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Wicketkeeper Alex Carey says it has been a ‘long winter’ of waiting for the match in Darwin which is the first of at least 20 Tests over the next 12 months Test cricket Darwin is an oddity, as Australia and Bangladesh prepare for the first five-dayer in the Top End since 2004. But there is something downright strange about the red-ball adventure the Australians are about to embark on. The two-Tes…

Briton wore sunglasses for first time in a race in victory Hodgkinson’s time of 1min 57.28sec her fastest in a heat Keely Hodgkinson breezed through the opening 800m round of the European championships with her fastest time in a heat – before laughing about why she had worn sunglasses for the first time in a race. “It’s sunny out there,” she joked. “I’m just trying not to get wrinkles and stop th…

Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium half-full on Monday Athletes and fans join chorus of concern over prices Keely Hodgkinson’s coach and the BBC commentator Steve Cram have led a chorus of concern about high ticket prices causing lower attendances at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Fans have also criticised the high food prices at the Alexander Stadium, with a barbeque pork roll c…

Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini , Lars Sivertsen and Paul Watson to discuss Donald Trump’s nice words about the struggling Fifa boss, plus returning Madrid boss José Mourinho’s new Netflix documentary Continue reading...

Chelsea also made aware of 19-year-old’s availability Newcastle’s Lewis Hall remains prime United target Myles Lewis-Skelly has been offered to Manchester United as a potential left-back option, with Arsenal wishing to recoup some of the £75m paid to Newcastle for Bruno Guimarães. Chelsea, it is understood, have also been made aware of the availability of the 19-year-old, who won the Premier Leag…

With the final round of fixtures played on Tuesday, only one county are sure to be playing in the quarter-finals By the 99.94 Cricket Blog Middlesex, having lost just one of seven matches to date, cannot be caught for a top three slot in Group B and will play in the knockout phase on Friday or Sunday or both – it’s complicated. The better of their two wins last week came at Chester-le-Street and …

Fulham sign Shea Charles from Saints for £30m Chelsea’s Filip Jorgensen moves to Strasbourg on loan Nottingham Forest have signed Côte d’Ivoire defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting Lisbon for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £34.2m. The 22-year-old centre-half, who featured in the Côte d’Ivoire’s World Cup squad, has agreed a four-year deal with Forest, who have an option for a further year.…

Keith Andrews and the high-scoring Igor Thiago face difficult second album after outperforming expectations Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 9th Continue reading...

WSL team will be favourites against Spanish side Financial implications of missing out are significant Chelsea will face Real Sociedad in the Women’s Champions League’s third qualifying round, needing a victory over two legs to earn a place in the main league phase of the competition. The 2021 runners-up and six-time European semi-finalists are taking part in the qualifying stage by virtue of the…

Our cartoonist welcomes the EFL back, with returning characters and a look at what it’s like as an exiled supporter Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

Pair sign four-year deals after swapping clubs ‘This is a club that wants to go in the right direction’ Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a straight swap for Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil – six months after McNeil’s partner accused Palace of messing with his mental health after pulling out of a deal. McNeil and Johnson, who became Palace’s record signing when he joined in January from To…

One of the player’s WNBA rivals said the Fever guard is treated differently from her Black peers. There’s plenty of evidence to back that statement up White privilege. An accusation that triggers multitudes of white people in America as if you had insulted their mother. Mention racism, and people may debate you. Mention discrimination, and people may even listen. But say the words “white privileg…

American scores 19.06 to beat Gabriel Medina at Tahiti Pro Eleven-time world champion tames Teahupo’o barrels Even at the grand old age of 54, the evergreen Kelly Slater’s mastery of surfing appears to know no bounds. Having been handed a wildcard for the Tahiti Pro, the American delivered yet another masterclass as he tamed Teahupo’o, one of the world’s heaviest waves, to knock out Gabriel Medin…

Plan under consideration if sale of existing franchises is approved CA board to meet on Wednesday determined to pursue hybrid model Cricket Australia is ready to explore a potential expansion of the Big Bash League to 10 teams if controversial plans to sell off some of the existing franchises are approved. The Cricket Australia Board meet on Wednesday determined to pursue a hybrid model under whi…

Former Olympic super-heavyweight champion takes satisfaction from changing British boxing for the better, but still wants to train a world champion “I was the Olympic champion, and I was the next big thing, but the system had to win,” Audley Harrison says as he reflects on his rise and fall as a fighter who changed so much in British boxing while failing to fulfil his grandest ambitions in the ri…