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Tommy Paul and world’s best hope to prolong career with therapy, which claims to ‘rejuvenate body, mind and spirit’ Before his first-round match at Wimbledon, the US No 21 seed Tommy Paul stepped into the All England Club’s new recovery suite and laid down on a strange zigzag-shaped bed. At that point, hydrogen gas was pumped through Paul’s nostrils and his body experienced multiwave light, pulse…

Captain Hayley Matthews says pressure off in semi-final Six-time champions Australia unbeaten in tournament Hayley Matthews says her West Indies team are leaning into their status as massive underdogs when they play Australia in the first T20 World Cup semi-final at the Oval on Tuesday. Australia may have surrendered their 20-over crown two years ag o and the 50-over title last year , but over th…

Clarke: ‘right time to step away’ after group stage exit Claims it was ‘easy decision’ despite signing new deal Steve Clarke has insisted it was an easy decision to step down from his role as Scotland head coach because he always planned to do so if the World Cup did not go to plan. Clarke told his players on Saturday night, at their hotel in Charlotte, that he was bringing the curtain down on hi…

Australia captain back in league she left in 2019 Striker won 11 major trophies in spell at Chelsea Sam Kerr is joining Gotham FC in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after spending the past six and a half years with Chelsea. Gotham announced on Monday they had signed the striker to a deal through 2030. The move marks a return to the NWSL for Kerr, who played for Sky Blue – which later be…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Following the bumper end to the record-breaking group stage in which a whopping 16 Geopolitics World Cup matches were completed over 54 hours, Football Daily has now gone – at the time of writing – nearly 36 hours with just one single GWC match for company and is now experiencing acute withdrawal symptoms; a miserable glimpse into our post-GWC f…

⚽ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AET ⚽ Bracketology | Player guide | Golden Boot | Email Tim We have an early email! It’s from Krish Krishnamoorthy, an old friend of this parish. “Japan is not against Brazil,” he says firmly, “but against Don Carlo today and that would make all the difference. I predict a 1-3.” You may well be right, Krish, but let’s not forget the man whose hand A…

All of the critiques of this tournament have proven valid and warranted, even as the action on the pitch has delighted us • Predict the winner | Daily podcast | Download our app The football has taken over. Ultimately, that’s what always happens. Football is an incredibly resilient sport, the World Cup an incredibly resilient tournament. It has withstood authoritarian leaders and corruption scand…

New manager needs to gain true backing from the hierarchy by stepping out from Guardiola’s shadow How Enzo Maresca follows Pep Guardiola is the searing question he has to answer – from fans, pundits, football scribes and, more vitally, where it matters: on the pitch. In 10 era-defining years Guardiola claimed 20 titles (including three Community Shields). Maresca was at his side for the treble of…

Major League Cricket featuring Steve Smith and Peter Siddle arrives in town to the delight of travelling World Cup fans filling time before last 32 Australian cricketer Peter Siddle knows the United States well. The last few days, however, have been different. “I’ve spent a lot of time in America and it’s a place you tend to walk around and not have to worry about getting noticed at all, which is…

Former Titans RB was diagnosed with disease in 2025 Johnson was NFL offensive player of year in 2009 Chris Johnson, one of the few players to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single NFL season, says he has been diagnosed with ALS. The 39-year-old made the announcement during an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America. He spoke to the show’s co-anchor Michael Strahan, a former NFL player himse…

New Zealand beat England by 160 runs to win series 2-1 Root run out sets tone despite Smith resistance New Zealand won a Test series in England for the fourth time by wrapping up a 160-run victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge on Monday, bringing an end to the international career of England’s captain, Ben Stokes. Resuming on 103 for four and chasing an unlikely 373 to win, England were dismi…

Red Bull driver says Silverstone will be tough on Sunday ‘You barely have battery. It’s just constantly flat’ Max Verstappen fears this weekend’s British Grand Prix may fall flat, arguing that the new Formula One regulations will leave teams struggling to perform on what is considered one of the great circuits of the season. Verstappen said he had been left laughing at how Silverstone was neutere…

Despite disappointments we remain indebted to an all-round talent for transforming the way in which Test cricket is played Last year I completed a book on England’s cricket captains since Mike Brearley and the final chapter was devoted to Ben Stokes. It began with the observation: “There is jeopardy here”; it ended with the conclusion: “I would be hard pressed to name anyone in the last few decad…

Group 1: Australia, 172-4, beat India, 170-4, by 6 wkts Ellyse Perry and Ash Gardner put on 100 off 59 balls It was the quintessential Australian performance. They had no need for a win in their fifth and last group game, having already qualified for a Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final by winning their first four. India, conversely, desperately needed one to qualify. And it looked as if they had i…

As the knockout stages begin, penalties are inevitable. What do the stats say about the best ways to take them? The 2022 World Cup final was a nail-biting affair, decided by a penalty shootout after Argentina and France were evenly matched with three goals apiece . Argentina subsequently won 4-2 on penalties, taking the title. Even outside penalty shootouts, a single spot kick can easily decide t…