insert_link Sport Warholm and Ingebrigtsen headline Monaco Diamond League meeting Norwegian world record holders Karsten Warholm and Jakob Ingebrigtsen will headline Friday's Diamond League meet in Monaco in the absence of American sprinter Noah Lyles, a late withdrawal from a stellar line-up. After two world records in Paris last week, Monaco is the penultimate meet before the Paris Olympics, the perfect opportunity for athletes to finetune preparations for the Games. Lyles, however, will not be there. The reigning […] todayJuly 11, 2024 13
insert_link Sport England quick Atkinson savours dream debut against West Indies England fast bowler Gus Atkinson enjoyed a fairytale start to his Test career at Lord's after being told by his father to prepare for "the biggest day of your life". The Surrey paceman returned stunning figures of 7-45 on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies as he eclipsed England great James Anderson, who only managed a solitary wicket Wednesday in what is the […] todayJuly 11, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Slipper to captain Australia against Wales after Wright ruled out Veteran prop James Slipper will captain Australia in the second test against Wales after newly-appointed skipper Liam Wright was Thursday ruled out with an injury. Wright was coach Joe Schmidt's surprise choice as his first captain and the Reds flanker steered the Wallabies to a gutsy 25-16 win over the Welsh in Sydney last weekend. But the 26-year-old hurt his right shoulder in the second half and left […] todayJuly 11, 2024 4
insert_link Sport England’s Baxter gets first test start against All Blacks England coach Steve Borthwick has made one injury-enforced change to his team for the second and final test of the series against New Zealand at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday. Prop Fin Baxter made his test debut in last week's 16-15 loss in Dunedin as an early injury replacement for Joe Marler and has been awarded the No 1 shirt for Saturday's match with the experienced loosehead unavailable […] todayJuly 11, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Emotional Vingegaard edges Pogacar in Tour de France battle Jonas Vingegaard edged Tadej Pogacar as a battle between the four Tour de France favourites played out over a series of hills in the central Cantal region on Wednesday. Defending champion Vingegaard reeled in Slovenian Pogacar's ferocious attacks before a razor's edge final dash to the line. Belgian Remco Evenepoel finished third at 25sec while Pogacar's compatriot Primoz Roglic was fourth at 55sec despite a late accident. Race […] todayJuly 11, 2024 11
insert_link Sport Musetti sets up Djokovic semifinal clash as Rybakina cruises Novak Djokovic progressed to a record-equalling 13th Wimbledon semifinal without hitting a ball on Wednesday after Alex de Minaur pulled out injured as former champion Elena Rybakina eased through. Australian ninth seed De Minaur, 25, announced shortly after midday at the All England Club that he was "devastated to pull out due to a hip injury". It means Djokovic has now equalled Roger Federer's men's record of 13 semifinal […] todayJuly 11, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Southgate vindicated as super subs send England into Euros final England took a long time to get going in Germany but march on to Berlin to face Spain in Sunday's Euro 2024 final buoyed by more late drama and their best performance of the tournament to beat the Netherlands 2-1. Ollie Watkins was the unlikely hero for the Three Lions as the Aston Villa striker smashed in a stoppage-time winner in Dortmund, having only played 20 minutes in […] todayJuly 11, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Alcaraz fears Medvedev ‘wall’ as he targets Wimbledon final Carlos Alcaraz described his Wimbledon semi-final opponent Daniil Medvedev as "a wall" on Tuesday as the two players talked up each others' strengths ahead of their blockbuster clash. Friday's semi-final will be a repeat show of last year, where Alcaraz beat Russia's Medvedev in straight sets on the way to his first Wimbledon crown. The Spanish world number three came through 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 against America's Tommy […] todayJuly 10, 2024 16
insert_link Sport Djokovic faces De Minaur test as Rybakina eyes Wimbledon repeat Alex de Minaur is the latest man standing in the way of the Novak Djokovic juggernaut on Wednesday as the Serbian superstar eyes a 13th Wimbledon semi-final. Former champion and fourth seed Elena Rybakina, the top woman left in the draw, faces Elina Svitolina. AFP Sport looks at Wednesday's four Wimbledon quarter-finals: A historic 25th Grand Slam triumph is coming into sharp focus for Novak Djokovic, who demolished […] todayJuly 10, 2024 6
