Oklahoma City beat Indiana 120-109 in Game 5 of finals Williams leads way as OKC hold serve on home floor Thunder one win from franchise’s first title since 1979 The Oklahoma City Thunder moved within one win of their first NBA championship in 46 years on Monday night, beating the...
ICC ready to back WTC four-day Tests in boost for smaller nations
Shorter matches to be sanctioned for 2027-29 cycle England, Australia and India can still play five-day Tests The International Cricket Council is ready to sanction four-day Tests in the World Test Championship to help smaller nations to play more games and longer series. In the next WTC cycle, which begins...
Netherlands triumph in historic T20 after three super overs against Nepal
First men’s professional cricket match to finish level three times Michael Levitt clubs six off first ball of third super over to seal win The Netherlands and Nepal have etched their names in the cricket record books after the two sides could not be split until a third super over...
Club World Cup fans tell of ‘dangerous’ Rose Bowl conditions amid heat and lack of water
Temperatures above 30C for noon PSG-Atlético game A ‘poorly run experience’, one supporter says Conditions for fans at Sunday’s Club World Cup fixture between Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, have been described as “dangerous” and “horrific” after attenders struggled to get access to...
Royal Ascot ready to roll with MPs worried future of racing is ‘on the line’
A sober report launched in parliament on the eve of the royal meeting paints a worrying picture for the sport Hundreds of staff were putting the finishing touches to Ascot racecourse on Monday ahead of the five-day Royal meeting. The champagne is on ice, a variety of crustaceans have been...
The trial that gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle
A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remote The moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m...
Johnny Sexton insists he is ‘here to help’ Finn Russell despite past Lions criticism
Russell included in 2021 Lions squad as Sexton omitted Lions assistant coach says issue ‘blown out of proportion’ Johnny Sexton has insisted he is “here to help” Finn Russell in his capacity as British & Irish Lions assistant coach, after the pair shook hands and cleared the air last month...
23andMe’s founder wins bid to regain control of bankrupt DNA testing firm
Anne Wojcicki made $305m bid for firm, which has lost customers since declaring bankruptcy, with backing of Fortune 500 company 23andMe’s former CEO is set to regain control of the genetic testing company after a $305m bid from a non-profit she controls topped a pharmaceutical company’s offer for it in...
UK-wide drug trial hailed as a ‘milestone’ in leukaemia treatment
Combination of two targeted drugs found to produce better outcomes and was more tolerable than chemotherapy A groundbreaking UK-wide trial has found a chemotherapy-free approach to treating leukaemia that may lead to better outcomes for some patients, with the results being hailed as a “milestone”. Led by researchers from Leeds,...
Starwatch: Mars and Regulus will make for an eye-catching pair
Celestial objects will be separated by less than a degree and the colour difference between them will be striking Look into the western sky this week to see an eye-catching conjunction between Mars and Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation of Leo, the lion. The chart shows the view...