Player has spoken for first time since he quit Test cricket Former captain expresses surprise Brook not given post Ben Stokes has rejected suggestions he could reverse his recent England retirement and return for the 2027 Ashes. The former national team captain says he wants to stay in the game...
Emma Raducanu to miss US Open with leg injury in latest fitness setback
2021 US Open champion out with stress fracture in leg Raducanu also missed Wimbledon through injury Emma Raducanu will miss the US Open because of the stress fracture in her right leg that she sustained during the grass-court season and forced her to pull out of Wimbledon. It is understood...
Sigrid Haugset stuns Tour de France Femmes favourites by storming to stage win
Norwegian breaks clear in stage three to take overall lead Haugset: ‘I never thought it was possible, it’s unreal’ Sigrid Haugset, the Norwegian national champion, shocked the established order in the Tour de France Femmes, breaking away alone for 90km, to take the overall lead after winning stage three to...
‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer
Cycling legend on living with a stage 4 diagnosis, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and why Andy Burnham could be key to his ambition of helping others Sir Chris Hoy arrives a couple of minutes late and the apologies roll from him. I don’t have a chance to tell the six‑time...
Manchester United Women head coach Marc Skinner leaves role after five years
United were fourth in WSL last season, missing Europe ‘Marc leaves having made a significant contribution’ The Manchester United head coach Marc Skinner has left the club by mutual consent after five years with the club. “Marc leaves having made a significant contribution to the continued progress of Manchester United...
Leeds stage thrilling comeback to sink Liverpool in Chicago friendly
Liverpool 2-4 Leeds Calvert-Lewin scores twice in comeback from 2-0 down After 45 minutes at Soldier Field the tale of Liverpool’s pre-season tour of the US was of three straight wins and Andoni Iraola’s ideas taking shape thanks in no small part to Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. After 90,...
On the spot: 50 of the most famous – and infamous – Panenka penalties of all time
The 50th anniversary is the perfect time to remember 50 of the most famous – and infamous – attempts at the Czech’s chip It is 50 years since Antonin Panenka won the European Championship for Czechoslovakia with the most audacious penalty ever taken. His signature chip wasn’t instantly eponymous. A...
Josh Kerr: ‘There are some fantastic 1500m guys. But I feel I’m on a different level’
Scottish champion on Commonwealth Games glory on home soil, the 1500m world record, and why he doesn’t want his rivals to know him too well It was late on a crisp Glasgow night when Josh Kerr unlocked his hidden human side. Most of those who had roared themselves hoarse as...
Wales become first nation to drop support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino
FAW says under-fire president has lost its confidence ‘This is a failure we cannot accept’ The Football Association of Wales has withdrawn its support for the Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid over his bungled effort to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Infantino announced last...
Yealimi Noh leads Women’s Open by three shots after Ryu Hae-ran stumbles
Ryu’s bid for third consecutive major win in doubt England’s Lottie Woad and Charley Hull in contention Ryu Hae-ran has 18 holes to recover from events in the third round of the Women’s Open. Her stumble at Royal Lytham and St Annes would have counted as one of the most...