United States 5-40 England in rugby double header at Audi Field Ilona Maher stars as US women hold on to beat Fiji 31-24 On a perfectly unlovely summer’s day in Washington DC, amid lasering sunshine, lowering clouds, debilitating humidity and lengthy lightning delays, Steve Borthwick’s Lions-light England sweated to a...
Tour de France 2025: Arensman holds off Pogacar and Vingegaard for solo stage win
Dutch rider holds off rivals as Pogacar keeps overall lead Ineos Grenadiers apologise after spectator hit by car Thymen Arensman rescued what had been an anonymous Tour de France for Ineos Grenadiers with a solo stage victory in the final Pyrenean stage, to Superbagnères in Haute-Garonne. Earlier, an Ineos Grenadiers...
Amy Jones’s steady hands steer England past India in dramatic second women’s ODI
2nd ODI: England, 116-2, bt India, 143-8, by eight wkts (DLS method) Jones hits 46 as Beaumont avoids controversial dismissal Sophia Dunkley struck the winning boundary with three overs to spare as England overcame India and the rain at Lord’s to level the one-day international series, but that was only...
Hunter Bell contends with double trouble after winning London Diamond League 800m
1500m specialist to contact Holmes over worlds dilemma Kenya’s Koech stuns home hope Kerr in men’s 1500m What does a hitherto 1500m specialist do when they cannot stop winning over 800m? Call the expert, of course. When she concluded a remarkable first full season as a runner with Olympic 1500m...
McIlroy digs in to unearth oddball Open surprise and ‘half-chance’ at late title tilt | Sean Ingle
Home favourite in disbelief after shot on the 11th sends an old ball flying but eagle a hole later sends fans into ecstasy Deep into day three of the Open and Rory McIlroy is still surfing gigantic waves of momentum and goodwill. He has jumped to six under, at this...
Manny Pacquiao turns back clock but settles for draw with Mario Barrios
Pacquiao, 46, fights to majority draw in comeback bout Barrios keeps WBC title after strong final three rounds As it happened: Manny Pacquiao MD 12 Mario Barrios By the time the final bell rang, Manny Pacquiao had done everything but win the fight. He out-threw, out-landed and out-hustled a champion...
Ann-Katrin Berger follows up biblical miracle with penalty heroics for Germany | Jonathan Liew
The astonishing save to prevent an own goal against France is the prelude to the match-winning shootout show from a two-time cancer survivor Ann-Katrin Berger is flying. The ball is flying. A few yards away, near the penalty spot, Clara Mateo of France already has her arms raised in celebration....
Oleksandr Usyk wraps Ukraine’s flag around himself and his fists around Daniel Dubois | Barney Ronay
No boxer has ever represented his country to this degree: Usyk is a living embodiment of his nation’s defiance of the Russian invasion Perhaps the most striking part of the surge of controlled fury that ended this heavyweight title fight wasn’t the short right or the clubbing left that took...
Feel v theory at the Open: MacIntyre and DeChambeau try to navigate Portrush chaos
The Scot and the American find different ways to crack the links before worst of weather and give themselves a chance this weekend You could feel the bad weather closing in on Royal Portrush during Friday morning. The atmosphere around the links grew stickier, and sweatier, every minute, and soon...
Tour de France: Pogacar pulls more than four minutes clear with stage 13 victory
Defending champion eases to time-trial triumph Vingegaard finishes second with Roglic in third A breathless Jonas Vingegaard slumped exhaustedly over his bike on another baking Pyrenean afternoon, after Tadej Pogacar inflicted a further crushing defeat in the mountain time trial to the altiport at Peyragudes. The second time trial in...