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Ben Stokes’ five-wicket haul helps England leaves Australia reeling, as the home side trail by 49 runs with only one wicket to spare at the close of play on day one of the first Ashes Test in Perth. MATCH REPORT: Superb England tear into Australia in Ashes opener Available to UK users only. Source link

Championship leader Lando Norris was fastest in a second practice session at the Las Vegas Grand Prix interrupted and then curtailed by a loose manhole cover. The McLaren driver was 0.029 seconds ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third, 0.161secs off the pace. But the interruptions to the session meant a number…

Germany completed a remarkable comeback to beat Argentina in a thrilling doubles decider and set up a Davis Cup semi-final against Spain. Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz saved three match points in a final-set tie-break to overcome Horacio Zeballos and Andres Molteni 4-6 6-4 7-6 (12-10) in a gruelling contest lasting two hours and 31…

The FA credited the Lionesses’ home success at Euro 2022 as key in “shaping government discussions and driving forward policy change”. Sarina Wiegman’s winning side signed an open letter to then Conservative party leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, asking for “every young girl” to be able to play football at school. The FA…

Having rotated his team for last week’s win over Italy, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has recalled several key players, including fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, centre Damian de Allende and second row Eben Etzebeth. Erasmus’ line-up shows two changes from the impressive 32-17 win over France in Paris a fortnight ago, with Ruan Nortje and…

Wales: Murray; Rees-Zammit, Llewellyn, Hawkins, Rogers; Edwards, T Williams; Carre, Lake (capt), Assiratti, D Jenkins, Beard, Mann, Deaves, Wainwright. Replacements: Coghlan, G Thomas, Griffin, F Thomas, Plumtree, Hardy, J Evans, Tompkins. New Zealand: Love; Jordan, R Ioane, Lienert-Brown, Clarke; McKenzie, Ratima; T Williams, Taukei’aho, Tosi, S Barrett (capt), Holland, Parker, Kirifi, Sititi. Replacements: Bell, Newell, Bower,…

Calandagan has been named horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards in London. The four-year-old, trained in France by Francis-Henri Graffard, won three top-level Group One races including both the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Champion Stakes at Ascot. He is the only horse other than Brigadier Gerard (1972)…

Shaun Murphy claimed his first victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan since 2017, with a 4-0 whitewash, as he moved into the quarter-finals of the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship. It was the first occasion since 2023 that seven-time world champion O’Sullivan had failed to win a frame in any contest of seven frames or more. Murphy, who…

Speaking to BBC Sport’s Eleanor Oldroyd, former England captain Michael Vaughan says Ben Stokes’ side must start well in Perth in the opening Test against Australia, if they’re to set themselves up for their first Ashes success down under since 2011. WATCH / READ MORE: Built for the Ashes – England’s pace evolution Source link