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Even if they win this first Test, England have a tender spot at wicketkeeper. A return for Ben Foakes would be progressive
As the clock ticked past 4.36pm, the sun already burning through the mid-afternoon haze, there was some literal Bazball to be seen on the lime-green Edgbaston outfield – raw, foraged Bazball – as Brendon McCullum took Jonny Bairstow for his wicketkeeping warmup before Australia’s fourth-innings chase.… Read the rest
Giles Richards @giles_richards
Untouchable and unchallenged, there is now a distinct sense of deja vu to Max Verstappen’s victorious -performances this season, -exemplified once more by a flawless win at the Canadian Grand Prix.… Read the rest
Australian boxing’s prodigal son Tim Tszyu has shrugged off a dog bite that required 26 stitches to his arm 23 days ago, to come out swinging and knock out Carlos Ocampo 72-seconds into the first round of their super-welterweight bout on the Gold Coast.… Read the rest
Ewan Murray at LA Country Club
Eighteen holes sit between Rickie Fowler or Rory McIlroy and one of golf’s great redemption stories.… Read the rest
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Harriet Dart had a fiery exchange at the net after she lost in straight sets to the British No 1, Katie Boulter, at the Nottingham Open.… Read the rest