Anderson promises 'more aggression' against Australia
Veteran fast bowler James Anderson on Saturday vowed England would be "more positive, more aggressive, more entertaining" when they look to level the Ashes series at Lord's next week.
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Jack Butland's route to Rangers success laid out by Alex McLeish as keeper offered Joe Hart blueprint
Alex McLeish insists new Rangers keeper Jack Butland needs to take a leaf out of Joe Hart’s book if he’s to jump-start a career revival.
Carlos Alcaraz feels he is 'one of the favourites to win Wimbledon' after Queen's title, lauds Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz believes he is “one of the favourites” to win Wimbledon after he won the Queen’s Club Championship on Sunday afternoon. The 20-year-old Spaniard defeated Australian Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-4 as he prepares to compete at SW19 for what would be his second Grand Slam victory, having fallen short against Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals at this year’s French Open at Roland-Garros. Ad Alcaraz won back the No.
Reid confident he and Hewett can land doubles crown at Queen's
Gordon Reid is confident he and Alfie Hewett can fill a rare gap on their CVs as they aim to land the men's wheelchair doubles crown at Queens. The pair breezed past Asif Abbasi and Manojkanth Somasundaram 6-0 6-0 in the last four on Saturday and will face Joachim Gerard and Stephane Houdet for the right to lift the trophy. Ad «This is one of the few tournaments we haven't won together, so it's a good challenge for us,» Reid said.
Krejcikova and Ostapenko set to face off in Birmingham final
Two French Open champions will face off in the final of the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham after Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova both sealed semi-final victories on Saturday. Top seed Krejcikova made simpler work of her task, beating Lin Zhu 6-3 6-2 before Ostapenko battled back from a set down to beat Anastasia Potapova 5-7 6-2 6-4.
"He's Over Complicating Things...": Ricky Ponting's Advice For Australia Batter Ahead Of 2nd Ashes Test
Former captain Ricky Ponting has offered technical advice to Australia batters Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head to counter England's bowling attack ahead of the second Ashes Test starting Wednesday at the Lord's. Australia won the opening Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham by two wickets in what was the first match of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle. There were a number of impressive individual performances, but Labuschagne and Head struggled in the Ashes opener.
"Just Because We're Down...": James Anderson's Warning To Australia Ahead Of Lord's Test
Veteran fast bowler James Anderson on Saturday vowed England would be "more positive, more aggressive, more entertaining" when they look to level the Ashes series at Lord's next week. Australia won the opening Test at Edgbaston by two wickets after England skipper Ben Stokes had declared his team's first innings at 393 for eight. Some critics said that decision allowed Australia to keep a foot in the door of the match which they then gratefully exploited.
Top women's seeds Krejcíková, Ostapenko meet in Birmingham Classic final
Top-seeded Barbora Krejcíková and No. 2-seeded Jelena Ostapenko will contest the Birmingham Classic final on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET after taking contrasting paths.