Dominic Sibley and Sam Curran scored excellent centuries as champions Surrey made Durham rue their decision to field first on day one at the Kia Oval. Sibley’s batted all day for his unbeaten 169, his third century of the campaign, while Curran’s 108 from 117 balls was his first Championship ton of the season. The...
Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but they scored just three and five respectably as the tourists slipped to 22-3. Head put on 89 runs for the fourth wicket with Khawaja, who was dropped twice before he became Joseph’s third victim of the day. Joseph, the hero for West...
2025 Travelers Championship first round -8 A Eckroat, S Scheffler (Both US); -6 W Clark, K Bradley (Both US), R McIlroy (NI) Selected others: -4 J Day (Aus), T Fleetwood (Eng), V Hovland (Nor) Full leaderboard World number one Scottie Scheffler hit an opening-round 62 to tie the lead at the Travelers Championship, with Rory...
Champions Liverpool will host Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Manchester United playing Arsenal at Old Trafford. Liverpool, who won the league in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, will begin their title defence at Anfield in the curtain-raiser on Friday, 15 August. Newly promoted Sunderland, back in the...
The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the BBC understands. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday that there is “no reasonable way to deliver” the railway line on schedule and within budget – but is not expected to say how long the delay will...
A temporary car park with more than 200 spaces is set to be opened in a Devon town centre. Torbay Council said the surface level car park at Paignton’s Victoria Centre would be open 24 hours a day with 12 spaces dedicated for blue badge holders along with areas for motorcycles and permit holders. The...
England drop three catches in the opening 20 overs against West Indies in the second ODI in Cardiff. Read full article at source...
In-form Ben Griffin shoots a seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament. Read full article at source...
It has been a dreadful start to the season in the County Championship for Lancashire, who named former T20-winning captain Steven Croft as interim head coach, with no wins from their seven games. Jennings had already resigned as red-ball captain and the club apologised to its members before Benkenstein’s exit. Back in charge for the...
A Japanese plane headed from Tokyo to Texas had to make an emergency landing after a passenger tried to open one of its doors during the flight. All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 114 was diverted to Seattle hours after taking off on Saturday “due to an unruly passenger”, the airline said. Port of Seattle police...
Surrey dismissed Essex for 217 as events on day one at the Kia Oval followed a familiar pattern. Having won the toss, the champions fielded first on a well-grassed surface and despite Michael Pepper’s 75 they bowled Essex out in two sessions. Australian left-hander Kurtis Patterson led the reply with 51 as Surrey reached 94-3...
Warning: This story contains distressing details Prosecutors opened their case by accusing hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of using fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper’s attorneys defended his “swinger” lifestyle and rejected sex trafficking claims. The 55-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage...
Tribe, playing his first match of the season in place of Eddie Byrom, drove classically in a perky half-century off 65 balls including 10 fours, as he gave the impetus to the opening stand of 93. Tickner was the tightest of the Derbyshire seamers, bowling to the grassier end of the pitch, but it was...
World number one Scottie Scheffler shot a 10-under-par 61 to take a two shot lead on the opening day of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament in Texas. It was Scheffler’s best round of the season as he seeks his first PGA Tour win of 2025, having finished fourth at last month’s Masters, the first...
Opening statements are set to begin on Wednesday in disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York for alleged sex crimes. In his third trial in five years, Weinstein is accused of sexually abusing a former television production assistant, an aspiring actress and an unnamed woman. During the first week of the trial,...