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Birmingham Phoenix soar beyond Trent Rockets in Edgbaston slugfest

Phoenix's 214 for 4 is the second-highest total in The Hundred's history

Rampant Wigan sweep to derby win as St Helens’ Rowley sacking fails to spark change

Super League: Wigan 38-16 St Helens Saints thrashed day after sacking head coach Rowley Wigan Warriors underlined the gulf between themselves and St Helens with an emphatic victory over their great rivals, 24 hours on from the Saints’…

Duncan Scott shines for Scotland again with 200m individual medley gold

Scott holds off Clareburt and England’s Tom Dean to win Adam Ramsay-Peaty wins 100m breaststroke semi-final There are generals from banana republics with fewer medals on their chests than Duncan Scott. And when the pressure was highest at…

The real winners and losers of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Despite their teams losing, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are clear winners... Keep on reading: The real winners and losers of the FIFA World Cup 2026

ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations

England gymnast Gabriel Langton suffers nasty fall in Commonwealth Games final

Teenager landed head-first during high bar routine Canada win men’s team gold, with England second England’s bid for a fourth successive Commonwealth Games men’s artistic gymnastics team title was both unsuccessful and overshadowed by a…

'Room for improvement' but McClenaghan 2.0 on track

Rhys McClenaghan reflects on his qualifying session for the Commonwealth Games pommel horse final on Monday.

Phoenix beat Rockets in high-scoring thriller

Joe Clarke and Will Smeed hit fifties as Birmingham Phoenix post the second-highest total in Hundred history to beat Trent Rockets.

Thomas drives Somerset as van Buuren fights in vain

High-scoring clash at Taunton goes the way of hosts

Real Madrid confident of signing Rodri - Saturday's gossip

Real Madrid are confident they will sign Rodri from Man City, Arsenal eye player-plus-cash deal for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez, while Roma are keen on Fulham winger Oscar Bobb, plus more.

Source: Ex-QB Grier joins Cowboys coaching staff

Retired quarterback Will Grier is starting his next NFL path, joining the Cowboys as an offensive assistant, a source told ESPN.

How LeBron James sacrificed $50m to chase one final NBA dream

LeBron James chose purpose over pay by leaving behind a salary of more than $50 million to join the Philadelphia 76ers on a veteran-minimum contract. After nearly retiring, he realised his passion for basketball was still alive. Now…