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Kennedy sets sight on national record of 9.93sec Hollingsworth awarded 1500m title after appeal Fireworks boomed over Sydney Olympic Park just before 9pm on Saturday, interrupting the sudden quiet as the men’s 100m finalists waited on their blocks for the starting gun. Within 10 seconds, Lachlan Kennedy had produced his own pyrotechnics by running 9.96sec again to win his first national title by …

Women’s Six Nations updates; kick-off 2.25pm BST Get The Breakdown | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Daniel It’s a return of the King, Erin King, to be exact, as the Irish skipper rejoins the group after missing out on last year’s World Cup with a knee injury. Along with Aoife Wafer and Brittany Hogan, Ireland have a back row that can compete. It’s just a question if they can get enough front-foot ba…

Veteran NFL reporter sidelined during review Reporter, coach photographed at Sedona resort The New York Times Company is reviewing coverage by NFL reporter Dianna Russini involving New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel after photos of the two together at an Arizona resort prompted internal concern, ESPN reported Friday citing people familiar with the matter. Russini, who works for The Times…

⚽️ Updates from around the grounds on a busy day of action ⚽️ Live scores | Latest table | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Andy My pick of the matches this fine Saturday afternoon (3pm BST unless stated). Plenty of lunchtime action and some matches pitting promotion and relegation rivals against one another in League Two: Premier League Arsenal (1st) v Bournemouth (13th) – 12.30pm Brentford (6th) v Ever…

Midfielder on the prank-fuelled promotion at Bristol Rovers that kickstarted his career, confidence in Nottingham Forest’s survival and modelling for England ‘It was a brand-new car as well,” says Elliot Anderson, grinning as he relives the Gazza-inspired prank that sticks in the memory from his fruitful loan at Bristol Rovers. It is four years since a reserved teenager from Whitley Bay walked in…

Updates as Matildas play Scorchers in Kenya Kick-off at Nyayo National Stadium is 2pm local/9pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Well, that’s a bit different. Montemurro’s has opted for youth at the back and experience at the front today. It’s great to see Charlie Rule getting her third Matildas start. She was impressive in her Asian Cup appearance and has been dependable for Brighto…

All the latest horse racing updates on Grand National day Guide to all of the runners | ‘TikTok effect’ brings sellout Welcome to Aintree on Grand National morning, where a sellout crowd is gathering to witness one of the most historic and compelling spectacles in sport as 34 runners and riders line up for the big race at 4pm BST. An early smattering of rain is clearing away, there’s a brighter f…

⚽️ Premier League news from the 12.30pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Live scores | Latest table | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Barry To the Emirates, where a win for league leaders Arsenal will move them 12 points clear of Manchester City for a day at least, albeit having played two games more and with a mouthwatering clash between the two sides slated for next weekend. Today’s match against Bournemouth is Arsena…

Updates from the second round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTL Big Ben McKinney tucked into the Gloucestershire bowlers at Bristol, not even pausing to dab his chin as he forked them all over the ground. Straight as a corn cob at the crease, he showed the threadbare attack no mercy, flaming fours through the covers, on the leg side, pausing only to pa…

McIlroy skipped PGA Tour events to practise at Augusta Defending champion has six-shot lead after two rounds Rory McIlroy has explained how scouting trips to Augusta National in the weeks leading up to the Masters have played a significant role in his domination of this staging of the major. McIlroy’s second round of 65 – which included six birdies in the closing seven holes – set a Masters recor…

Arsenal defender on embracing her England chance, maintaining self-belief and sharing training tips with her cyclist partner, Tao Geoghegan Hart Lotte Wubben-Moy pauses, then says: “I’d be lying if I said there weren’t doubts.” The Arsenal and England defender has just been asked whether, during her stop-start journey, she had questioned herself or her chances of getting to show what she can do. …

Arslanbek Makhmudov shouldn’t be much of a test but Gypsy King and his battered old rivals are fading away “I’ll make this short and sweet,” Tyson Fury said in a brief video he posted online on 13 January 2025 . “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a blast and I’ve loved every single minute of it. I’m going to end with this: Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody. I’ll…

Could I turn £10 into £1,000? I thought I could but was undone by the harsh reality and lost a little bit of my soul along the way Welcome to How I Beat The Bookies: My Gambling Journey. Yes, my extreme methods can work for you. But only in the usual way. Which is to appear very briefly to work and then not to work at all. First it is necessary to address the latest blow to English football’s oth…

Despite a raft of absences, world champions have such depth they will begin the 2026 tournament as firm favourites If there isn’t a conspiracy theory out there about England having a factory that churns out world-class players then there should be. The Red Roses squad will be without eight Rugby World Cup winners because of injury, pregnancies and retirements for the Women’s Six Nations but they …

Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart beat Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez 6-3, 6-4 Australia to miss Billie Jean King Cup finals for second straight year Australian team captain Sam Stosur’s fears of a “funky” upset have been realised as an understrength Great Britain sent Australia crashing out of Billie Jean King Cup contention. After the visitors claimed both opening-day singles matches at Melbourne’s …