More than £900m will be committed to major sporting events and grassroots sport across the UK in a “transformational investment” over the coming years, the government has announced. Euro 2028, the European Athletics Championships next year and the men’s and women’s Tour de France Grand Departs in 2027 are among the key events set to … Read more
Ben Stokes has suggested England may tweak their ‘Bazball’ approach for their five Test series against India, which begins on Friday at Headingley – live on Sky Sports. Under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, whose nickname is “Baz,” England have played an entertaining, aggressive, attack-at-all-costs brand of cricket to earn the label “Bazball.” It has … Read more
Bath Rugby have announced that Finn Russell has signed a new contract that will keep the British & Irish Lion with the club until June 2028. The fly-half joined Bath in 2023 on a three-year deal and has made 45 appearances, scoring 420 points across all competitions, including four tries. He ended 2024/25 with 183 … Read more
Keegan Bradley says newly-crowned US Open champion JJ Spaun will not only feature at this year’s Ryder Cup but will be the heartbeat of Team USA. Bradley’s side will be looking to regain the trophy against Team Europe after losing in Rome in 2023 Following Spaun’s breakthrough victory at the US Open at Oakmont Country … Read more
England will play Spain in the quarter-finals of the Under-21 European Championship after they were beaten 2-1 by Germany in their final group game in Slovakia to finish runners-up in Group B. Lee Carsley’s side needed a victory in Nitra to go through to the knockout rounds in first place, but despite already-qualified Germany making … Read more
Jack Draper was given a stern test of his grasscourt title credentials with a tough three-set victory against Alexei Popyrin on a baking hot day at Queen’s Club. The second seed at the ATP 500 event in west London lost the opening set before digging deep to seal a 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5) success on … Read more
New South Wales are ahead in the State of Origin as Brian To’o goes over against Queensland Source link
Nelly Korda skipped the champions dinner before the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship because of a sore neck but the world No 1 insists she’ll be ready for the start of the third major of the year come Thursday. Korda’s issue flared up after taking a shot out of the rough during a practice round on … Read more
RB Leipzig want a deal worth somewhere between £68.4m [€80m] and £85.5m [€100m] for Arsenal target Benjamin Sesko, according to Sky in Germany. Sky Sports News reported that Arsenal held initial talks with Leipzig about the striker this summer, but so far there has been no formal offer made by the Premier League club. Leipzig … Read more
Field Of Gold lit up the first day of Royal Ascot with a dominant display in the St James’s Palace Stakes. John and Thady Gosden’s colt had been a fast-finishing second behind Ruling Court in the 2000 Guineas before easily winning the Irish equivalent, while the French Guineas winner Henri Matisse was also running. There … Read more
