John and Thady Gosden’s colt 14-1 for next year’s DerbyColt second behind Point Lonsdale in ante-post bettingThe prospect of a fancied runner for the Queen in next year’s Derby amid the celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee moved one small step closer …
Hannah Cockroft: ‘I’m excited that I’m not training in my garage any more’
The road to Tokyo has been hard but the British wheelchair racer is confident she can add to her five Paralympic gold medalsHannah Cockroft prepared for the Tokyo Paralympics in the best way she knows how: breaking world records. “Wait a minute …” she …
The Hundred men’s final: Southern Brave v Birmingham Phoenix – live!
Oval Invincibles rout Southern Brave to take women’s titleAny comments? You can email Geoff or tweet him here 7.16pm BST 65 balls: 94-3 (Davies 13, David 8) Tim David, the man with two first names, is next up. Doesn’t wait around. Single off his first …
Manchester City v Norwich, Leeds v Everton and more: clockwatch – live!
Updates from the Premier League and beyondFollow all the goals as they go in around EuropeAny comments? You can email Rob here 4.48pm BST “Act II: spoiler alert!” says Simon McMahon. “Hamilton lost. At least Mr and Mrs Dony were in the room where it ha…
Liverpool’s Diego Jota and Sadio Mané sink Burnley and delight returning fans
Jürgen Klopp exited with a beaming smile for Harvey Elliott, the teenager who stepped seamlessly into Premier League life and Liverpool’s midfield, and for the crowd that made victory a shared, greater experience once again. “We’ve missed you like craz…
Faster, Stronger, Happier
How our female rowers ate more and triumphed : After discovering most of our top female rowers were at risk of RED-S syndrome, Rowing NZ and its coaches helped the athletes take up a challenge to eat more. The glittering results in Tokyo speak for them…
Dawid Malan is backed to ‘prove people wrong’ in England Test recall
Former England selector Angus Fraser expects batsman to deliver against India despite lack of first-class gamesIf, as expected, Dawid Malan is handed the pivotal No 3 role in England’s batting order for the third Test against India at Headingley that s…
How to win at life: what sports psychologists can teach us all
The lessons top athletes are learning about stress and mental health can help us handle pressure in our own livesIt was going to be the Pandemic Olympics; the cheerless games that would inspire ambivalence at best. And then sport did its thing. Despite…
Hasenhüttl sees Ward-Prowse deal as statement of Southampton’s ambition
Manager believes the captain’s new five-year contract sends a message after a tricky close season when Saints lost key playersSouthampton supporters received some welcome good news this week: the captain and heartbeat of the team, James Ward-Prowse, wh…
Talking Horses: Ilaraab can excel in Ebor of bewildering possibilities
The stable companion of favourite Hamish looks a good bet in the closest thing British Flat racing has to the Grand NationalThe Skybet Ebor Handicap is the closest thing British Flat racing has to the Grand National – a race for the punters as the clim…