdomyolysis.”. Rodriguez, who won two Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and also played for Premier League side Everton, participated in a “supervised return-to-activity session” on Monday. His return to full training will be guided by the club’s medical staff.. Rodriguez has made two MLS appearances since joining Minnesota United in February.. Related topics. Major League Soccer. Football. More on this story. Follow your club with BBC Sport. 12 March. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast. Get football news sent straight to your phone. 16 August 2025  

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Why Honda engine is not the only issue with Aston Martin – F1 Q&A

​Image source, EPA. 1 hour ago. 28 Comments. Formula 1 is taking a break from racing during April because of the cancellations of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix but there is still plenty to talk about.. BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson has been answering your latest questions…. Andrew mentioned in his Japanese GP race report that half of Aston Martin’s time deficit is down to the chassis and therefore not just the Honda engine. Please could he elaborate on exactly what he has learned because this has not been widely reported and I think deserves to be heard, as it does not seem fair to burden all of the blame on to Honda – Kevin. The race report from Suzuka actually mentioned that more than half Aston Martin’s deficit to the front was caused by the chassis.. That information came from a very senior and knowledgeable figure over the course of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.. It also tallies with what other teams are seeing on the GPS data to which all have access, in terms of the cars’ speed on different parts of the track.. The exact split in terms of the losses that can be attributed to car and engine at Aston Martin-Honda is not known, and it’s probably not possible to know, as of course the behaviour of the engine can also have an impact on the cornering performance of the car.. It’s worth adding that, while it’s true that much of the public focus has been on the Honda engine, and especially the severe vibrations that have been causing reliability problems, team principal Adrian Newey has been clear that the car is also lacking.. It’s also the case that it’s not clear where the vibrations are coming from – are they intrinsic to the engine, or is there something about the way the engine is mounted to the chassis that exacerbates them?. In Australia, Newey said that on the chassis side “we’re maybe the fifth best team, so sort of potential Q3 qualifiers on the chassis side, but with the potential to be up front at some point in the season”.. On average over the four qualifying sessions of the first three races, including for the sprint in China, the Aston Martin is 3.6 seconds off the pace.. The fifth fastest team on average are Alpine, at 1.268secs off the pace, followed by Haas at 1.567secs.. So Aston Martin are about 2.3secs off qualifying in the top 10, with the majority down to the chassis and the rest the engine.. In other words, put a Mercedes engine in the car, and it would be about where Alpine or Haas are. Exactly as Newey suggested.. Given the Aston Martin’s troubled birth – effectively starting again when Newey arrived in March last year, a delayed entry into the wind tunnel until April, and a consequent compressed development programme – that sounds entirely feasible.. The car is overweight, and is especially poor in high-speed corners.. The fundamental point, though, is that it doesn’t really matter where exactly the deficit lies between car and engine. Both Aston Martin and Honda are a long way from being competitiv  

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Why Real glamour tie could decide Kane’s Ballon d’Or hopes

​Image source, Getty Images. ByTom McCoy. BBC Sport journalist. 1 hour ago. 98 Comments. No player in Europe comes close to matching Harry Kane’s goalscoring record this season – but could an untimely ankle problem scupper his Ballon d’Or chances?. The Englishman has scored 53 times in 45 appearances for club and country this term but knows goals alone won’t be enough to land the award, which is why he will be desperate to be fit for Bayern Munich’s crunch Champions League game against Real Madrid on Tuesday (20:00 BST).. Kane, who missed Saturday’s dramatic 3-2 victory at Freiburg because of the injury, ended his trophy drought by winning the Bundesliga last season, but more domestic honours in Germany won’t secure him football’s most prestigious individual prize.. Rightly or wrongly, the Ballon d’Or isn’t simply a case of rewarding solo brilliance. It is increasingly a prerequisite to also being part of a team that lands one of the game’s biggest titles – the Champions League, World Cup or a continental equivalent such as the European Championship.. Kane will get two bites at the cherry this year, captaining England at the World Cup in the summer, but his first – and arguably best – chance comes with Bayern.. The Bavarians have been in scintillating form this season, winning 37 of 43 games, but will need their talisman fit and firing as their European credentials are tested in a quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.. “I could score 100 goals this season, but if I don’t win the Champions League or the World Cup, you’re probably not going to win the Ballon d’Or,” Kane said in November. “It’s the same with any player. You have to be winning those major trophies.”. History suggests he is right. Since 2006, almost 80% of Ballon d’Or winners have claimed the accolade in a year when they also lifted either the Champions League or a major international tournament, such as the World Cup, Euros or Copa America.. Only two players have defied that trend in the past two decades and both are all-time greats who can be considered outliers. Lionel Messi won the award in 2010, 2012 and 2019 despite Champions League semi-final exits for his Barcelona side, with Cristiano Ronaldo taking the prize in 2013, when Real Madrid bowed out of the competition at the same stage.. [embedded content]. The pattern is even more pronounced in recent seasons. Ten of the previous 11 Ballon d’Or winners did so off the back of a Champions League victory or major international title, including each of the past five.. Changes to the award, created by France Football magazine in 1956, may have exacerbated this. Until 2021, players were honoured for performances over a calendar year, straddling two different seasons. But since 2022 it has been aligned with a single campaign in the elite European leagues, starting in August.. Journalists from the top 100 Fifa-ranked nations decide who wins and are encouraged to factor in “individual performances” along with “class and fair play”.  

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