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Veteran could add to 95 caps as he returns aged 37 Ramm and Thomas to also join Australia’s spring tour Veteran playmaker Kurtley Beale has been summoned for the Wallabies’ spring tour of the UK in a massive development ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia. Beale on Wednesday answered an SOS call from coach Les Kiss to join the squad for next month’s three Tests against England, Scot…

Supporters in western Sydney are adding colour and community to the tournament as their home nations compete on the global stage At Harold Wood Uniting Church in Auburn, Viliame and Talita Latu are the centre of attention. The local Tongan congregation, which revitalised the 116-year-old church building in 1997, is celebrating the couple’s first Sunday church service as husband and wife. But the …

Spurs had an awful start but, after an impressive win at Chelsea, they are suddenly looking up at the table By Opta Analyst In reality, it was only three points. All Tottenham took from their 2-0 win at Chelsea last Saturday evening was a helpful boost in the Premier League standings. But it feels far more significant than that. This is a fixture Tottenham almost never win. In their 34 previous v…

Milwaukee’s first World Series championship is a rebuke to baseball’s oligarch class, whose insistence that small-market teams cannot compete has been laid bare as fiction For the entirety of the 2026 baseball season, the overlords of the game have stood on the single position that what has now happened could not happen, and the result was a year that has been treated like an appetizer for the ma…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Dan Bardell and Seb Hutchinson as Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal in the League Cup and Michael Carrick remains in the dugout at Manchester United Continue reading...

England need 68-point swing in final group games McDermott: ‘It’s a difficult situation to negotiate’ The England head coach, Brian McDermott, has urged his side to keep their nerve as they attempt to hold up their end of the bargain on Friday and secure what would be a remarkable qualification for the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup. Defeat by Tonga in their opening group game a fortni…

Home crowds have plummeted amid a dispute with the owner, but 10,000 travelled 300km to see Tuesday’s 6-2 win Serie A had its second scoreless draw of the season on Wednesday evening. Parma and Udinese were the culprits, though perhaps they can be allowed some grace. The game was not short on incident, Maduka Okoye saving a penalty for the Friulians, who had been on a six-game losing streak, midw…

A wholesale plunder of local communities via casino-gaming took place and racing was content to sit on sidelines Has it really been almost a year since racing’s last bout of Budget-related anxiety? Apparently so, because having successfully persuaded Rachel Reeves to exempt racing from a (modest) hike in betting duty in 2025, here we are again, nervously anticipating Wednesday’s budget amid warni…

Gone are the eight criteria to be a High Impact Player so clubs can spend their money on whichever player they want – and the solution makes sense When Washington plays Chicago this Sunday in DC, “Rowdy Audi” will probably be full. It will also be full when the post-season starts, should they lock up their top-four position with a positive result on Decision Day. Equipped with an accessible stadi…

Striker’s trial due to begin on 12 June 2028 He has denied assaulting man at Soho nightclub Ivan Toney has in effect been ruled out of Euro 2028 after his trial for assault occasioning actual bodily harm was scheduled for 12 June 2028. Toney appeared at Southwark crown court and stood in the dock to confirm a not guilty plea. The striker is accused of head-butting and punching Saber Da Silva at a…

Games would be first held in Africa if bid successful East-coast city preferred to Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa on Thursday announced the east coast city of Durban as its preferred candidate to host the first Olympics in Africa. South Africa is bidding to host the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee will choose the host city for 2036 in mid…

Pat McAfee’s reaction to a few mild jokes shows how the ubiquitous ESPN personality is happy to whip up a crowd into a hostile frenzy but is terrified of any criticism It was all shaping up to be a golden year for Pat McAfee. The man who landed a five-year, $85m deal in 2023 to take The Pat McAfee Show to ESPN had cemented himself as the star attraction of the sports broadcaster’s bold new era of…

Quarterbacks in 2026 have a series of dazzling weapons at their disposal. We rank the best of the receivers in the NFL at the moment NB: We have restricted the list below to players in their prime years, so excellent, older receivers such as Mike Evans and Davante Adams have been left out. Continue reading...

Updates from the final group match in Lahore Sign up for the Spin 1st over: England 0-0 (Banton 0, Duckett 0) Banton almost edges Asitha’s very first ball to slip, but it falls short. The ground is full only with empty green seats, as the call to prayer rings out. A maiden to start. The sun is out, Asitha Fernando has the ball, the drums are rolling. Continue reading...

Updates as the Proteas host the series decider at Newlands First ball in Cape Town is 10.30am local/7.30pm AEDT/8.30am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email A near perfect day for batting at Newlands with the sun belting down, no cloud, little wind and a forecast high of 26C. Could be worse for the punters in Cape Town too. All but one of Australia’s batters spent a prolonged period at the…