Carlota Ciganda finished one stroke clear of Choi Hye-jin to claim her first LPGA Tour victory in almost nine years at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan. The Spaniard birdied the final two holes at the Blythefield Country Club to card a five-under-par 67 to end at 16 under overall, with a bogey at the...
Rory McIlroy says he is looking forward to climbing “another mountain” by winning an Open Championship on home soil after ending a frustrating US Open on a positive note. The Northern Irishman has struggled since his career Grand Slam-clinching victory at the Masters in April, but carded an encouraging three-under 67 to close out his...
Scotland defeated the Netherlands by 39 runs in their opening T20 tri-series match in Glasgow. The hosts posted 160-8 and then dominated with the ball as the Dutch were all out for 121 in 18.1 overs. It was revenge for Scotland’s defeat by the same opponents three days earlier in their remarkably high-scoring Cricket World...
Daniel Bell-Drummond hammered a 48-ball century as Kent Spitfires ended Somerset’s 100% start to their T20 Blast campaign. Meanwhile, reigning champions Gloucestershire suffered a fifth successive defeat as Glamorgan beat them by 40 runs at Bristol. Matthew Potts inspired Durham to a crushing six-wicket win over Yorkshire, with the England paceman returning Blast-best figures of...
West Indies secured a 1-0 series win over Ireland after victory in the third and final T20 at Bready. The first two games of the three-match series on Thursday and Saturday were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain. Conditions cleared on Sunday to allow the third game to go ahead, with...
Essex went into the game against Surrey having lost their previous two, but Scrivens and Winfield-Hill gave home followers cause for optimism with 13 boundaries between them before the former was caught at cover off Dani Gregory. Winfield-Hill – who was dropped on seven – followed in the next over when she tried to sweep...
Welsh rookie Darcey Harry won her first Ladies European Tour event with a three-shot victory at the Hulencourt Women’s Open in Belgium. The 22-year-old shot a final round of 68 to take the title ahead of France’s Nastasia Nadaud and New Zealand’s Amelia Garvey. Harry hit a remarkable five birdies and an eagle on the...
A new nationwide cricket tournament for state schools will launch in 2026 with the trophy awarded to the winning teams carrying the name of England cricketers Ben Stokes and Heather Knight. The Knight-Stokes Cup will be a T20 competition contested next summer via a series of knockout regional qualifiers with the finals to be staged...
Sussex have re-signed spin bowler Danny Briggs from Warwickshire on a three year-deal which will take effect at the end of the 2025 season. He returns to Sussex in a player-coach role after five years away, having previously appeared for them between 2016 and 2020 and will be available for the T20 Blast. The 34-year-old...
Paul Burnell BBC News, Manchester PA Media Sir Billy Boston shared a few laughs with King Charles when receiving his knighthood Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston should have been knighted years ago when he could have still fully appreciated its significance, his son has said. Stephen Boston explained: “Dad’s got the dementia now and...
Tyrrell Hatton says there is “a lot to play for” besides contending for a maiden major title when he begins his final round at the US Open on Sunday. Englishman Hatton shot a two-under 68 in his third round on Saturday, putting him joint sixth and five shots behind leader Sam Burns at Oakmont. Hatton...
Watch the best shots from day three at the US Open featuring Scottie Scheffler and Adam Scott as Sam Burns leads into into final round. Read full article at source...
Latest scorecard from the Twenty20 tri-series match between Scotland and the Netherlands at Clydesdale CC. Read full article at source...
Derbyshire Falcons took East Midlands bragging rights after successfully chasing down Leicestershire Foxes’ target of 197 in the Vitality T20 Blast at Edgbaston. The win lifted Falcons off the bottom of North Group although they still need a continuation of their recent improvement to reach the knockout stages after losing five of their seven games...
When Bavuma walked into the post-match news conference and carefully placed the glittering mace – the prize awarded to the WTC winners – down on the table in front of him, the significance of the moment was not lost. It is more than three decades since South Africa’s cricketers were readmitted to the international fold...