England manager Thomas Tuchel has called Elliot Anderson “very, very good” on the 22-year-old’s senior international debut – but criticised Eberechi Eze, Marcus Rashford and Noni Madueke after the Three Lions laboured to a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday. Facing opponents without a point and 170 places below…
Epic Ride provided John Ennis with his first Kentucky Derby (G1) starter in 2024, checking in 14th at Churchill Downs. Now, the horse is responsible for the young trainer’s first graded stakes victory. Racing Sept. 6 at Kentucky Downs in the $2,492,500 Mint Millions Invitational Stakes (G3T), the 4-year-old pulled off a 14-1 surprise, leading…
Zimbabwe took 15 overs to ensure a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second of their three-match Twenty20 internationals on Saturday, levelling the series and setting up a decisive clash on Sunday. Captain Sikandar Raza and all-rounder Brad Evans took three wickets each as Zimbabwe took full advantage of a difficult pitch to skittle…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal were among 12 teams in 2026 Fifa World Cup European qualifying action on Saturday. The Selecao travelled to Armenia, where they had drawn their previous two visits before a Ronaldo hat-trick sealed a 3-2 win in 2015. Elsewhere, Group K rivals England and Serbia were in action, Ireland hosted Hungary, Austria were…
Big days are becoming more and more frequent for Mick Appleby. Less than two years after winning at the highest level for the first time at the Breeders’ Cup, the trainer reached the pinnacle on home soil when in this season of sprinting lottery, his number came up with Big Mojo in the Sept. 6 Sprint…
On a scorching Saturday at Chennai’s CSK-HPC grounds, batting was a test of endurance and skill. Kodimela Himateja battled through 221 deliveries, only to fall agonisingly short of a century — a cruel twist on what could have been a perfect way to celebrate his 24th birthday in a tournament final. “I could have grinded…
The USMNT play for the first time since losing the Gold Cup final 2-1 to Mexico in Houston on July 7 when South Korea visit New Jersey’s Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday. The 2026 Fifa World Cup co-hosts are continuing their preparations against opponents who are ranked eight places below them at 23rd in Fifa’s…
In the shadows of 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline lies a strong group of first-crop yearling sires with offspring headed to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 8-20 in Lexington. WinStar Farm’s Life Is Good has had 11 yearlings offered and 11 sold so far this year for an average of $430,455, ranking him second among stallions with…
Shubham Khajuria (128*, 245b, 20×4, 1×6) displayed dogged resilience even as North Zone suffered a late blip in its Duleep Trophy semifinal against South Zone at the BCCI CoE Ground (1) in Bengaluru on Friday. Opener Khajuria gave his side hope, in the face of South Zone’s mammoth 536 total. The Jammu and Kashmir opener…
Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are defending their titles at the US Open 2025, which is certain to draw a huge worldwide TV audience again. “I love to be the defending champion,” said world number one Sabalenka, whose two other major titles came at the Australian Open. “For me, it’s motivation. I want to do…
