Rafael Nadal says he intends to compete at Wimbledon later this month when he’ll attempt to win a record-extending 23rd grand slam title. And the great Spanish champion also revealed at a news conference on Friday that he is to become a father for the first time. After winning both the Australian and French Opens …
England have set a new world record for the highest 50-over total in history as Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone shone in their 4-498 against the Netherlands on a sweltering day in Amstelveen. Friday’s remarkable effort eclipsed the previous one-day international best of 6-481 that England amassed against Australia four years ago. It also bettered …
Jake Stringer’s crucial third-quarter contribution has helped Essendon find a circuit-breaker in their horror AFL season with a 35-point upset of St Kilda. The Bombers, missing prolific ball-winner Darcy Parish through injury, did it the hard way in their 15.17 (107) to 11.6 (72) triumph at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. They were left stunned …
Melbourne have shown Brisbane who’s boss, winning their NRL top-four clash 32-20 in an arm-wrestle. The Broncos hadn’t won in Melbourne since 2016 but arrived on Friday night with high hopes of breaking that drought and banking an eighth successive win. The teams were locked at 16-16 at halftime, with Brisbane winger Corey Oates crossing …
At least five employees have been fired by private rocket company SpaceX after drafting and circulating an open letter criticising founder Elon Musk. The letter also called on executives at the start-up to change the company’s work culture to make it more inclusive, according to two people familiar with the matter. SpaceX did not immediately …
British Gymnastics chief executive Sarah Powell has issued a “genuine apology” for the abuse scandal that has rocked the sport, and admitted the governing body now faces a long and difficult task to restore trust. Safeguarding failures from junior to elite level have been catalogued in the Whyte Review, published on Thursday, which was jointly …
Eoin Morgan believes new England white-ball coach Matthew Mott will be unafraid “to hold some of the best players in the world accountable” ahead of their first assignment. The Morgan-Mott captain-coach partnership starts on Friday in the low-key surroundings of Amstelveen, a suburb of Amsterdam, for the first of three one-day internationals against the Netherlands. …
There are twins in England’s cricket squad for the final Test of the series against New Zealand. Jamie Overton was called up on Thursday, joining Craig – his older brother by three minutes – in a 14-man party for the match at Headingley starting on June 23. The decision puts the Overtons back on the …
US Senate negotiators, racing to settle details of bipartisan gun legislation, are struggling to resolve serious disagreements over federal funding of state “red flag” programs and the breadth of a plan for keeping guns out of the hands of those prone to domestic violence. A string of mass shootings has prompted Democratic and Republican lawmakers …
United States Golf Association Chief Executive Mike Whan believes it will get harder for those who joined LIV Golf to gain entry into the future US Opens. The USGA last week cleared the way for players in the Saudi-funded breakaway series to compete in this week’s Open, saying it would be unfair to change criteria …