Lions chief executive says Andy Farrell in ‘strong position’ to return as coach
Andy Farrell’s credentials to remain British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2029 tour to New Zealand have been endorsed by chief executive Ben Calveley.
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Brook and Root give England scent of famous win
LONDON :Harry Brook and Joe Root shared a superb partnership of 195 to put England on course to complete a record run chase at tea on the fourth day of the final test against India at The Oval on Sunday.
Lando Norris holds off Oscar Piastri for Hungarian Grand Prix win
*Norris wins in McLaren one-two with Piastri*Seventh one-two of the season for reigning champions*Russell third for Mercedes*Leclerc fourth after starting on pole, Hamilton 12thBUDAPEST: Lando Norris held off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on a one-stop strategy and slash the Australian’s Formula One lead to nine points going into the August break.Norris completed 39 of the 70 laps on a single set of hard tires while Piastri stopped twice and closed a 12-second gap to just 0.6 at the finish, with a nail-biting chase to the chequered flag and a near-collision.George Russell took a distant third, 20 seconds down the road, to complete the Hungaroring podium for Mercedes and take his fifth podium of the season.“I’m dead. I’m dead.
U.S. women set 4x100 medley relay world record at swimming worlds - ESPN
SINGAPORE — The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the women's 4x100 medley in the last event of the eight-day championships.
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 kicks off in Jeddah on Tuesday
JEDDAH: Jeddah is gearing up to host the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 tournament from Aug. 5-17, featuring the best teams from across Asia and Oceania.
McIntosh eases into 400 medley final, Marchand almost misses out
Summer McIntosh is on track to finish the world championships with a fourth gold medal after being fastest in the 400 meters individual medley heats while Leon Marchand nearly missed the men’s final on the eighth and final day in Singapore on Sunday. McIntosh cruised to victory in her heat in four minutes and 35.56 seconds for the final later on Sunday, nearly 12 seconds shy of her world record (4:23.65) from Canadian trials in June. The biggest cheers might have been for 12-year-old Yu Zidi, though, as the Chinese schoolgirl won her heat to qualify third for the final in 4:36.49, less than a second off the personal best (4:35.53) that clinched the national title in May. Marchand, who took the 200m IM gold after setting a world record in the semifinals, led halfway through his 400 heat but slowed up almost too much in the breaststroke and freestyle legs as he qualified seventh for the final in the evening session. While nearly three seconds behind Japanese top seed Tomoyuki Matsushita, Olympic champion and world record holder Marchand will be strongly backed to win his third 400 world title. With American Carson Foster, the Olympic bronze medallist, pulling out of the heats with an ankle injury, the United States did not qualify a swimmer in the final for the first time in over 50 years of world championships. New Zealand’s defending champion Lewis Clareburt also bombed out of the heats. The US qualified fastest for the men’s 4x100 medley relay final with Jack Alexy swimming the anchor leg for the Paris Olympic silver medallists. But Olympic champions China crashed out as the ninth quickest nation along with 11th-ranked Australia. The US women also qualified fastest in the medley relay in 3:54.49, a second clear of
Ledecky sees off McIntosh in epic 800m freestyle showdown at World Aquatics Championships
Katie Ledecky showed she is still the gold standard in the 800m freestyle after ending Summer McIntosh's bid for five individual titles while fending off Australian surprise package Lani Pallister at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday (Aug 2).
Canadian women, men reach semifinals at inaugural 3x3 wheelchair basketball world championships
Canada advanced to the semifinals in both the women's and men's tournaments at the inaugural 3x3 wheelchair basketball world championships on Saturday.