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Off-court issues for men’s Australian Open finalists leave sour taste for tennis
The tennis turned out to be one of the least interesting aspects of the men’s Australian Open final as the world No 1 Jannik Sinner predictably bulldozed Alexander Zverev, the No 2, to clinch his third grand slam and second consecutive victory in Melbourne Park. He did not face a …
England get major boost as Mitchell fit for Six Nations opener with Ireland
England have been handed a major boost before Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Ireland with the scrum-half Alex Mitchell passed fit for the trip to Dublin. Mitchell was absent throughout England’s disappointing autumn campaign but his return to fitness is a significant shot in the arm for Steve Borthwick.
Mitchell …
Steve Smith stands out as different to the rest as he takes place among the greats | Geoff Lemon
When Steve Smith started the recent Test series against India not far from 10,000 career runs, there was no guarantee that he would make 315 more across five Tests. Centuries in Brisbane and Melbourne narrowed the gap to 38 for the Sydney Test. Broadcasters ran recorded interviews with teammates reflecting …
‘Little bits of magic create tries’ - England’s Tommy Freeman on wing wizardry, epilepsy and not always being the best player growing up
When the moment is right Tommy Freeman still loves performing the magic card tricks he first learned at school in Suffolk. It is always fun finding fresh “victims” and on the Eurostar back from an away game in Paris this month it was the turn of Northampton’s young scrum-half Archie …
Mark Wood delights in being let off leash for England in India T20i series
Mark Wood has spoken of his surprise – and joy – in not receiving the cotton-wool treatment during England’s Twenty20 series against India.
The Durham fast bowler featured in the opening two matches and is part of an unchanged XI for England’s must-win game at Rajkot on Tuesday, with the …
The refs didn’t steal a Super Bowl trip from the Bills. The Chiefs’ excellence did
From 1967 through 1975, the Oakland Raiders were the most successful team in professional football … in the regular season. They compiled a record of 95-24-7, and that winning percentage of .798 was a full 70 percentage points higher than the second-best team, the Dallas Cowboys. Those Raiders were packed …
England’s Ashes flops should focus on their game and let others do the talking | Simon Burnton
Monday briefing: What if the climate crisis makes disaster insurance unaffordable?
Good morning. If the Los Angeles wildfires are bracing evidence of the general threat posed by the climate crisis, they have also brought home a specific problem: how can you make the insurance system work when the risks are so high?
That is not a question limited to California, or …
Twenty-five years on from Italy’s big entrance, the Six Nations’ pizazz never fades
It is more than 140 years since England beat Wales in the very first match of the old Home Nations championship, 2-0 at St Helen’s in Swansea in 1883, and there is an old man in the back bar of the Kings Head who will tell you that the English …
Cricket Australia boss backs players to express own views on facing Afghanistan
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley says he would support Australia’s men’s players if any wished to express their own views on Afghanistan and whether they should continue to play the Taliban-controlled nation in World Cups and other ICC tournaments.
An Afghanistan women’s XI will take on a team representing …