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Scott holds off Clareburt and England’s Tom Dean to win Adam Ramsay-Peaty wins 100m breaststroke semi-final There are generals from banana republics with fewer medals on their chests than Duncan Scott. And when the pressure was highest at a home Commonwealth Games, the most decorated Scottish athlete of all time delivered again. On paper it looked like a stacked men’s 200m individual medley, with…

Harrow schoolgirl eclipses legend Judit Polgar’s mark as youngest girl ever to defeat a grandmaster rated above 2600, then draws with a former 2700 England’s 11-year-old talent Bodhana Sivanandan scored her best individual result last Saturday, when the Harrow schoolgirl defeated France’s 2628-rated grandmaster Marc’Andria Maurizzi, 19, in the opening round of the Dole Trophy in Aix-en-Provence. …

Club claims manager failed to turn up for training Former Spurs striker’s stint ended after just four months Jermain Defoe’s departure from Woking came after “growing concerns” across the club and Jody Brown, the National League side’s director of football, claims the former Tottenham striker failed to turn up for training. Defoe’s contract at the National League club was mutually terminated on T…

️ Qualifying gets under way at 3pm BST ️ Share your thoughts with Philip via email Ready for one last F1 fix before the summer break? Tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix is the last action for four weeks, as the circus crew head to the beach, the mountains or wherever for a well-earned rest. Quite how restful the time off will be depends on what happens now – first in qualifying and then in the race.…

Main event gets under way at 3.35pm BST Share your thoughts with Greg via email 1. KODIAC THRILLER 17-2, 2. Sports Coach 9-2, 3. Managing Director 6-1. 17 ran. Off and running in the 1.30 at York … Continue reading...

Scotland’s 400m freestyle swimmer said he was ‘buzzing’ ‘I was certainly nervous with so many people watching’ The parents of Madeleine McCann cheered on as their son, Sean, reached the 400m freestyle final on his Commonwealth Games debut for Scotland. The 21-year-old, who is a student at Loughborough University, was given a huge roar when he was announced to the crowd and swam creditably to fini…

Italian does not shy away from the task of following a legend but his previous time at the club may help him Relaxed and tanned, Enzo Maresca offered a warm note with his first words to the media as the manager of Manchester City, who must somehow follow the generational Pep Guardiola. “Before we start, I would like to send a message and a big hug to Kevin Keegan’s family for this moment,” said t…

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starts in Morocco on Sunday, with Cape Verde and Egypt looking to continue feelgood factor from the men’s World Cup and Nigeria going for an 11th title The men’s World Cup may have finished but do not worry, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) is ready to pick up where Spain and Argentina left off. The 34-match event will take place between 26 July and 16 …

Stage 20 runs for brutal 170.9km and concludes at Ale d’Huez Share your thoughts with Tom via email 148km to go You have to love Pedersen. He’s trying to bridge across to the peloton and looks like he’s swallowed a mouthful of wasps. Pure pain. What a rider. 149km to go Pedersen’s little batch of riders are hanging around, they’re only 25secs behind the peloton. With 12km to go to the top of this…

US president responds to question about NBA’s ‘best ever’ James backed three candidates who ran against Trump In a bizarre response to being asked to weigh in on the basketball careers of ⁠Michael Jordan and LeBron James, the US president Donald Trump said that James might be “a racist”. In Friday’s ⁠White House press ⁠conference, ​the Fox News reporter Peter Doocy mentioned that James intends to…

Action, news and reaction on opening weekend 10 things to look out for at Glasgow 2026 | Mail John In the netball , New Zealand are headed for victory over Scotland. In the fourth quarter, it’s 63-40, with time running out. Sean Ingle has been enjoying his time so far in Glasgow. But do you know what? Despite these initial teething problems, and a fair number of empty seats, it didn’t matter. The…

The English transfer record has been smashed, with Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers on the move during a busy summer of signings For once, Mikel Arteta is not spending his summer looking for a No 9. Instead the champions have moved to strengthen out wide after the departure of Leandro Trossard with Christos Tzolis arriving for £24m having scored 33 league goals in his last two seasons from Club …

New Zealander has returned home with the Claret Jug in tow after stepping out of his father’s shadow The curse of the iconic sporting parent. Accidental, yet real. Decades of evidence show how difficult it is for the offspring of those who have scaled the greatest heights in sport to replicate those achievements. Until Sunday and a stunning finale at Royal Birkdale, Ryan Fox would always be known…

Fijian Drua 17-34 NSW Waratahs as grand final held in Fiji for first time Tahs forward Faliki Pohiva named player of match NSW Waratahs have produced a scintillating performance to complete a hat-trick of Super W rugby titles with a 34-17 win over minor premiers Fijian Drua in Ba, Fiji. The Tahs also secured a record-extending seventh Super W title, with their tighthead prop Faliki Pohiva named p…