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Home favourite blazes clear to delight Scottish fans Wightman fades to sixth, Myers takes silver Josh Kerr’s summer of miracle and wonder continued in front of his adoring home fans as he added a Commonwealth gold medal in the mile to his glittering collection. In a slowly run race that frequently resembled funfair dodgems, Kerr made his move with 250m to go before eviscerating a high-quality fie…

Two stoppage-time goals secured 2-1 win for the hosts Killian Phillips double gives St Mirren 2-0 win at Falkirk Hearts’ miserable summer continued as they conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 to Aberdeen in their Premiership opener at Pittodrie. Wouter Vrancken and the Jambos looked on course for a much-needed victory after a turbulent few months as they led through Oisin McEntee’s first-half goa…

Ryu’s bid for third consecutive major win in doubt England’s Lottie Woad and Charley Hull in contention Had this stumble taken place a day later, it would have counted as one of the most remarkable in recent major championship memory. Instead, Ryu Hae-ran has 18 holes to recover from events at Royal Lytham and St Annes in round three of this Women’s Open. Saturday proved it is never, ever over on…

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Dutch cyclist’s turn of speed too much for 2023 winner Vollering Wiebes takes yellow jersey with sixth career stage victory Lorena Wiebes took the first yellow jersey of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes after climbing the Côte Saint-François and outsprinting the race favourites Kim Le Court and 2023 champion, Demi Vollering. Wiebes also won the opening stage of the 2026 women’s Giro d’Italia in May…

35-year-old Brighton striker Welbeck seals £5m move Mali international Sangaré joins Bees for reported £39m Chelsea have signed Brighton’s veteran striker Danny Welbeck in a deal worth a reported £5m. Welbeck has agreed a two-year contract and will link up with Xabi Alonso’s squad on their pre-season tour. The 35-year-old’s move to Stamford Bridge is a break from Chelsea’s policy of signing young…

New head coach needs to use the transfer market with defensive cover vital as injuries hamper US pre-season tour “Faster, faster,” bellowed Andoni Iraola throughout the open training session Liverpool held in Chicago on Friday. His first pre-season tour as Liverpool head coach ends at the city’s famous Soldier Field Stadium on Sunday, with a friendly against Leeds, and “faster, faster” could appl…

Previously agreed sale to Daniel Kretinsky falls through Vanessa Gold, daughter of former chair, is selling ⁠up A consortium led by Amanda Staveley has reached an agreement to buy a ‌25.1% stake in West ⁠Ham after Vanessa Gold, daughter of the former chair David Gold, ⁠agreed to sell ⁠her ​family’s shares in the Championship club. The move by the businesswoman who helped lead the Saudi consortium…

Uefa’s call for a boycott and declaration of no-confidence must be the opening salvos in push to dethrone game’s global leader There is no time to dance around the subject. Gianni Infantino must stand down as Fifa president or otherwise be legally removed. No fresh chances can be made available for an official who has demolished trust in football’s integrity and governance, trashing all remaining…

Ten-man Spurs win pre-season match 2-1 in Sydney ‘He’s important, it’s not easy to find another striker’ Roberto De Zerbi wants Richarlison to stay at Tottenham, but revealed the striker, who has been linked with a move away, is still unsure about his future. The Brazilian scored a last-gasp winner as 10-man Tottenham defeated Chelsea 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in Sydney, with Kevin Danso sent …

Cunningham says rallies aren’t a distraction Supporters gather outside second straight game White: team wants focus to stay on basketball Sophie Cunningham says she’s unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women’s sports that have accompanied the Indiana’s Fever’s recent games are a distraction for the WNBA team. Cunningham made the comments before the Fever’s game Frid…

Updates from the final day at Glorious Goodwood Asfoora retirement on hold. Plus Saturday’s tipping Newmarket 1.33, Chalice Stakes, Listed, 1m 4f A relatively minor event for female horses that is open to all ages from three-year-olds up, but the older horses have had a very thin time of it in recent years with just a single four-year-old winner – Divina Grace in 2024 – in the last seven runnings…

2018 winners beaten by Silver Ferns 61-54 in semi-final Roses to face either Australia or Jamaica for bronze medal England’s hopes of regaining their Commonwealth Games’ netball title are over after a 61-54 defeat to New Zealand that was far more comprehensive than the scoreline suggests. The Roses, who famously won gold in the Gold Coast in 2018, at least have the consolation of the bronze medal…

Tarona Taafaki makes history in women’s 75kg category All boxers eliminated in semis receive bronze medals A boxer has made history for ⁠Tuvalu by winning the tiny Pacific island nation’s first Commonwealth ⁠Games medal without winning a single fight. Twenty-year-old Tarona Taafaki, ⁠one of five entrants in the women’s 75kg category, received a bye to the semi-finals where she lost on an unanimou…

Managing director of men’s cricket wants a team that consistently win while preparing future captains and coaches After a chaotic and miserable eight months, in which England’s Test team lost the Ashes in Australia , a home series against New Zealand, a captain, a coach, their once rampant self-confidence and a fair amount of respect, the appointment of Stephen Fleming gives them a chance to pivo…