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India 190-7; England 191-6; England win by four wkts Bethell’s 76 helps England chase 191 in second T20 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was both headline act and bit-part player on a chill, windswept Manchester afternoon, making his hotly-anticipated debut to become, at 15 years and 99 days, the youngest ever Indian men’s international and the second youngest in all formats and from all full member nations.…

Mercedes driver holds nerve with Leclerc a close second Russell fourth, with Norris and Piastri sixth and eighth Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, seeing off a concerted challenge from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in second and third and his Mercedes teammate George Russell who was fourth. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri could manage only …

We assess the standing of the nations who played in the tournament’s last 32 before the next round of games begins Les Bleus look unstoppable – all six of our judges ranked them No 1. Sweden did their best to cope with the French front four but were blown away by the slickest operation in town. Even when an opponent is feeling comfortable, Michael Olise or Kylian Mbappé can produce genius without…

The hosts take on Australia at Lord’s on Sunday Nat Sciver-Brunt’s finalists frustrated by singer’s stint The England captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, admitted her bowlers are frustrated their usual warm-up routines will be inadvertently impeded by Rita Ora on Sunday. The singer will headline the Women’s T20 World Cup closing ceremony on the Lord’s outfield from 2.30 to 3pm, wrapping up 30 minutes befo…

Live updates from Ellis Park, kick-off at 4.40pm BST Australia 31-33 Ireland | NZ 34-32 France | Email Daniel This could all hinge on the scrum. Not that England fans need reminding, but this relationship is now defined by two scrums. Continue reading...

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! They couldn’t, could they? They almost did. Fair play, Gianni Infantino, adding an extra knockout round has proved a worthy addition to the Geopolitics World Cup. Sure, the group stage occasionally dragged like a wet Sunday in February, with attendant Scottish and South Korean tears, and Uruguayan rage, but jeopardy is king content. And “the 32”…

Australia’s overall performance cannot be distilled into a few spot kicks and will be deeply analysed in coming days, weeks and years The Socceroos arrived in the lone star state of Texas eyeing a historic win, a chance to secure a World Cup knockout victory for the first time. Against a resolute Egypt, however, they found in their pistol mostly blanks. The shootout in Dallas will become Australi…

⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Scott Here are the pre-tournament team guides, the view from the outset. Reread! Reacquaint! Reassess! Whatever happens to Canada now – within comedic/catastrophic reason – this World Cup will go down as an unqualified success. So far, they’ve won their first match at a finals; they’ve quali…

‍♂️ Race begins with 19.6km route through Barcelona ‍♂️ Stage-by-stage guide | Team guide | Email Andy This is the running order for the team time-trial . Without a road stage beforehand to separate wheat from chaff and yield any time differences, it has been done in reverse order of bib numbers. Spanish wild card team Caja Rural ( dossards 211 to 218) get the race rolling at 5.05pm local time. T…

The oil giant’s sponsorship deal with Fifa has featured prominently at matches in Houston. But 100 miles away in another Texas city, residents say the firm’s refinery is exposing them to poisonous gases and long-term health problems The street is wide, its grass verges thick and scruffy after a week of rainstorms. Jamal Johnson will walk home straight down the middle carrying his plastic shopping…

Confusion on Kempton future over bulldozing plans Aqueduct bids farewell after 132 years as NYC’s racetrack Good afternoon from Sandown Park on the south-western fringe of London, where the Eclipse Stakes, the first Group One clash of the generations, is due off at 3.35. I’ve often heard it said – generally by marketing folk with a chunky contract to “reimagine” the sport – that the Flat racing s…

Thunderbirds 61-40 Vixens at sold-out John Cain Arena Tbirds cap dominant season as first club to claim three premierships Adelaide have claimed a record third Super Netball premiership, steamrolling the Melbourne Vixens in a 61-40 grand final triumph. Suffering just one loss in a fairytale season, the Thunderbirds shattered the Vixens’ title defence to cement their status as the competition’s mo…

All the latest news from Saturday’s live action at SW19 Sabalenka finds form on grass | Order of play | Mail Tanya On No. 2 court, Emma Navarro, who went down 2-6 in the first set to Marta Kostyuk, is a break up in the second, and at a crucial time which leaves her serving for the set. Hello! Welcome to day six of this Wimbledon ,which is already slipping through our fingers. So let’s enjoy all t…

New Zealand 34-32 France in rugby international in Christchurch Hosts begin new era under head coach Dave Rennie with a win Cam Roigard and Will Jordan scored two tries each as New Zealand held on to edge an under-strength France 34-32 in a thriller in Christchurch on Saturday to open the inaugural Nations Championship . It was the All Blacks’ first Test under their new coach, Dave Rennie , and h…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Archie Rhind-Tutt and Lars Sivertsen as Cape Verde take Argentina to extra time in the game of the World Cup so far Continue reading...