Marnus Labuschagne Marnus Labuschagne proves himself a sparkling Ashes understudyThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at HeadingleyOf all of the prayers and invocations and chants and rituals aimed at the Ashes, through the red-sock superstitions and the shushing of jinxes and the supplications to latent power within tattered posters
Rugby League Warrington feast on St Helens errors to seal shock Challenge Cup triumphThe Guardian - Aaron Bower at WembleyWarrington produced a nerveless performance to win the Challenge Cup final against a St Helens side who buckled under the pressure. But the victors will know all too well how their opponents are feeling.
Cricket Steve Smith to play for Australia against Derbyshire after returning to netsThe Guardian - Ali Martin at HeadingleySteve Smith has stepped up his comeback from the concussion he suffered during the second Test at Lord’s after returning to the nets for his first batting session in a week. Australia’s premier batsman
Rugby Union Maitland and Harris edge Scotland to comeback victory over FranceThe Guardian - Bryn Palmer at BT MurrayfieldA week after being obliterated in Nice, Scotland turned the tables on France to end a run of five Tests without a win and bolster their World Cup preparations with a comeback victory at Murrayfield. Down
Rugby Union Manu Tuilagi makes up for lost time to take centre stage against IrelandThe Guardian - Gerard Meagher at TwickenhamIt may seem strange to single out one player after such an imperious England performance across the board but Manu Tuilagi is someone worth making an exception for. There have been countless days over
Joe Denly Joe Denly shows touch of class in belated attempt to shed outsider tagThe Guardian - Ali Martin at HeadingleyJoe Denly’s belated Test career owes much to the perspective that comes with age. After a handful of one-day caps in his early 20s he admits he went missing in county cricket and overcame a crippling of
Sergey Kovalev Anthony Yarde brave but beaten in WBO title fight against Sergey KovalevThe Guardian - PA MediaBritain’s Anthony Yarde produced a brave fight against Sergey Kovalev before being knocked out in the 11th round of their WBO light-heavyweight title fight in Chelyabinsk. The previously unbeaten Yarde
Cricket Joe Root shakes off the sleepless nights to awaken his inner BoycottThe Guardian - Andy Bull at HeadingleyIt was hot in the sunshine at Headingley and by two o’clock a lot of the spectators were sheltering in the shadows under the Western Terrace. There was not a scrap of cover out in the middle then, where
Christian Coleman Ojie Edoburun sees off Hughes but troubled by claim Coleman missed testsThe Guardian - Sean Ingle at Alexander StadiumFirst Ojie Edoburun took down two of the biggest beasts in British sprinting. Then he addressed the elephant in the room. After shocking the pre-race favourites Zharnel Hughes and Adam Gemili to win the
Vuelta a España Astana win Vuelta a España team time trial to put Miguel Ángel López in redThe Guardian - PA Media• Disappointment for Jumbo-Visma as five riders fall • Deceuninck-QuickStep second, with Sunweb third Colombia’s Miguel Ángel López led home the Astana team to secure the first red jersey of the Vuelta
Cricket Joe Root digs in to give England glimmer of hope in third Ashes TestThe Guardian - Vic Marks at HeadingleyWe are still here. When England were 15 for two in their seventh over with another 344 runs required for victory and 70 overs to be bowled in the day, swift exit possibilities were being explored. Now
Conor Murray Battered Ireland leave Twickenham nursing World Cup injury headachesThe Guardian - Robert Kitson at TwickenhamNo world No 1 ranking for Ireland this week, unless the measurement is injury concerns. With two warm-up games against Wales still to come they are currently down to their third-choice fly-half, saw their
Rugby Union Joe Cokanasiga scores twice as England turn on power to crush IrelandThe Guardian - Paul Rees at TwickenhamIreland suffered burn-out in the warm-up. They faded in the heat as England scored a record number of points in the fixture and exceeded by two their previous highest winning margin. It was only 10 months
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams put 15-year feud on line at US OpenThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at Flushing MeadowsIf Serena Williams really did say of Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon locker room in tearful defeat 15 years ago, “I will never lose to that little bitch again”, she was wrong but she set in train the
Horse Racing Mustajeer holds off challengers to win £1m Ebor for Ger LyonsThe Guardian - Greg Wood at YorkThe bookies had the better of the first £1m handicap to be run on the Flat in Britain as Mustajeer, at 16-1, led home a 1-2-3-4 for horses at double-figure odds in the SkyBet Ebor here. on Saturday. The
Rugby Union South Africa’s Aphiwe Dyantyi tests positive for banned substanceThe Guardian - ReutersSouth Africa’s winger, Aphiwe Dyantyi, has tested positive for an unspecified banned substance but denies wrongdoing and has requested his B sample to be analysed. The 2018 World Rugby Breakthrough Player
Daniil Medvedev US Open form guide: Djokovic favourite but Daniil Medvedev could threatenThe Guardian - Jacob SteinbergThe defending champion has played only one tournament since winning Wimbledon last month and losing his Cincinnati semi-final to Daniil Medvedev will be a concern for the world No 1. Only a slight one,
Team USA Australia beats USA for the first time ever in basketballThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressBoomers fans can dare to dream about a basketball World Cup medal after Australia scored a massive upset win over the United States in Melbourne. Australia had never beaten Team USA in 55 years, but shocked
Rory McIlroy McIlroy and Thomas in close pursuit of Koepka at Tour ChampionshipThe Guardian - Ewan Murray at East LakeDepending on your outlook, it is either perfectly fair that this feels like a typical golf tournament at its halfway juncture or the dumbing down of what should be a marquee environment. Sunday’s winner
Cricket Australian women's cricketers launch Indigenous uniformThe Guardian - Guardian sportThe Australian Women’s Cricket Team will wear a uniform designed by Aboriginal artists when they take on England in a T20 international on 1 February 2020 on Ngunnawal Country, at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
AFLW The importance of queer players in the survival of women’s Australian footballThe Guardian - Emma Race and Julia ChieraThey were a group who didn’t worry about how people looked, where they came from, how many tattoos they had or how bad their mullet was Patty Kinnersly When the Swans host the Saints on Saturday afternoon
Horse Racing Talking Horses: Mustajeer stands out in £1m Ebor full of qualityThe Guardian - Greg WoodThe SkyBet Ebor, the first £1m handicap to be run on the Flat in Britain, is everything its sponsor could have hoped for in terms of depth and quality, with a rating of 105 required just to get into the
Christian Coleman US sprinter Christian Coleman facing ban for alleged missed drug testsThe Guardian - Guardian sportChristian Coleman, the world’s fastest man and favourite for 100m gold at the world championships in Doha next month, is facing a two-year ban after allegedly missing three drug tests in a 12-month period.
Joe Cokanasiga Joe Cokanasiga ready to showcase his power game again for EnglandThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherSpeak to most members of the England squad about their best memory of World Cups gone by and the answer is often the same – it is either Jonny Wilkinson’s drop-goal or the fact that they were too young
Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka happy to deal with great expectations at US OpenThe Guardian - Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing MeadowsNaomi Osaka arrived at last year’s US Open a dangerous floater buoyed by a season of promise and left it as one of the world’s most visible sportspeople after winning her maiden grand slam title in one
Cricket England’s Ashes hopes fade as Australia turn screw on Joe Root’s day of despairThe Guardian - Vic Marks at HeadingleyThis was the day when the poverty of English batsmanship in this form of the game was laid bare. The Ashes hung in the balance; there was scope for England to bat with hope having dismissed Australia 179
Josh Hazlewood England’s psychological scars will take time to heal, says Josh HazlewoodThe Guardian - Ali Martin at HeadingleyJosh Hazlewood fancies England will take time to recover from the scars of their 67 all out Headingley horror show as Australia now look to finish them off and retain the Ashes with two Tests to spare.
Joe Denly England capitulate with a shrug of white-ball induced indifferenceThe Guardian - Andy Bull at HeadingleyThere used to be thousands of lamplighters in London; these days there are just five left. British Gas keeps them on the payroll to work the stretch of Kensington Palace Gardens where English Heritage
St Helens Challenge Cup final: Warrington, St Helens and a clash of childhood friendsThe Guardian - Aaron BowerSince the day they first met in the Sydney suburb of Revesby more than 35 years ago, Justin Holbrook and Steve Price always knew their paths would cross in the world of rugby league – though perhaps not
