A century of understated brilliance from the captain Heather Knight inspired England to a series-clinching victory at Derby 8.19pm BST That’s all for today’s blog. A match report will appear shortly, as if by magic, and then we’ll be back for the final…
Pep Guardiola’s tinkering keeps Manchester City A-listers on their toes | Jamie Jackson
Sterling, Silva and Stones are among recent victims of a policy that has backfired against Chelsea before and may do againRodri, João Cancelo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva: the Manchester City A-list acts recently dr…
Romelu Lukaku calls for summit with social media giants to tackle racism
Chelsea striker wants stronger action from platformsBelgian understands why some might stop taking the kneeChelsea striker Romelu Lukaku feels there is a need for football to adopt “stronger positions” than just taking the knee, calling for a players’ …
‘We buried our sportswear’: Afghan women fear fight is over for martial arts
Female taekwondo and karate trainers are forced to practise in secret since the Taliban takeover and fear they may never compete againOn the morning of 15 August, when the Taliban were at the gates of Kabul, Soraya, a martial arts trainer in the Afghan…
County cricket finale: Lancashire v Hampshire, Warks v Somerset – live!
Live updates from the third day of games across the countryVince keeps Lancashire at bay to leave title race in balanceGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet @TJAldred or comment BTL 4.02pm BST Time for Barker? One last blast of the red ankle socks? 3.58pm B…
Allegri’s anger fades as Chiesa leads Juventus through Spezia six-pointer
The Juventus manager had called the game against Spezia a ‘relegation showdown’ and they had to fight hard to win itEven as he presided over Juventus’s worst start to a season for 60 years, Massimiliano Allegri still felt able to joke around. “If we lo…
Ryder Cup memories, the greatness of Jimmy Greaves and brawling boxers
This week’s roundup also features a perilous reaction to a run-out, animals on the pitch and road race rain hazards1) The Ryder Cup starts on Friday after a three-year pandemic-induced hiatus. Europe won impressively last time at Le Golf National, high…
Lewes’ Kelly Lindsey: ‘In Afghanistan I had to build trust with the players’
Club’s head of performance talks about coaching the Afghan women’s national team and being ‘100% herself’ in her new role“We’re eager to do something that the world doesn’t believe is possible, to take this little club and become champions on the world…
Frank Smith: ‘I called Eddie Hearn tight – eventually he gave me a job’
Matchroom’s head of boxing, a key figure in organising Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk, began as the office tea-boy 13 years agoOn Saturday night, amid the bedlam of a sold-out crowd of 60,000 as Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua make their extravagant…
Scott Morrison warns there will be ‘no special deals’ for England’s Ashes stars
Time short amid English unease over quarantine and supportAustralian PM insists no favours will be done for touristsThe Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has declared “no special deals” will be forthcoming for this summer’s Ashes amid English …