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Third Test day two: New Zealand 438; England 223-2 Duckett scores 113 as hosts hit back at Trent Bridge Before the start of this deciding third Test against New Zealand, Brendon McCullum was overheard saying he was about to learn a fair bit about his England team. After a Lord’s surface that saw seamers fishing with dynamite, and then the semi-skimmed XI selected for the Oval, no one quite knew w…

Ukrainian will give up three world heavyweight titles ‘I’m not leaving the sport … I still have my last dance’ The world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has announced he will relinquish his title belts. The Ukrainian currently holds the WBC, WBA and IBF versions. The unbeaten 39-year-old insists he is not retiring but says the “well-considered” decision will “open new opportunities”. Continue…

England forward did not get off to the best of starts with the manager but after two fine seasons with Al-Ahli is ready for any opportunity off the bench It was after England’s 0-0 draw with Ghana in their second World Cup group game on Tuesday that Ivan Toney was reminded that young children ask the best questions. Two of his three boys were there – the eldest is back at home – and one of them c…

Two-time All-Pro running back for Bucs died at 36 Martin was experiencing mental health crisis, family say Lawsuit filed against Oakland police, ambulance unit A lawsuit filed by Doug Martin’s parents alleges delayed care after ⁠police used excessive force led to the former All-Pro running back’s death last October. Leslie ⁠and Doug Martin ⁠filed ​the wrongful death lawsuit in federal court again…

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Ireland 182-9; India 148; Ireland win by 34 runs Three wickets on debut from Ireland’s Matt Hollard Ireland defeated India for the first time in men’s international cricket with an unexpected 34-run victory over the World T20 champions at Stormont. Ireland recovered from 51-4 to post 182-9 before an attack inspired by debutants Matt Hollard and Jai Moondra rendered India all out for 148 with seve…

⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Scott ⚽️ Senegal v Iraq – live updates from the group’s other game Here’s how Norway have done so far. An Erling Haaland double double. This is how we saw it from the outset. Not much has changed. Yet. Reacquaint yourself with both squads, and let’s go. Continue reading...

⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail us ⚽️ Norway v France – live updates elsewhere in the group It’s been a pretty good week for African football. South Africa reached the knockouts of a World Cup for the first time. Morocco underlined their potential to go deep with a convincing win . And Côte d’Ivoire finished level on po…

More teams, more goals and a golden boot race for the ages. An average of 2.94 goals per game have been scored at the World Cup – the highest since 1970. There have been a staggering 177 goals in 60 games. In comparison, ⁠the previous record of 172 came across all 64 matches in Qatar. If the goal-fest continues, this World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico could go down as one of the most remarkab…

Victory in Barcelona shows Scuderia are improving and they are looking at another engine advance after the summer break Beneath the sweltering sunshine that bathes the Styrian mountains surrounding the Red Bull Ring there is at least a breeze of anticipatory air for the Austrian Grand Prix. After the opening to a Formula One season defined by Mercedes dominance , that Ferrari may now be applying …

Quicker points help the 39-year-old at SW19, where Jannik Sinner hopes to show French Open upset was a blip For the 21st time in his long and fruitful career, Novak Djokovic arrived at the All England Club on Monday and began his preparations for another Wimbledon in earnest. The 39-year-old worked his way through his tentative first steps on the grass courts of Aorangi Park, movement exercises c…

England midfielder’s remarkable rise started off in League Two with his £116m move to Manchester City confirmation of his relentless progress At Bristol Rovers the players would fight over being on Elliot Anderson’s team in training five-a-sides because they knew they would be victorious. Even as a teenager, the midfielder was a cut above his more experienced peers, becoming an integral part of t…

YouTubers reveal how they are challenging traditional broadcast coverage of the tournament with their own audience interaction For decades, the World Cup belonged to broadcasters. Fans gathered around the television, watched the game live or caught the highlights later that evening. In the UK, BBC and ITV acted as gatekeepers, deciding which stories were told and how audiences experienced footbal…

The right’s verdict is in: white, heterosexual, Christian men face the most discrimination in the US. The Giants don’t want to push back On 19 June, the New York Times published an article on the hostility toward minority members of the military at the Department of Defense and the blocking of several promotions of minority, non-male officers despite their decorations and accomplishments. The Tim…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! When Paul the Octopus sadly died at an aquarium in Germany in 2010, there was a massive void to fill in the World Cup prediction space. It seemed a huge ask to find a tipster on the same level as the eight-legged maverick one-off. Others tried but Leon the Porcupine, Anton the Tamarin and Petty the Pygmy Hippopotamus were all woefully wide of th…