I came in last in every race. My dad's death taught me what it means to win
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Stuart Broad not looking too far ahead
Stuart Broad said he is solely focused on maintaining his fitness and being in top physical condition for the rest of his England career, adding that he is not looking too far ahead to next year's Ashes series against Australia. The 36-year-old, who returned to the England squad under the new leadership of coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, helped the team win six of their seven Tests this summer by taking 29 wickets. Earlier this week, McCullum said Broad will be part of the England squad for next year's Ashes, along with James Anderson, 40.
T20 World Cup: KL Rahul should open, probably got more ability than Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, says Gautam Gambhir
Virat Kohli should open the batting in the T20 World Cup, former India opener Gautam Gambhir has firmly backed KL Rahul to do the job, and said the out-of-form batter has "probably got more ability". Kohli's return to form in the Asia Cup, especially as an opener when he ended his long wait for a century with a 61-ball 122 against Afghanistan, fuelled debate whether he should be preferred over Rahul at the top in the next month's showpiece in Australia.
People still trying to sell Queen lying in state wristbands for hundreds - despite eBay crackdown
People are still trying to sell wristbands to see the Queen lying in state - despite a crackdown.
Lisandro Martinez isn't the only Man United defender owed apology after awful pundit predictions
Manchester United were heavily criticised for signing Lisandro Martinez from Ajax in July for a fee of £46.8million, rising to £55.3m. It was claimed, by many, that the centre-back was not tall enough for the Premier League.
England's Broad not looking too far ahead
Veteran seamer Stuart Broad said he is solely focused on maintaining his fitness and being in top physical condition for the rest of his England career, adding that he is not looking too far ahead to next year's Ashes series against Australia.
After 16 hours: Night drama leaves EWC title race finely balanced and ERC Ducati leading the Bol d
The battle for FIM Endurance World Championship glory has raged throughout the night and shows no sign of relenting as the 100th-anniversary Bol d’Or enters its final eight hours at Circuit Paul Ricard. Having topped the order at the eight-hour mark and maintained its advantage after a stop and go penalty was handed out following a pitstop infringement just prior to midnight, there was despair for ERC Endurance-Ducati when it was forced to make an unscheduled stop shortly before 00h45 for a replacement clutch.
How they stand in the EWC after 16 hours
After eight hours and 16 hours of 24-hour races in the FIM Endurance World Championship the top 10 classified teams in Formula EWC and Superstock score bonus points on scale of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. This is how they stand in the two categories after 16 hours of action in the Bol d’Or: Ad Formula EWC:Yoshimura SERT Motul*: 130 points F.C.C.