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Dual grand slam doubles champion named after tennis suspension Alex de Minaur leads Australia team to face Poland in tie in Brisbane Max Purcell, the grand slam doubles champion left shattered when having to serve a ban for an anti-doping breach, is back in the Australian tennis fold, selected as part of Lleyton Hewitt’s Davis Cup team to face Poland. The 28-year-old Purcell, who received widespr…

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba announces decision to pull out in post on X, citing tensions over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’ Uganda is withdrawing from the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games, the country’s military chief has said, out of respect for King Charles amid division over the “Harry-Meghan nonsense”. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of the Ugandan president, made the surprise announcement in a post on X o…

Through the loss of one franchise, name controversies and stadium changes, Legacy supporters have created an environment of advocacy and belonging More than two years of work had led to this moment for the Boston Independent Supporters’ Association (ISA). Even before Boston’s new NWSL team had a name, a mascot or a roster, there were fans organizing, ready and waiting to embrace the franchise. On…

Rybakina into semis after 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory Coco Gauff battles back to beat Mirra Andreeva Elena Rybakina will become the No 1 woman in the world for the first time after orchestrating a supreme recovery to reach the semi-finals of the US Open with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over the Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. By becoming just the 30th player in the history of the WTA to reach the No 1 ranking, …

After their record-breaking feats last year in the Champions League, Arsenal are at it again. But having been delayed along with hundreds of travelling supporters by travel chaos on Tuesday, Mikel Arteta’s side had to bide their time against Napoli until Martin Ødegaard continued his rich vein of goalscoring to start the new campaign with the crucial strike. Perhaps it was the fact they were forc…

Where’s the fun in doing it the easy way? Chelsea remain chaotic and this almost went down as Xabi Alonso’s first misjudgment since taking over. The Carabao Cup matters for Chelsea given their lack of European football, but Alonso rotated too much and escaped it after a quadruple half-time substitution got his team out of a bind. Leeds appeared to be going through after going 2-0 up thanks to goa…

Young British rider squeezes out Meeus and Cort Nielsen Mas moves step closer to landing first Grand Tour victory Matthew Brennan claimed a fifth Vuelta a España stage victory on Wednesday as the young British rider edged a bunch sprint in Seville to win the 17th stage. The 21-year-old Grand Tour debutant crossed the finish line ahead of Jordi Meeus and Magnus Cort Nielsen. The general classifica…

Rangers beat St Mirren 1-0 at Ibrox Celtic also narrow winners at St Johnstone A dramatic last-gasp strike from substitute Bojan Miovski gave Rangers a 1-0 Premiership win over St Mirren at Ibrox. Back in the technical area after a two-game touchline suspension, Derek McInnes watched St Mirren’s Australian goalkeeper Jacob Chapman keep the home side at bay in the first half with a string of saves…

It was the time and place for Alexis Mac Allister to do his talking on the pitch and the disgruntled Liverpool midfielder did not disappoint. “Very sad” over Liverpool’s refusal to offer him a contract extension, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch were getting theirs, Mac Allister made Anfield very happy with a match-winning display against Atlético Madrid. The Argentina international,…

Distance tops US men’s mark by more than 30 miles Eckert also beat women’s world record she set last year While some teachers spent the second week of September easing into their school routines, Megan Eckert was making more ultrarunning history. The New Mexico middle school math teacher shattered the six-day women’s world record and the American men’s record by running 636.482 miles, completing …

Brazilian scores twice in 5-1 victory at the Camp Nou Demirovic scores hat-trick as Stuttgart beat Viking Raphinha let his goals do the talking after being omitted from the Ballon d’Or shortlist, striking twice as Barcelona eased to a 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League. The Brazilian was a surprise omission from this week’s 30-strong list of candidates for the prestigious award but br…

Forward says incident was ‘a little interesting’ Heading practice with Alf Inge helped with opener Erling Haaland has claimed Pablo Rosario “grabbed my bottom” during Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Porto on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the 92nd minute, with Haaland having scored City’s goals. The forward and midfielder grappled, went to ground and were booked after being separated. “I was real…

The former player’s credentials speak for themselves but the ECB has also taken a risk in employing him until the end of next year For most of the time since his retirement as a player Kevin Pietersen has worked as a pundit and commentator, encouraged to be outspoken, hold strong opinions and state them powerfully. After his surprise appointment as a specialist mentor to the England men’s white-b…

From home-run celebrations to tilted caps, players embracing joy continue to collide with an old guard devoted to Dust Bowl grimness Over the last several years, simultaneously lauded and paralyzed by its ironclad traditions, baseball has undergone various forays into reinvention, trying to free itself from its unwritten rules of retaliation , its seeming aversion to joy, its demand that every ge…

The world No 10 on getting recognised in New York, coping with hostility and why he’s never changing his walk-on song “Definitely,” Stephen Bunting says as he considers whether working so hard as a darts player on social media is like making a deal with the devil. After Luke Littler, the prodigiously gifted teenage world champion , Bunting is the most heavily marketed player in darts. But, over t…