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The exact time lost during goal celebrations will be measured by referees in the coming season, as part of a move to clamp down on dark arts and time-wasting.… Read the rest
Cait Kelly, Paul Karp and Adeshola Ore
The 2026 Commonwealth Games may not go ahead after Victoria withdrew as host, saying it was not prepared to spend as much as $7bn on “a 12-day sporting event”.… Read the rest
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WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on 28 October in a bout under professional boxing rules, the fight’s promoters said on Tuesday.… Read the rest
On paper – and also, in all likelihood, on clay or a hard court, too – there was a gulf in class between Liam Broady and Casper Ruud before their second-round match on Centre Court here on Thursday.
Raf Nicholson at The Kia Oval
England kept their Ashes hopes alive with a remarkable three-run win on Wednesday evening, handing the Australians their first outright defeat in any format since September 2021.… Read the rest