Ben Duckett’s astonishing 149 led England to a target of 371 – one of the all-time great run chases – to beat India on a nerve-shredding final day of the first Test at Headingley. Duckett played one of the finest innings by an England batter as the home side pulled off their second-highest successful pursuit,...
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...
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Sinner was aiming for a third successive Grand Slam triumph, having won the US Open at the end of last year and then defended his Australian Open title in January. The 23-year-old’s level over the past fortnight – he arrived in the final having not dropped a set – was even more impressive considering he...
The world number two had never previously won a match after losing the opening two sets. Alcaraz is the first man to win a Grand Slam title after saving match point since Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the 2019 Wimbledon final. Sinner, who was bidding for his maiden Roland Garros triumph, was denied his...
Spain and France played out a Nations League semi-final game for the ages with a scoreline that looks like it belongs in a penalty shootout. The 5-4 win for Spain has everyone wondering if anyone can stop these attackers – although the less said about the defenders, the better. Spain, who play Portugal in Sunday’s...
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New Zealander Ryan Fox clinched a place at this week’s PGA Championship in dramatic style with a 50-foot chip-in from the fringe of the green to win the Myrtle Beach Classic in a three-way play-off. It was a first US PGA Tour title in 68 starts for the 38-year-old after he finished on 15 under...
“It gave us everything. From start to finish last week to this week, everything about this semi-final has been pure entertainment,” said Alan Shearer. For the second time in six days Inter Milan and Barcelona served up a European classic as the champions of Italy won 4-3 on the night – 7-6 on aggregate –...
Field Of Gold, ridden by Kieran Shoemark, was sent off the 11-8 favourite having been an impressive winner of the Craven Stakes over course and distance last month. The grey was bidding to give John Gosden, who now trains alongside son Thady, a first 2000 Guineas winner in an illustrious career. But he could not...
England’s Marco Penge claimed his maiden DP World Tour title – just two months after returning from a betting ban. The 26-year-old was given a three-month ban in December for placing bets on multiple events, with one month suspended for a year. Since returning to action, Penge had finished third at the South African Open...
Defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are five shots off the lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. After a 90-minute delay for lightning, McIlroy eagled the final hole as the pair carded a betterball 61. Americans Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin also shot 61 to open up...
Chris Eubank Jr narrowly beat bitter foe Conor Benn as one of Britain’s most rancorous and long-running boxing rivalries lived up to the hype at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Both fighters showed wild aggression, taking the centre of the ring and letting their hands go in a 12-round edge-of-your-seat firefight. Neither boxer could land the...
McIlroy holed an 11-foot eagle putt at the second and four further birdies left the Irish duo in a share of second place on 14 under after 12 holes. However, McIlroy missed the green with his approach on 13 as they dropped a stroke and further shots went at the last two holes when they...
Rory McIlroy and partner Shane Lowry shot a eight-under-par 64 which left them six off the pace as they began the defence of their Zurich Classic title. With the Masters champion struggling on the opening nine as Lowry kept them in contention after they had started at the 10th, McIlroy said he “didn’t do anything”...