England progress but are no finished article, says coach
BIRMINGHAM, England : A first series win for England's cricketers in 18 months represents progress for coach Brendon McCullum but with the team by no means "the finished article".
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Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine lead Ireland to stirring Test victory over Zimbabwe
Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine hit a combined 111 as Ireland staged an excellent recovery to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets at Stormont and record a second consecutive Test victory.
Stokes hits record fifty as England crush Windies to sweep series
BIRMINGHAM, England :England captain Ben Stokes butchered the West Indies bowling attack after Mark Wood had taken five wickets to lead England to a crushing 10-wicket win before tea on the third day of the final test at Edgbaston on Sunday.
UFC 304 fight grades: Aspinall, Pimblett earn A's, while one fight gets an F - ESPN
The UFC's return to Manchester, England, had high expectations. On a card headlined by two British champions and littered with talent from the United Kingdom, UFC 304 had the potential to be a memorable night for fans. Aside from two rematches for championship gold, UFC 304 had a heated rivalry between flyweight contenders and two of Liverpool's biggest stars performing in front of their countrymen. What could go wrong?
Rafael Nadal decides to compete in singles at Paris Olympics - ESPN
PARIS — Rafael Nadal decided to play singles at the Paris Olympics, starting by facing Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the first round on Sunday, Nadal's manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, told The Associated Press.
Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine cancelled over water quality concerns
Concerns over the water quality of the Seine have continued into the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a pre-race triathlon event there cancelled Sunday.
Olympics Organisers Cancel First Triathlon Training Over Seine Pollution
The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers said. Following a meeting "on the water quality" and tests, "a joint decision was taken to cancel the swimming part of the triathlon orientation," a Paris 2024 and World Triathlon statement said. The River Seine was declared clean enough for swimming in tests from mid-July, but doubts remained as to whether the waters would be fit for competition.
Nigerian Boxer Suspended From Olympics After Doping Test
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics for violating an anti-doping rule, the International Testing Agency said Saturday. A sample collected from the boxer "has returned an adverse analytical finding for the specified prohibited substance furosemide," the ITA said in a statement. Furosemide is classified under "diuretics and masking agents" by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the ITA added. The sample was collected in Paris on Thursday, a day before the Olympics opening ceremony, and reported by a WADA-accredited laboratory on Saturday.