Batter admits cramping up after 158 helps rescue innings ‘It was probably the death of me in the end’ England face a battle against both India’s batters and their own bodies as they attempt to keep their opponents’ lead under control on the fourth day at Edgbaston, with Harry Brook...
Chelsea edge Palmeiras as late deflection books Club World Cup semi-final spot
Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea (Estêvão 53); Palmer (16), Weverton (83, og) Malo Gusto’s cross deflected past Palmeiras goalkeeper Their place in the last four of the Club World Cup in the bag and the prospect of a £97m windfall still up for grabs, Chelsea found themselves in an unusual position: relieved...
England have gamechangers galore but must find another way to win Euros again | Emma Hayes
In Beever-Jones, Hampton, Russo and James, Sarina Wiegman has a core of quality players in a squad brimful of experience I would always rather enter a competition as champions than underdogs because you’ve got something to hold on to. Once you win, you know what winning looks like. England know...
Raducanu justifies primetime billing even as Sabalenka’s superpower wins out | Jonathan Liew
Britain’s No 1 was outpointed when her opponent raised her game but showed why she merits the hype and spotlight that surrounds her It’s a little after 8pm by the time the first ball is tossed. Karen Khachanov has just beaten Nuno Borges on No 3 Court and so even...
Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis
Unusual burial of man, thought to have been a potter, in sealed vessel may have helped DNA survive past four millennia A man whose bones were shaped by a lifetime of hard labour more than 4,500 years ago has become the first ancient Egyptian to have his entire genetic code...
Iron age settlement found in Gloucestershire after detectorist unearths Roman swords
When Glen Manning discovered two cavalry swords, a later dig revealed two distinct chapters of British history It began with an extraordinary piece of fortune: a metal detectorist on only his second expedition coming upon two very rare cavalry swords on the brink of being lost for ever. A dig...