Teenager Gout Gout set a new personal best and an Australian record with victory in the men’s 200m on his senior international debut at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava. The 17-year-old clocked 20.02 seconds in a highly anticipated first European meeting in the Czech Republic. The sprinter powered past Portuguese-based Cuban Reynier Mena, who...
Tilak Varma demonstrated on Hampshire debut that he is not just a big-hitting white-ball player by constructing a patient, unbeaten 98 in the County Championship at windswept Chelmsford. The 22-year-old Indian left-hander, starting a four-game stint on the south coast, was playing only his 19th first-class game, compared to 119 in T20 competitions, including 25...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Dua Lipa and Jay Kay duetted on a surprise version of Jamiroquai’s 1996 hit Virtual Insanity Dua Lipa treated fans to a surprise appearance by Jamiroquai, as she played her first ever show at Wembley Stadium. Bringing out the band’s frontman Jay Kay for a one-off performance of his...
Better at attacking than defending has been one of the most common ways to describe Alexander-Arnold’s career to date. A full-back who bombed forward, and sometimes in a hybrid right-back/midfield role. For a while, then England boss Gareth Southgate even tried him as a regular midfielder. He left Anfield with 23 goals and 86 assists...
Hill made his England debut in the autumn of 2018 under former head coach Eddie Jones, a selection he says “100%” came too soon. “When I look back at getting my international cap at 19, I feel a completely different player and person to then,” he said. “I was selected after six or seven Premiership...
It is a dream scenario. “One hundred percent,” Tyler told BBC Sport in an interview that you can listen to in full on 5 Live’s US Open preview programme on Wednesday from 21:00 BST. “Playing a major has always been a dream of mine, so to be here, it’s a little bit surreal. But I’m...
Every race from Monaco on the first weekend in June to Madrid is then in Europe, before the Azerbaijan event on 25-27 September kicks off the final intercontinental part of the season. The moves are in line with F1’s new rules, in which revised engines run on 100% sustainable fuels. The season starts in Melbourne,...
Not only are Gordon, Kelly and Clark out at present, Robby McCrorie went down in the warm-up. It all likelihood, he’s the one who would have come on against Iceland. With Gunn and McCrorie likely to be out of Monday’s friendly against Liechtenstein, too, and Slicker’s confidence through the floor, will Clarke turn to someone...
English amateur Tyler Weaver will make his US Open debut after earning a qualifying spot on Monday. US PGA Tour players Rickie Fowler and Max Homa were among the big names to miss out on what is known as ‘golf’s longest day’. US Open hopefuls played 36 holes at 10 venues across the US and...
Melissa Andreatta says she now “has a baseline” from which to work – and retains belief in the squad – after watching Scotland lose 1-0 to Austria and suffer relegation from Women’s Nations League A in her opening match as head coach. MATCH REPORT: Scotland 0-1 Austria Read full article at source...
Linsey Smith becomes just the second England player to take a five-wicket haul on her One Day International debut to help England to a 108-run victory over West Indies in Derby. MATCH REPORT: England Women v West Indies Women – first ODI Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Fearnley was ranked outside of the world’s top 500 just 12 months ago but the 23-year-old has risen rapidly up the rankings to a career-high of 55. He will face either Christopher O’Connell of Australia or French 22nd seed Ugo Humbert in the second round. After clinching the opening set via a tie-break, Fearnley broke...
England have often favoured pace or variation in height or angle in recent selections but Cook is a more traditional, skilful seam bowler – his debut a reward for his superb County Championship record. Cook’s 227 County Championship wickets were the most by any seamer in the past five years while his overall haul of...
Rafael Cabral scored a hat-trick for Portugal before Ronaldo Jr came off the bench. Ronaldo Sr, 40, has scored 136 goals for Portugal, a record in men’s football. He captained Portugal to their first major title at Euro 2016 and the Nations League title in 2019. Ronaldo Jr is at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia with...
The Devon-born Luxton took up Thai boxing around the age of 10. After briefly switching to boxing, she later moved to Manchester and into the world of MMA, in which she now trains full-time. After winning the first two fights of her professional career – with her most recent victory in March, 2024 – Luxton...