England opener Alex Lees growing in stature ahead of Headingley homecoming
Alex Lees, England’s improving opener, will be going home for the third Test against New Zealand. Headingley is where he grew up, and rapidly, being mature beyond his years.
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England pacer Katherine Brunt announces retirement from Test cricket
Katherine Brunt on Saturday announced her retirement from Test cricket, calling time on a career that spanned 17 years. The 36-year-old seamer will continue to play in the shorter formats of the game. Brunt made her Test debut in 2004, and was part of an influential moment for English cricket in just her third Test match - bagging nine wickets across the match and smashing 52 to help her team to retain the Women's Ashes after 42 years. Brunt claimed it was a 'smart' decision to retire from the game in order to prolong her white-ball career.
'That is absolutely insane' - Tully Kearney smashes world record to win gold in World Para-swimming Championships
Britain’s Tully Kearney hailed her gold medal in the S5 freestyle on day six of the World Para-swimming Championships as “absolutely insane” as she broke a 22-year-old world record. Kearney finished in a time of two minutes 42.36 seconds to break Beatrice Hess’ previous world record, set by the French Paralympian at Sydney 2000 by 2.25 seconds. Ad/> It is her second gold of the championship after her 50m freestyle success on Sunday’s opening day of competition.
Councillor slams 'misinformation' following stabbing in Manchester city centre
A councillor has dismissed ‘appalling misinformation’ following a stabbing in Manchester city centre in the early hours. Police are investigating following an altercation’ on Market Street between ten men, which saw a man in his 20s being knifed on Saturday.
F1 Canadian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more
The reigning F1 world champion dominated the practice timesheets on Friday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, leading in both practice sessions, with a best time of 1m14.127s in FP2.
Spotlight on opponents as Sheffield United line up new pre-season friendly in Portugal
Sheffield United have lined-up a pre-season friendly against newly promoted Portuguese outfit Casa Pia. The club hopes to play the fixture during its warm-weather training camp in Portugal in early July.
Knockhill BSB: Lap record for Irwin in FP3
Glenn Irwin dipped under the lap record at Knockhill on Saturday morning with the Honda rider topping the third Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session by almost a quarter of a second from the Cheshire Mouldings by FS-3 Kawasaki pairing of Rory Skinner and Lee Jackson.
John Kear hopes RFL’s partnership with IMG will breathe new life into international rugby league
Wales head coach John Kear says that he wants a new lease of life to be brought to international rugby league via the RFL’s partnership with IMG.