I want to be my own batter, not anybody else – Harry Brook out to carve own path
The England star’s century helped his side to victory over the West Indies at Trent Bridge.
World number one Jannik Sinner pulls out of Olympics with tonsillitis
The Italian struggled with dizziness in his Wimbledon quarter-final defeat by Daniil Medvedev earlier this month.
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Fans storm pitch and throw bottles as Argentina v Morocco descends into chaos to kick off Olympics
Confusion reigned at Paris 2024 over whether the match was completed or suspended after the pitch invasion that followed Argentina’s apparent equaliser. Over an hour later, the game resumed, VAR ruled out the goal and Morocco won 2-1
Argentina match against Morocco suspended for an hour due to disorder from crowd
Cristian Medina struck in the 16th minute of stoppage time to level the match.
Andy Murray not planning to play singles at Olympics farewell
The Scot is set to pull out to concentrate on bidding for another medal in the doubles with Dan Evans.
Andy Murray sticks up for mother Judy after Emma Raducanu Wimbledon furore
Judy Murray branded Raducanu’s decision to pull out of the mixed doubles “astonishing” before claiming she was being sarcastic.
Olympic gold medallists Helen Glover and Tom Daley named as Team GB flag bearers
The duo boast three Olympic gold medals between them.
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Worcestershire openers Gareth Roderick and Ed Pollock inspire One Day Cup win
Roderick scored 115 in a first-wicket stand of 259.
Charlotte Dujardin out of Olympics 2024 over allegedly ‘whipping horse 24 times like circus elephant’
Dujardin was bidding to become Britain’s most decorated female Olympian in Paris but was filmed ‘engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare’
Team GB announce flagbearers for Olympics opening ceremony
Gold medalist diver Tom Daley and two-time Olympic champion rower Helen Glover will carry the British flag during Friday night’s ceremony.
Israel’s national anthem booed ahead of first Paris Olympics football match
Over 1,000 French police, including masked counter-terrorist officers, created an additional security barrier prior to the nation’s clash with Mali.
Olympics 2024 LIVE: France vs USMNT live score updates; Chaos erupts as Argentina lose to Morocco
The Olympics begin today with rugby and football competitions ahead of Friday’s unique opening ceremony along the River Seine
US’s immovable object will meet Zambia’s unstoppable force in Olympic opener
Containing Barbra Banda will be the USWNT’s biggest challenge in Nice. But Naomi Girma leads a group capable of shutting down the most potent attacksWhile Paris prepares for the official Olympic kickoff on Friday, an immovable object will collide with an unstoppable force.The venue is Nice, the coastal city that hosted the final stage of the Tour de France …
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Football manager Yuriy Vernydub: ‘I am still a soldier. When something happens, I have to go to my squadron’
Ukrainian combines managing Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih with helping his country in the war against RussiaYuriy Vernydub is busy preparing Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih for their Europa League qualifying campaign but unlike other coaches in the competition he knows the call from his military unit could come at any time. “I am still a soldier,” the 58-year-old says. “I …
Hopes and fears of a nation: Paris holds its breath as Olympic action begins
Against a backdrop dominated by a snap election which has left France technically ungoverned, hope remains that the 2024 Games unite a fractured nationWhen Paris’s gigantesque, city-centre Olympic Games opening ceremony begins on Friday night, with boats full of athletes gliding side by side down the River Seine in a configuration not seen since the days …
NRLW set to explode even as league follows conservative path to growth | Jack Snape
Newcastle Knights will be out to clinch a third consecutive title during season seven as interest in the NRL women’s premiership soarsWomen’s rugby league is on the up, thanks to record State of Origin ratings, packed crowds and the addition of two fresh franchises in 2025. But on the eve of the NRLW’s seventh season, the game’s pillars of pace and …
After Tokyo’s Covid Olympics, Paris has been reframed as the Conflict Games | Andy Bull
Any relief at moving back to normality has disappeared but at least there will be fans (and no bears) this timeThink, and you may find bits and pieces of the Tokyo Olympics scattered somewhere among everything else you forgot happened during the pandemic. Lamont Marcell Jacobs’s victory in the men’s 100m could be near Joe Wicks’s home workouts, Mutaz …
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Russian and Belarusian Olympic athletes accused of supporting war in Ukraine
Dossier covers 17 athletes due to compete in ParisIOC accused of negligence over own rulesA human rights law firm has accused the International Olympic Committee of negligence after releasing a dossier of 17 Russian and Belarusian athletes due to compete at Paris, who it said had shown support for the war in Ukraine in breach of Olympic rules.Global Rights …
Premier League clubs accused of greed as total with gambling sponsors hits 11
Bournemouth the latest with front-of-shirt gambling logoThe Big Step says: ‘Desperate deals for a few extra quid’Premier League clubs have been accused of greed for signing “desperate deals for a few extra quid”, after Bournemouth took to 11 the contingent with a gambling company as their front-of-shirt sponsor for at least the coming season. A ban …
Weather forecaster, mouthwash and Coca-Cola to aid Team GB medal charge
Penny Tranter will help athletes prepare for heat spikesTaylor-Brown to use Pepto-Bismol for swim in SeineTeam GB’s athletes will benefit from the services of a meteorologist – as well as using mouthwash and full‑fat Coca-Cola – at the Paris Olympics.The British Olympic Association confirmed it would be using the former BBC weather presenter Penny …