Bairstow pulls out of Hundred to rest ahead before Proteas series
Jonny Bairstow has withdrawn from the controversial Hundred tournament in order to make sure he is fresh for England's upcoming three-Test series at home to South Africa.
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Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of British Columbia
Canada captain Christine Sinclair has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia.
Ronaldo and Maguire most abused Premier League players on Twitter — report
LONDON: Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report published Tuesday has found. Analysis by British media regulator Ofcom of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players. Half of that abuse was directed at just 12 individuals — eight from United.
Viewers divided as BBC axe Mock The Week after almost 20 years
Viewers of comedy panel show Mock The Week have been divided after the BBC announced its plans to end the long-running programme. The upcoming eight episodes of the popular show, airing on BBC Two in the autumn, will be the last, marking its end after 21 series and more than 200 episodes of the show hosted by Irish comedian Dara O’Briain.
Jake is the wonderkid – Joe Fraser hails fellow golden boy Jarman
Joe Fraser hailed his “wonderkid” team-mate Jake Jarman after the England duo wrapped up their artistic gymnastics campaign with a glittering seven-gold total haul on the concluding day of apparatus finals at sold-out Arena Birmingham.
Jake Jarman sweeps the board but cramp counts out Cyrille Tchatchet
Jake Jarman reigned supreme in the men’s gymnastics competition in the Commonwealth Games as he finished with four gold medals, but Cyrille Tchatchet’s weightlifting fairytale reached a painful end.
Citi Open: Dan Evans emphatically ends Kyle Edmund's resurgence with straight sets victory in Washington
Daniel Evans made light work of Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-2 to emphatically end his British rival’s resurgence and proceed to the last 16 of the Citi Open in Washington. Edmund is building his way back to full fitness after three knee surgeries kept him out of the game for 21 months, beating Yosuke Watanuki in straight sets on Monday to set up a round-of-32 clash with Evans.
Commonwealth Games: Jake Jarman wins fourth gold medal to become most successful English male gymnast at a Games
Jake Jarman completed his Commonwealth debut with a fourth gold medal to become the most successful English male gymnast at a single Games. Jarman took the vault title on the final day of artistic gymnastics to add to his gold medals won in team, all-around and floor events. Ad/> He finished with a total score of 14.916 in his first major senior championships.