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From San Diego to Hong Kong, via Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Qatar the gelding keeps on winning One of the sport’s great warriors returned to the front line for the 32nd time in a remarkable career on Thursday, with £12.12m in prize money already banked and the all-time record for a European-trained horse of £12.7m now within reach. Jumping fans often complain that Flat horses are rarely aro…

Australia call up flyhalf to face back-to-back Six Nations champions Jock Campbell replaced by Tom Wright in starting XV in Brisbane Declan Meredith will debut against France as the reconfigured Wallabies paper over the cracks created by more soft-tissue injury carnage in Brisbane. The ACT Brumbies flyhalf will wear the No 10 against the back-to-back Six Nations champions at Suncorp Stadium on Sa…

Predecessor Andrew Cornish accused of misconduct Julie Harrington could end up taking role permanently Middlesex have appointed the former British Cycling boss Julie Harrington as interim chief executive in a strong indication that Andrew Cornish will not be returning to the club. Cornish has been absent from Middlesex since November when the club received a complaint of alleged misconduct from a…

Tennis fans suggest Henman Hill should be renamed Arthur’s Seat if new British star continues his meteoric rise Tennis fans gathered on Wimbledon’s famous grass mound spent much of Thursday speculating how Henman Hill – more recently known as Murray Mount – might be renamed if the newest British star Arthur Fery continues his meteoric rise. As Fery-mania builds in SW19 and across the UK in advanc…

Updates from the action in Bristol (5.30pm BST start) England and India head for historic Test | Mail Tanya India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks,…

Thirteen of the past 15 shootouts at World Cups have been won by the team that went second By Opta Analyst After watching 120 minutes of football, you might not find observing a coin toss the most exciting dessert. Fans in the stadium care, though. Win a coin toss for a penalty shootout and you choose the end where they are taken – to much rejoicing from those behind the chosen goal. Another coin…

Australia’s positive intent and recent honourable defeats won’t help against the world No 4 side – but composure and discipline might Hard luck. Hard lessons. Call it what you want, but Australia’s 31-33 loss to Ireland last weekend has to harden the Wallabies’ resolve to stop losing gallantly and find a ruthless edge. With one win from their past nine Tests and the threat of home World Cup humil…

Plan unveiled for ground 350 metres from Old Trafford Working cost of stadium previously stated as £2bn Manchester United have said their proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium may lead to further debt being loaded on the club but insisted it will be “a sanity, not vanity project”. Plans for United’s new home were unveiled on Thursdayand showed it would be built 350 metres north-west of the curren…

Experts say rise in social media attacks on players such as Kylian Mbappé needs to be viewed in wider political context World Cup live – latest updates As players in the World Cup shore up their tactics and hone their teamwork skills ahead of the quarter-finals, a chorus of voices have warned that the rise of divisive political rhetoric is translating into an intensifying challenge for players on…

Janse van Rensburg has qualified on residency grounds Henry Slade and Guy Pepper recalled to starting XV The South African-born Benhard Janse van Rensburg and the Saracens teenager Noah Caluori are both in line to win their first full international caps after being named as replacements in England’s matchday squad to face Fiji on Saturday. Both newcomers have been selected on the bench alongside …

Clark has been on the end of hard fouls during career Black players routinely receive racist abuse in WNBA Eleven Republican politicians have written to the WNBA asking the league to protect Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark from “multiple attacks” on court. Clark has been on the receiving end of hard fouls since she entered the league in 2024 after a stellar college career with Iowa. Recently, th…

Updates from Thursday’s semi-final action in SW19 Wimbledon Q&A with Tumaini Carayol | Mail Katy Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic, 10) v Coco Gauff (US, 7) Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine, 12) v Linda Noskova (Czech Republic, 9) Followed by mixed doubles final Marc Polmans & Storm Hunter (Australia) v Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) & Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) (2) In the meantime: if you’ve got any question…

Figures who worked with striker in his formative years recall a self-belief – even when his talent did not stand out There is another version of reality in which Harry Kane is not England’s greatest goalscorer but a goalkeeper. On his first day at Ridgeway Rovers, his first club, the coach Dave Bricknell asked whether anyone fancied going in goal. A six-year-old Kane threw up his hand – and he wa…

Switzerland international poised to sign from Freiburg Guimarães wants to leave and is target for Arsenal Newcastle have agreed a £51.5m deal with Freiburg that should see the Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi swap the Bundesliga for the Premier League. The 20-year-old, who has shone during this summer’s World Cup, is expected to sign a long-term contract at St James’ Park but the transfer wi…

Five days after T20 World Cup final misery tickets are selling fast for India clash in a rare fixture at the home of cricket England’s historic first Test at Lord’s, which begins on Friday against India, will be the swansong for at least one great of the game, after Tammy Beaumont announced her retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. It is possible that more retirements may follow at …