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Teenager landed head-first during high bar routine Canada win men’s team gold, with England second England’s bid for a fourth successive Commonwealth Games men’s artistic gymnastics team title was overshadowed by an injury to the teenager Gabriel Langton, who was carried from the arena on a stretcher after a heavy fall from the high bar while the competition was still ongoing. The 19-year-old fel…

Super League: Wigan 38-16 St Helens Saints thrashed day after sacking head coach Rowley Wigan Warriors underlined the gulf between themselves and St Helens with an emphatic victory over their great rivals, 24 hours on from the Saints’ shock decision to sack their head coach, Paul Rowley. Rowley’s nine-month tenure was brought to an abrupt end on Thursday, making him the shortest-serving Saints co…

Pallister clocks 3.59.56 to beat NZ’s Erika Fairweather Fellow Australian Jenna Forrester wins the bronze Lani Pallister has opened Australia’s medal tally at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games by winning the 400m freestyle. Pallister clocked three minutes 59.56 seconds to easily beat the fastest qualifier, New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather. Continue reading...

Spain head coach hits out at ‘acts of aggression’ Fifa investigation into incident yet to result in sanctions Spain’s head coach, Luis de la Fuente, has hit out at the “intolerable, unacceptable” behaviour of Argentina players in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s World Cup final. At the forefront were Nahuel Molina and Leandro Paredes, who attacked Rodri and Eric García respectively at New York…

Suggests role will be his final job in top-level football Warns journalists to ‘leave my family in peace’ Jürgen Klopp said he wants his team to “change a country” after being confirmed as Germany’s new head coach, but threatened to stand down if his family are hounded by the media during his time in charge. In a forthright first press conference upon his unveiling as Julian Nagelsmann’s replacem…

Richard Boardman dropped by group of rugby players Football group includes family of Nobby Stiles The solicitor dismissed by a group of over 1,000 rugby players with brain injuries who are suing the sport’s governing bodies is still leading a similar claim on behalf of dozens of former footballers. Richard Boardman told a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice this week of his intention to “come …

Swan edges out Nigeria’s Roland Ezuruike ‘I thought I got third, I didn’t realise I won’ Mark Swan of England claimed the first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games after one of the closest finishes imaginable in the men’s lightweight para powerlifting competition. The 25-year-old lifted 222kg – more than three times his body weight and roughly the equivalent of bench pressing a grand piano – to …

Some big stars are absent, but day one in Glasgow showed the Commonwealth Games have retained plenty of soul There will be many extraordinary sights at these Commonwealth Games in Glasgow over the next 10 days. But few, you imagine, will top that of a volunteer ripping his T-shirt off and nosediving under the water, without goggles, to fix a broken rope while Adam Ramsay-Peaty waited on at the To…

Romo booked for operating vehicle under the influence First-offense OWI is not criminal charge in Wisconsin Tony Romo, the CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. According to an arrest report by the Milwaukee county sheriff’s office, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests after getting stopped …

The best images from the first day’s action in Glasgow including swimming, gymnastics and boxing Continue reading...

Italian does not shy away from the task of following a legend but his previous time at the club may help him Relaxed and tanned, Enzo Maresca offered a warm note with his first words to the media as the manager of Manchester City, who must somehow follow the generational Pep Guardiola. “Before we start, I would like to send a message and a big hug to Kevin Keegan’s family for this moment,” said t…

Fight in Pattaya, Thailand had no live broadcast Anthony Joshua faces Kristian Prenga on Saturday Tyson Fury fulfilled his side of the bargain for a potential heavyweight blockbuster against Anthony Joshua by stopping the veteran Polish fighter Mariusz Wach in Pattaya, Thailand. About 1,500 fans watched the bout, which had no live broadcast, and saw Fury largely dominate his overmatched 46-year-o…

Philadelphia wasn’t the obvious destination for LeBron James. That may be exactly why it makes perfect sense for a player who has always prioritized fit over sentiment Should we have seen this coming all along? LeBron James knew that joining the Golden State Warriors would have been a losing gamble on the health of players five times closer to the ends of their careers than the beginnings. He kne…

Trott, Dawson and Fleming among contenders for coach Trescothick in contention for interim coaching role Joe Root is the frontrunner to step in as Test captain for the Pakistan series next month as the process of appointing England’s next men’s red-ball coach grows ever more complicated. The England & Wales Cricket Board is juggling three shortlists, just over three weeks before the squad assembl…

Slovenian only the second man to win yellow on mountain Leader Pogacar opens up gap of more than seven minutes Tadej Pogacar conquered the famed hairpins of the Alpe d’Huez in a record time as he won stage 19 of the Tour de France to extend his overall lead. Pogacar was timed at 35 minutes and 27 seconds over the 13.8km climb, smashing the previous record of 36 minutes 55 seconds set by Marco Pan…