Remarkable bowler’s slingshot action will trouble batters at Headingley but fitness problems mean the tourists will have to manage him carefully If there was an enduring image from the last Test series between India and England, it was probably that of Jasprit Bumrah detonating Ollie Pope’s stumps in Visakhapatnam –...
Four leading British basketball clubs blocked from Europe as civil war deepens
BBF has not endorsed Manchester for Champions League Lions, Eagles and Flyers also blocked from competing The civil war engulfing British Basketball has intensified with the British Basketball Federation attempting to block four of the country’s leading clubs from competing in Europe next season. The Guardian has learned that the...
Ombudsman rules for red-hot Gosden team as Royal Ascot roasts in the sun
William Buick on board in Prince of Wales’s Stakes win Royal family have second favourite beaten at meeting The only British stable to wrest Royal Ascot’s top trainer award away from Aidan O’Brien over the course of the past decade continued its strong run through this year’s meeting here on...
The Spin | David ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s brave race against time to tell his remarkable story
Former England bowler has motor neurone disease and his new autobiography vividly describes his daily experience David Lawrence loved to dance. As a teenager he would move to northern soul, hitching his way from Gloucester to Wigan Casino, a change of clothes in the bag, life beginning at midnight. Then...
Mykhailo Mudryk could face four-year ban after FA charge over failed drug test
Chelsea winger was provisionally suspended last year ‘Presence and/or use of a prohibited substance’ alleged Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk could face a lengthy ban after being charged by the Football Association with doping offences. Under FA regulations the winger could be banned for as long as four years after providing a...
Marcus Smith at full-back against Argentina as Lions aim to ‘set tone’ for tour
Two Smiths and Alex Mitchell in XV for Dublin match Tadhg Furlong also has chance to prove his fitness Maro Itoje will captain the British & Irish Lions for the first time against Argentina in Dublin on Friday after the head coach, Andy Farrell, included him and eight other Englishmen...
Jack Draper shakes off errors to thwart Popyrin and keep Queen’s Club quest alive
British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’ In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started...
Expect to see Premier League teams going longer more often next season
Playing out from the back works for top teams but sides at the bottom are giving away too many chances By Opta Analyst Long-ball football has, for better or worse, been on the decline for years. Football was once a kick-and-run game, shaped by long balls and the thinking that...
Alexander-Arnold feels heat on Real Madrid debut as Al-Hilal make Club World Cup point
Gp H: Real Madrid 1-1 Al-Hilal (G García 34; Neves 41pen) Federico Valverde’s 92nd-minute penalty saved Xabi Alonso said in the buildup he was going to “ignite” his players at this Club World Cup, that Real Madrid were ready to rock’n’roll. In the event this was something more downbeat in...
Trump asks Juventus squad for views on transgender players during awkward White House visit
Team are in Washington DC for Club World Cup President asks if women could make Juve team Juventus players and staff were involved in an awkward encounter at the White House on Wednesday when Donald Trump attempted to get them to enter into a debate on transgender women in sport....