'Stoked' Ricciardo replaces de Vries at AlphaTauri
Daniel Ricciardo is back on the Formula One grid, the Australian replacing rookie Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri, the team announced on Tuesday.
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Pay rows threaten to derail Nigeria World Cup campaign
Nigeria's World Cup preparations have been thrown into disarray amid claims and counter-claims of missing payments to players and coaching staff.
"Pick A Fight With The Australians": Stuart Broad's Ashes 'Strategy' Is Bound To Leave Everyone Stunned
Since the controversial dismissal of England batter Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes Test by Australia, the Ashes series has got a little heated up. Attacks from both sides followed. Though England lost the first two Tests, they won the third game as they ow trail 1-2 in the five-match contest. The fourth Ashes Test starts on July 19 and England will be eye to level the scores. During that match at Lord's, England fast bowler Stuart Broad could be seen sledging Australian players, particularly Aleax Carey, after the Bairstow incident. Broad said that it was a strategy. "It was such an important moment of that game at Lord's. I had to make sure that I was mentally switched on and able to do a job for Ben Stokes at the other end. Part of my strategy was to pick a fight with couple of Australians! So that I would not be focussing on too much technique and I would be focussing on the ball and make sure I stay there. Part of Ashes cricket, the rivalry, the history is very much a great battle out there. Both teams have been really stuck in this series. A lot of the players know each other really well. We lunch in the same room. It's not like there's a huge battle going on off the field," Broad said on Sky Sports.
Ben Foakes misses out as England unchanged squad for fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford
England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford. Jonny Bairstow keeps his place as Surrey wicketkeeper Ben Foakes misses out, while Ollie Pope remains injured with a shoulder injury suffered in the second test at Lord’s.
For first time, every player at Women's World Cup will be paid at least $30K US
A group of players across the globe asked FIFA late last year to increase the prize money for this summer's Women's World Cup. There had been pleas from the women to boost those funds before, but this time it was different.
Pragmatism over romanticism as Arendse heroics fail to prevent Boks going for tried and tested
The Springbok coaches have been accused of taking out the romance of the unexpected in sport with their attention to detail in the past, and few decisions underline that more than the non-selection of winger Kurt-Lee Arendse for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against New Zealand.
England keep faith with Bairstow in squad for fourth Ashes Test
England have kept faith with Jonny Bairstow as the wicketkeeper retained his place in a 14-man squad for next week's fourth Test against Australia.
Eight-time race winner Daniel Ricciardo to replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri from Hungarian Grand Prix onwards
Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri with immediate effect and will make a dramatic return at the Hungarian Grand Prix, it has been confirmed. The Australian had been without a seat after his underwhelming two-year stint at McLaren came to an end with compatriot Oscar Piastri taking his place.