The Sport desk

Athletes and officials, and the moments that followed them off the field. Some of these have nothing to do with the game at all.

Every case below has closed: the answer is printed and the full story is on the case page. 2 of these 22 have been to the jury.

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Closed cases

CASE No. 69October 2, 2026 This household-name athlete keeps a cheerful public log of strangers failing to recognise him — airport staff, hotel clerks, and o… It was Tony Hawk CASE No. 67September 30, 2026 In 2020, at the peak of his playing career, this 22-year-old forward wrote an open letter about being hungry as a child — and forc… It was Marcus Rashford CASE No. 66September 29, 2026 After a decade of furious denials — and lawsuits against his accusers — this seven-time champion in yellow finally confessed every… It was Lance Armstrong CASE No. 64September 27, 2026 Lying in medal position at the 1988 Olympics in a rising gale, this Canadian sailor turned off the course, pulled two drowning riv… It was Lawrence Lemieux CASE No. 61September 24, 2026 Pulled out of a race on the eve of the start in 2006, this German Grand Tour winner spent six years denying everything — until spo… It was Jan Ullrich CASE No. 54September 17, 2026 In 2000 this national team captain admitted taking around $100,000 from bookmakers for information and forecasts — and was banned … It was Hansie Cronje CASE No. 49September 12, 2026 Told by the league to stop making a particular celebration gesture, this Memphis point guard known for enormous dunks made it agai… It was Ja Morant CASE No. 48September 11, 2026 At the 2016 Rio Olympics, this Olympic medallist told the world he'd been robbed at gunpoint at a gas station — security footage t… It was Ryan Lochte CASE No. 47September 10, 2026 In February 2025 the world's number one men's tennis player accepted a three-month suspension by agreement with the global anti-do… It was Jannik Sinner CASE No. 45September 8, 2026 On a safety-car restart at the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix this Dutch driver chasing a fifth straight title steered into a rival and c… It was Max Verstappen CASE No. 43September 6, 2026 In 2004 this Romanian international forward failed a drug test at his English club, which tore up his contract on the spot — then … It was Adrian Mutu CASE No. 41September 4, 2026 On his marathon debut in April 2026 this four-time Formula One world champion ran London in two hours fifty-nine — clearing the th… It was Sebastian Vettel CASE No. 38September 1, 2026 At 2:25 a.m. the night after Thanksgiving 2009, this most famous athlete on the planet crashed his Escalade into a fire hydrant an… It was Tiger Woods CASE No. 37August 31, 2026 Sent off in Dublin in November 2025 for an elbow on an Ireland defender, this Portugal captain and record goalscorer drew a three-… It was Cristiano Ronaldo CASE No. 36August 30, 2026 In the final act of his legendary career — extra time of a World Cup final — this French midfield maestro planted a headbutt into … It was Zinedine Zidane CASE No. 30August 24, 2026 In November 2025 this midfielder who bent free kicks for England knelt before King Charles III at Windsor Castle and stood back up… It was David Beckham CASE No. 28August 22, 2026 On the rainy morning of round two of a 2024 major, this world No. 1 golfer was led away in handcuffs after a traffic misunderstand… It was Scottie Scheffler CASE No. 27August 21, 2026 In 1994 this champion figure skater pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct the investigation into an attack on a rival — and her… It was Tonya Harding CASE No. 24August 18, 2026 During a 1997 title rematch watched by millions on pay-per-view, this heavyweight champion did something with his teeth that got h… It was Mike Tyson CASE No. 22August 16, 2026 In 2022, this youngest-ever Wimbledon champion was sentenced to two and a half years in a British prison for hiding assets — troph… It was Boris Becker CASE No. 18August 12, 2026 In 2022, this wrestler-turned-movie-star you can't see set a Guinness World Record that may never be broken — more than 650 wishes… It was John Cena CASE No. 5July 30, 2026 In 2021, this 7-foot-1 Hall of Fame giant was caught at a Georgia jewelry counter quietly paying off a stranger's engagement ring … It was Shaquille O'Neal

How the jury has ruled across the whole archive →

*Every puzzle is drawn from widely reported, public-record events — court records, official rulings, and moments that unfolded on live television. Allegedly.
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