Micah Richards laughing uproariously behind a lighted TV plinth? That’s the kind of noise football is being distilled into
CBS football show banter-chatting us all into the age of the hyper-pundit
Boxing great Roberto Durán receiving medical care for heart problem
- Four-weight champion suffering from ‘health complication’
- Durán, 72, being treated in a hospital in native Panama
Agencies
Boxing great Roberto Durán was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday.
Durán, who was a champion in four different weight classes, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade”, his family said in a statement on Durán’s Instagram account.… Read the rest
Alex Carey leads mighty run chase as Australia beat New Zealand in second Test
- New Zealand 162 and 372; Australia 256 and 281-7
- Carey unbeaten on 98 in three-wicket victory in Christchurch
Australian Associated Press
Australia’s middle order squeaked out a mighty Test win in Christchurch, where Alex Carey’s fighting 98 not out defied New Zealand to wrap up a 2-0 series victory.… Read the rest
Milestones await for England and India in Rajkot’s batting paradise
Nine centuries have been scored in just two Tests in Rajkot – but can England conjure something out of the ‘paata’?
ajkot, the location for the third Test between India and England, sits on the T-shirt sleeve peninsula of India’s west coast.
British Cycling launches rescue mission for 2024 Tours of Britain
- Governing body in a race to stage June and September events
- Women’s and men’s tours lack routes, sponsors and details
British Cycling has announced a rescue mission to take over running the 2024 men’s and women’s Tours of Britain after the previous promoter went into liquidation, but faces a race against time to stage either event.