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24-year-old hits 104.2 mph in defeat to Braves Pitcher had given up one earned run over eight starts Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy wanted to remind everyone after his team’s 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night that Jacob Misiorowski is indeed human. “He was great,” Murphy said of the 24-year-old ace. “He was dominant, fantastic. You know, you’re going to give up runs. You’re a h…

The England center will finish a decorated career on Sunday as his Chicago Hounds face the California Legion seeking their first Major League Rugby crown It’s a long way from Somerset to Chicago, but it’s the Windy City where the Bath, Exeter and England center Ollie Devoto will end his career on Sunday, seeking to help the Chicago Hounds beat the California Legion for a first Major League Rugby …

The goalkeeper discusses being bullied by 35-year-olds in the English fifth tier, winning the Premier League and competition in the Spain squad “No, no, there’s someone else,” David Raya says, leaping out of his chair at Spain’s training camp in Chattanooga, Tennessee, pulling his phone from the wash bag sitting on the floor and starting to scroll. Ah, look, here it is,” he says eventually, readi…

On a sticky, fun, occasionally boisterous, occasionally listless night in Philadelphia Brazil eased past a game but limited Haiti. All three goals in this 3-0 win came during a spell of first-half urgency driven by the high-grade wide play of Vinícius Júnior and Raphinha. In that period Brazil’s wide forwards were simply too much for a Haiti team that looked like it was trying to defend in a dogg…

Latest updates from Saturday’s race card Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Tony 3.05 HARDWICKE STAKES preview This is officially a Group Two event but it is a Group One in all but name, with no fewer than five previous winners at the highest level among the dozen runners. That list includes Goliath, the King George winner over this track and trip in 2024; Ethical Diamond, the surprise winner…

All the latest from around the grounds Mail Tanya or comment below with your thoughts An early wicket for Gus Atkinson this morning at Sophia Gardens. Chris Cooke without adding to his overnight 101. That happens so often – it would be good to see some stats although that would be cheeky as I’m not going to do it myself. Stokes fires in, Conway leaves one that thinks about knocking out his stumps…

Updates from the fourth day’s play at the Oval Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Tim If you’d like some action right away, there’s a World Cup match just starting in Southampton. It’s another episode in a long-running series: David v Goliath. Do join Megan Maurice to see if Babette de Leede’s bowlers can rattle Australia’s big names. Morning everyone, or should that be hello darkness, my old…

Updates from the match at the Rose Bowl Start time in Southampton is 10.30am local/7.30pm AEST Any thoughts? Send Megan an email Today’s match is at the Rose Bowl and the weather forecast for Southamption is “light cloud and a gentle breeze”, which sounds just delightful. If you want to refresh your memory about Australia’s last game while we’re waiting for the toss, you can read this great repor…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Lars Sivertsen , Seb Hutchinson, Jack Snape , Alex Abnos and Ewan Murray as the USA progress to the round of 32 Continue reading...

⚽ All the latest news from day nine of the tournament ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email us Greetings everyone and welcome to day 10 of the World Cup. Readers in Europe have plenty to digest as they wake up. Scotland slipped to a 1-0 defeat by Morocco that could have been worse, after they went behind within two minutes and were thoroughly outplayed in the opening stages before I…

Tournament has completed its first week and while the logistics have sometimes been challenging, the people and the football have been good It was quite a contrast touching down in sleepy Kansas City hours after having witnessed the bedlam on the streets of New York when the Knicks won the NBA Finals and Brazil drew with Morocco . But this is a World Cup full of contrasts, from Fifa’s never-endin…

Chelsea demand compensation for former coach West London club insist Italian breached contract Manchester City are close to reaching a financial settlement with Chelsea that will enable them to appoint Enzo Maresca as their new manager. Chelsea are demanding compensation from City to release Maresca as they believe they have evidence that the Spaniard breached his contract at Stamford Bridge by t…

Ten-man Paraguay eliminated ⁠Turkey with a courageous defensive effort to seal a ⁠dramatic 1-0 win after suffering a dismissal before half-time, with the ⁠fastest goal of the World Cup proving the difference. Midfielder Matías ⁠Galarza wound up from 25 metres ​and fired ‌a low rocket ‌home after 64 seconds to eclipse ‌Ismael Saibari’s 71-second strike in Morocco’s 1-0 win over Scotland conjured h…

Former world No 4 backs best man at his wedding to reignite Raducanu and hopes to entice Jannik Sinner to join Team Europe at the O2 “Tennis is in a good place, but I think it could be better,” says Tim Henman when asked about the state of the sport that has consumed most of his life. He will soon outline ways tennis could be improved but, first, it helps to remember that the 51-year-old played i…

Czech’s audacious defiance of Sepp Maier in Belgrade has slipped into football folklore: ‘The only disadvantage is that I don’t get any royalties from it’ Antonin Panenka laughs like a bear might, a low rumble, suggesting mischief among the memories. He is sat in an office at Bohemians football club in Prague, recounting the story of his impudent, revolutionary penalty that not only won the 1976 …