England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket, saying “the time is right” to move on. Moeen played all three formats for England after making his international debut in 2014. The 37-year-old was part of the white-ball squads that won the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2019 and the T20 World Cup […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 900 goals in a career spanning 22 years The 39-year-old struck for Portugal in their Nations League game against Croatia, putting them 2-0 up. It prompted an emotional celebration by the forward, as he dropped to his knees by the corner flag in tears. The goal was his 131st for his
Jack Draper was aiming to become the third British man to reach the US Open final in the Open era The 22-year-old British number one’s breakout run at a Grand Slam tournament ended in a 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 defeat in New York. In the biggest match of his fledgling career, 25th seed Draper caused
Dan Ballard has scored in two of Northern Ireland ‘s last three games. Northern Ireland’s Nations League campaign got off to the perfect start against Luxembourg at Windsor Park. The Nations League is a competition that has not been kind to Northern Ireland in the past. In fact, Thursday’s win was only their second in
Miah Bappy and other Bengalis have to play cricket outside the town of Monfalcone Under the scorching sun on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a group of friends from Bangladesh are practising their cricket skills on a small patch of concrete.They are playing on the outskirts of Monfalcone, close to Trieste airport, because they have in effect
The 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season kicks off on Thursday, 22 August. A year ago, it seemed there was a star player arriving in Riyadh, Jeddah and elsewhere on a daily basis. In all, more than £700m was spent on the likes of Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez among others who joined Cristiano Ronaldo in the
There was not much between Manchester City and Chelsea on Sunday, especially in the second half, but a little bit of wisdom made a big difference in the end. The defending champions had much more nous and know-how than Chelsea’s young team, and Mateo Kovacic epitomised that experience with his performance in their 2-0 win. It
England have named Matthew Potts in their side as an extra seamer for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday. The 25-year-old comes in for his first Test in more than year in place of injured captain Ben Stokes, who misses the three-match series with a hamstring injury. It means
Australia plan to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first-ever Test match by playing England at the same venue in March 2027. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) played host to a single-innings match from 15 to 19 March 1877, with Australia winning by 45 runs, before England won the second match at the same venue
Twice Oxford, who had won both their opening two league and cup games, came from behind to leave them thinking they could maintain their unbeaten start to the season. They followed Wright’s opening header by quickly equalising through Ciaron Brown. Then, when Milan van Ewijk drilled the Sky Blues into a half-time lead, the U’s
There was a pleasing symmetry for Manchester United in Joshua Zirkzee scoring a late winner on his Premier League debut against Fulham at Old Trafford. Twenty-three years earlier, another Dutch forward did the same thing for United against the same opponents. Zirkzee may not get close to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s 150 goals in five seasons for the
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month’s US Open, saying he would not “be able to give my 100% at this time”. Nadal, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the Paris Olympic singles and reached the doubles quarter-finals alongside partner Carlos Alcaraz, has only played at the US Open once since 2019. The 38-year-old
Oval Invincibles missed out on the chance to confirm a place in the final of the men’s Hundred competition as they lost to Trent Rockets by six wickets in a thrilling encounter at Trent Bridge. Opener Dawid Malan hit an unbeaten 53 as the Invincibles set a challenging target of 151, but Tom Alsop (41*)
The issue is not money, but that youngsters want to play on the big stage, Russell argues It’s not the money. According to Andre Russell, premier West Indian cricketers are “just not interested in playing Tests.” The issue has been simmering forever, with cricketers popular with T20 leagues around the world – like Russell – often
Mohammed Hamada is a champion weightlifter. But after struggling to survive in Gaza, he faces an uphill task to compete at the Paris games. Mohammed comes from a family of weightlifters. His nieces and nephews all participate in the sport and his older brother, Hussam, has trained him for years as Palestine’s national weightlifting coach.
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