Day One: Last News

Kevin Pietersen accused England of an "absolutely shambolic" opening day at Lord’s after Australia’s batters took control of the second Ashes Test.

Wes Agar’s five-wicket haul put Kent in the driving seat of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division 1 clash at bottom side Northamptonshire on Sunday.

The Judo-loving nation of Mongolia hosted its second-ever Grand Slam event, in the bustling capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

A proven star, a rising star and an Aussie star look set to sparkle the brightest at Royal Ascot. This meeting is a five-day feast of the senses and Tuesday's amuse-bouche is the ultimate sporting palate cleanser for the tasty fare to come.

Manchester City's bosses wanted to connect their first team and academy sides from 'day one', and this season has shown how effective the club have been in achieving that ambition.

COOLANGATTA (3:40) can waltz to victory in the King's Stand Stakes on Day One of Royal Ascot. Team Maher and Eustace’s raider is tailor-made to be Australia’s latest winner of this Group 1. The filly first announced herself by edging Russian Conquest in the Magic Million at Gold Coast . She ran well again despite hating the heavy ground when third in the Golden Slipper at Rosehill. The speedster put in another good shift when filling the same spot in a Moonee Valley Group 2. She broke her duck at Group 1-level when chinning Bella Nipotina in the Moir at the same track. The four-year-old wasn’t disgraced again when fifth in another top-level contest at Flemington. The bay then looked world-class when cosily denying I Wish I Win in the Lightning on her return. The star has been excelling on the gallops since arriving so she can conquer the global sprint elite.

Senuran Muthusamy was the hero for South Africa A on the first day of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Monday.

Jordan Cox’s 133 rescued Kent following another batting collapse on day one of their LV= Insurance County Championship match with Surrey on Sunday.