Ashes: Ollie Pope injury blow rocks England men ahead of third Test July 4, 2023 England’s men have suffered another blow in their bid to regain the Ashes after batter Ollie Pope was ruled out of the rest of the series with a shoulder injury. The hosts, already without key bowlers Jofra Archer and Jack Leach, trail 2-0 ahead of this week’s potentially decisive third Test match at Headingley. And [...]
‘Stay in your crease’: Australian PM hits back at Rishi Sunak as Ashes row rumbles on July 4, 2023 Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at Rishi Sunak’s criticism of the tourists’ sportsmanship in the current men’s Ashes series in England. A row over the controversial stumping of England wicketkeeper-batter Johnny Bairstow in the second Test has rumbled on ahead of the third match, which starts on Thursday. British PM Sunak waded [...]
Wimbledon: Burrage, Swiatek and Djokovic win while Williams exits July 3, 2023 Jodie Burrage was the top Brit on day one at Wimbledon as she danced her way into the second round. The 24-year-old from south west London beat American Caty McNally 6-1 6-3 on Court Three on the opening day of the third Grand Slam of the year. Her prize is a difficult tie against Daria [...]
Enhanced Games president likens doping to ‘being gay 50 years ago’ July 3, 2023 Ever thought about watching a 100m race where you knew everyone was using substances to artificially enhance themselves, rather than finding out a couple of years later when a ban is issued? Well the Enhanced Games may be for you. The idea pits competitive sport alongside the world of performance enhancing drugs in an Olympics-style [...]
Cavendish misses out on Tour de France record but Yates keeps yellow jersey July 3, 2023 Mark Cavendish missed out on surpassing a record he shares with Eddy Merckx for Tour de France stage wins today. In the first real sprinting opportunity of this year’s Tour de France, Cavendish was in the mix right until the finish but could only finish sixth. He and Merckx are level on 34 stage wins. [...]
‘Absolute madness’: British Grand Prix chiefs warn Just Stop Oil not to risk death at race July 3, 2023 British Grand Prix organisers have warned Just Stop Oil activists that they will be risking their lives if they seek to protest again at Silverstone this weekend. The climate campaigners have disrupted several high-profile sporting events already this year, including the Ashes, Premiership Rugby final and World Snooker Championships. Five protestors from the group received [...]
Headingley on high alert for Ashes after issues at Lord’s July 3, 2023 Security at Headingley is set to ramped up ahead of the third Ashes Test on Thursday following issues at Lord’s. A controversial stumping of wicket-keeper-batter Jonny Bairstow on the fifth day of the second Test at the Home of Cricket led to some unsavoury scenes in the stadium’s iconic Long Room. Marylebone Cricket Club banned [...]
Roy Hodgson signs new Crystal Palace contract and targets top-half finish July 3, 2023 Manager Roy Hodgson has set his Crystal Palace team the ambitious target of finishing in the top half of the Premier League after signing a new contract at Selhurst Park. Only once in the last 30 years have Palace ended the season 10th or higher in the top flight, in 2014-15 when Alan Pardew also [...]
Ashes: Rishi Sunak goes in to bat for England after controversial Jonny Bairstow dismissal July 3, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given his full backing to England Men’s Test captain Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, following a heated final day at Lord’s involving a controversial dismissal. Sunak said he would “wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner Australia did”, when asked to comment on the incident yesterday. The [...]
Wimbledon: Cameron Norrie tipped to reach final by IBM AI Draw Analysis July 3, 2023 He made the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year but this year British No1 Cameron Norrie could go one better, according to AI analysis by IBM. Andy Murray could reach the second week in south-west London but Katie Boulter faces a difficult route to the latter stages, the tech giant says. Norrie begins his campaign at [...]