Netherlands' Bol cruises to 400m hurdles gold

Joe Root rescues England with an unbeaten run a ball 76 to guide the home side to 258 during the first One Day International against India at Edgbaston. Source link

British qualifier Toby Samuel broke more new ground with a dominant victory over Tomas Machac on his US Open main-draw debut. The 23-year-old came from a set down in each of his three qualifying matches in New York this week to guarantee a third Grand Slam appearance of the year. However, he had no such…

South American football expert Tim Vickery felt a typical Paraguayan spirit shone through on the day. “Paraguay love adversity,” he said. “If you’re looking for someone to relate to in this World Cup, look for Paraguay. That Welsh word ‘hwyl’, that grit and drive, when it gets difficult, that’s when they come alive. “They’ve come…

Leicester Tigers stalwart Dan Cole will leave the club after 18 years due to personal reasons. Cole, 38, played for the Tigers between 2007 and 2025 before taking up the role of recruitment and retention manager after hanging up his boots. The former prop turned out over 340 times for the club – breaking the…

Discussion about LIV’s future went into overdrive earlier this month as the tour prepared for its latest event in Mexico. Several media outlets – across golf, sports news and finance – reported its imminent closure, before chief executive O’Neil insisted it was business as usual in a tubthumping email to staff. It was striking O’Neil…

Sir Keir Starmer has called on TNT Sports to make next Saturday’s Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris St-Germain free-to-air. The UK prime minister has written the broadcaster to “strongly urge you to reconsider” a decision to make the final available to subscribers only. Every previous final since the Champions League format was introduced…