LAWRENCE BOOTH: As Shoaib Bashir spun England to victory over West Indies at Trent Bridge, it was a dot ball that confirmed the promise spotted by Ben Stokes.

The 23-year-old had sported long blonde locks since joining the Blues from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023. But Mudryk has now opted for a much shorter trim.

England and Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins has proposed to his girlfriend Ellie Alderson during his post-season holiday just over a week after the Euro 2024 final.

Xander Schauffele has warned his rivals he can take his major-winning form to another level after an epic display at Royal Troon.

ISAAN KHAN IN LOS ANGLES: The Gunners play Bournemouth and Manchester United this week in Los Angeles, before facing off against Liverpool in Philadelphia next week.

Sir Alex Ferguson and his racing syndicate made history on Monday when they splashed out a record sum for a National Hunt horse sold at public auction.

Since succeeding Mauricio Pochettino Maresca has set about bolstering his depth between the sticks, with Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen also linked with the club.

CHRIS WHEELER IN LOS ANGELES: Manchester United 's new sporting director Dan Ashworth has promised new co-owners Ineos will 'not rest' until they have led the club back to the top.

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Lingfield, Musselburgh and Wolverhampton. 

Manchester United star Leny Yoro spoke with Rio Ferdinand before deciding to join the Premier League club.

Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal will plat at the Olympics for the last time this summer.

Dutch Olympian Steven van de Velde was previously jailed for raping a 12-year-old British girl.

Organisers of the Games have been left sweating in the build-up to this week's Opening Ceremony.

EXCLUSIVE: Rory McIlroy struggled at the Open at Royal Troon, missing the cut before jetting to Portugal with wife Erica Stoll.

Oscar Piastri won the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Lando Norris following an in-race demand from McLaren chiefs.

Andy Murray has no intention of following in Carlos Alcaraz's footsteps.

Sports fans can still snatch up Paris 2024 Olympics tickets.

Xander Schauffele has been accused of taking advantage of one of golf's recent rule changes.

Challenge a young Keely Hodgkinson to run a sub-two-minute 800m and she’ll do it. Just ask her old university flatmate. Tell her she can break Kelly Holmes’s 1995 British record for the 800m in 1:56.21 minutes and she’ll believe that too. Just ask her coach. Either way, there’s no stopping the 22-year-old Olympian who went to Tokyo aged 19 and came …

Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils had to be separated during the Hamburg Open final.