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Tilak Varma denies England as India edge to dramatic victory in second T20
This was a night of push and pull in Chennai, of a match undecided until the final hit, the 20-over game at its best, initially belonging to Brydon Carse but ending in the arms of Tilak Varma. The India batter was both responsible and electric in a chase of 166, …
Constitution Hill survives scare to make it 10 out of 10 in Unibet Hurdle
It is billed as “Trials Day” ahead of the four-day Festival meeting here which opens in just over six weeks, but 20,000 spectators were very much living in the moment here on Saturday as Constitution Hill, perhaps the finest hurdler of all time, went to post for the Unibet Hurdle …
US-based Syrian Christians eye new regime with mixture of hope and fear
For Los Angeles-based Armenag Bedrossian, the recent seismic changes in Syria that have seen the overthrow of the Assad regime are to be cautiously welcomed.
Over the past 13 years, the Armenian Catholic priest from Hasakah in north-east Syria has watched on as family members were kidnapped and killed by …
Guide to the 2025 Six Nations: From luckless England to hapless Wales
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Maro ItojeWhat to think of English rugby at the moment? Few experiences are more exhilarating these days than watching the Premiership. Occasionally, it can be quite enjoyable even watching England. But far harder to come away from the English clubs’ recent experience in the Champions …
Madison Keys finds final polish to achieve fading destiny at Australian Open
Madison Keys leads 5-4 in the third set, and with another heavy return she pressures the best tennis player in the world into an error. It is 0-15 on a cool evening in Melbourne, and the American is three points from a first grand slam title.
The 29-year-old has spent …
Beth Mooney’s cool head and sheer class runs England ragged
Contrary to general perception, even T20 cricket does not have to be all about the boundaries. The final over of Australia’s innings showed that, in a running masterclass staged by Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath. It was all the more impressive given Mooney had been out there for the entire …
Zverev must not freeze if he is to defeat supreme Sinner in Australian Open final
“I am not perfect, no?” said Jannik Sinner, the best tennis player in the world, during his post-match press conference late on Friday night. Sinner had just navigated his path back to the Australian Open final with another demonstration of his supreme mental toughness, recovering from a first-set deficit
England’s Women’s Ashes pain worsens after limp third T20 defeat by Australia
Australia are six from six in the Women’s Ashes after England put on an embarrassing display with the bat, collapsing to 90 all out in 17.3 overs – one of their worst ever performances in a T20 – to hand Australia a 72-run victory in the final T20 of the …
Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka to win thrilling Australian Open final
Ilia Malinin: ‘I have a little more pressure on myself. I don’t think I’m really that far away from everyone’
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quad axel, to his personal best scores – almost three points higher in the free skate than previous record holder …