Surrey, Durham, Sussex, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Birmingham and Gloucestershire reach last eightBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogNorthamptonshire went into the last week of the T20 Blast group stage with their fate in their own hands, but facing two tricky fixtures against table-topping Birmingham Bears and high-flying Lancashire. …

The Australian Olympic hope is renowned as one of the generation’s best barrel riders and while few amateurs get to score a tube ride, the skill set applies to all wavesDuring last year’s Tahiti Pro, one of the most fearsome stops on the World Surf League, held at the giant, barrelling wave of Teahupo’o, Australia’s Jack Robinson was trailing the …

Six GB athletes, six Australians, six Americans and six from around the world who have stories well worth following27 | Artistic gymnastics | All-around, uneven bars, beam, floor, team Continue reading...

Sports director Matxin Fernández has built ‘a team of super champions working for an exceptional rider’To the winner, the spoils. In fact, to the dominant rider and team in the 2024 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates, goes more than one-third of the entire prize pot of €2,282,200 (£1.9m) on offer to all 22 teams competing in this …

The 17-year-old is aiming to light up the Hundred and be a role model to attract more ethnic minorities into the gameLord’s, 25 July 2021: a little-known 16‑year‑old walks to the crease and over the course of an hour, in front of a crowd of more than 10,000, hits the half-century which announces her as a future superstar. Her name? Alice …

Olympians will be served Michelin-starred dishesPlant-based meat alternatives on offer at athletes’ villageIt’s enough to make Usain Bolt wake up in a cold sweat. Chicken nuggets are off the menu at Paris 2024 with Olympians instead being served Michelin-starred dishes and plant-based meat alternatives in the athletes’ village.The Jamaican sprinter …

USA beat World Cup champions 92-88 in LondonJames scores final 11 points to stave off upsetOn Friday, LeBron James will carry the US flag. But first, he carried the US men’s basketball team. Again.James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists held off World Cup champion Germany 92-88 …

The amateur boxer on Paris 2024, his friendship with Anthony Joshua and how, in another life, he may have been on the Russia-Ukraine war frontlines“It’s horrific, it really is,” Delicious Orie says as, turning his attention briefly away from his hopes of winning an Olympic gold medal in Paris, the British super‑heavyweight born in Moscow to a …

French captain talks about her journey from Martinique and the opportunity to finally win a big prize with her countryWendie Renard is reluctant on the eve of her 10th major tournament with France to overanalyse her chances of securing Olympic gold and finally winning a title with her country. “I’m someone who likes to do, and then speak” the captain …

Lack of young runners and a more global calendar have hit Britain’s most prestigious open-age Flat raceA peak audience of 1.4 million viewers watched the opening episode of ITV’s docuseries “Champions: Full Gallop” on Friday evening. While it may be a stretch to suggest that it had much to do with an 18% boost to the crowd for Market Rasen’s Summer …

Players in Southwick told not to play top-scoring shot after damage to nearby windows, cars and shedsOne of the world’s oldest cricket clubs has banned players from hitting sixes after complaints of damage from its neighbours.Players at Southwick and Shoreham cricket club, near Brighton in West Sussex, face the unusual prospect of not being awarded the …

Oscar Piastri denied his McLaren teammate in Hungary‘I know it’s a big stretch … I’m ready to battle,’ says NorrisLando Norris has insisted he is in the Formula One world championship fight with Max Verstappen and believes his McLaren team is well placed to take the competition to the wire, despite team orders denying him victory in the Hungarian …

Potential investors invited to send delegations to gamesECB has met with owners of every IPL and WPL teamThe Hundred season that starts at the Oval on Tuesday will be the last in its current form, with expansion from eight teams possible and changes of owner­ship inevitable as the ­organisers launch into “speed dating” with potential …

‘I’d welcome him back with three arms if I had them’Club’s UK executives try to reassure Howe over positionEddie Howe is confident that Anthony Gordon will stay at Newcastle and emphasised that, despite interest from Liverpool, the England winger remained an “integral” part of the club’s plans.Although Howe’s future as mana­ger is slightly …

Dynamic around the sport at Games has shifted dramatically and has scope to offer most captivating storylines of yearA glance at the programme for the upcoming Paris Olympics makes you wonder why there was so much fuss attached to golf making a return to the Games in 2016. Yet fuss there was; from players who couldn’t be bothered travelling to Rio to …

Pogacar left out of Slovenia team for Paris road raceCyclist’s next target may be world title in SeptemberThe Tour de France champion, Tadej Pogacar, has been ruled out of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Slovenian Olympic Committee [OKS] said on Monday.Pogacar, who won his third Tour de France on Sunday to complete a Tour and Giro d’Italia double in 2024, …

Former England No 9 treated for irregular heartbeatYoungs, 34, hopes to return for Tigers in SeptemberEngland’s most-capped player, Ben Youngs, has revealed he had heart surgery after collapsing during an open training session. The Leicester scrum-half says he is “on the mend” and hopes to be fit for the new season that begins in September.Youngs was …

Stade de France dressing room was used by 1998 teamAvailable to 25 decathletes and 25 heptathletes in ParisKatarina Johnson-Thompson will be one of only 50 track and field athletes at the Paris Olympics allowed to use the same iconic dressing room as France’s 1998 World Cup winners, the Guardian can reveal.The home changing room at the Stade de France is …

The 20-year-old off-spinner is clearly still raw but his promising start suggests he could play a part in AustraliaWord is yet to reach us as to whether England’s cricketers ended up at Mega Munch on Sunday night following that surging late victory at Trent Bridge. Just off Nottingham’s slightly chaotic market square, it did a sterling job two years ago …

One former Tottenham player believes that Rashford would be the perfect addition to Postecoglou's squad. Rashford endured some challenging moments last season.