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England have a golden opportunity for victory in the first Test against New Zealand despite a chaotic collapse of four wickets for one run in 11 balls on the second day at Lord’s. After 16 wickets fell on day one, another 17 came on Friday on a devilishly difficult surface for batting – an alarming…

England players are set to use high-tech palm-cooling devices in the United States to help combat the heat during the World Cup. The expected hot and humid conditions during the tournament will be a crucial factor with studies showing that at least a third of the games during the World Cup will be played in…

There are just 12 days until England play their World Cup opener against Croatia – but can you name ever member of the squad picked by Thomas Tuchel? Source link

Colombian pop star Shakira will perform her official song for the 2026 World Cup at the competition’s opening ceremony in Mexico. Shakira will perform Dai Dai, along with Burna Boy, on Thursday, 11 June at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, before Mexico and South Africa play the first of the tournament’s 104 games (20:00 BST)….

Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell times her race perfectly, winning the 1500m in a season’s best time of three minutes 58.63 seconds at the Diamond League event in Rome. Source link

Antonelli rejected Russell’s reasoning. “I don’t really give weight to that line,” he said, “because it’s still so early in the season. I continue trying to excel, trying to maximise the car and see where we end up at the end of the season. “It’s difficult to think you can lose something when you don’t…

Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions back row Fergus Slattery has died at the age of 77, his club Blackrock College has announced. Considered one of Ireland’s greatest players, Slattery won 61 caps between 1970 and 1984 and captained the side. Slattery helped Ireland win the Triple Crown in 1982 and 1985 and represented…

There has been a lot of drama over the last seven days of sport, including a tense Champions League final penalty shootout and one of tennis’ greatest-ever players announcing a return to the sport. About 9% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? After more quizzes?…

Berrettini’s only previous retirement from a Grand Slam match was at the 2023 US Open. He also made an early exit from the 2021 ATP Tour Finals because of an abdominal injury, while last season he had to pull out midway through matches in Madrid and Rome in the run-up to the French Open. But…

Ollie Pope struck his first half-century of this year’s T20 Blast as Surrey coasted past Middlesex in a one-sided South Group derby at The Oval. Pope, who finished unbeaten on 51 from 33 balls, shared a second-wicket stand of 74 from 44 with Jason Roy (46) as they made short work of their chase to…