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CNN — Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon, who fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile last month, bounced back in impressive style to break her own women’s 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68. She dominated the race, holding off Australia’s Jessica Hull who stuck with her until the back straight, eventually winning by almost three seconds. As Kipyegon crossed the line, the crowd erupted, knowing she had shaved 0.36 seconds…
CNN — Lando Norris won a chaotic British Grand Prix on Sunday, safely navigating a rain-hit race punctuated by several safety cars and taking advantage of his teammate Oscar Piastri incurring a 10-second penalty when one of those safety cars pulled off the track. Norris only led for the last few laps at Silverstone, having remained largely anonymous for much of the race. It was Piastri who set the pace almost all afternoon until his challenge was undone when he slammed on the brakes too forcefully as the safety car peeled off and picked up a 10-second penalty from the…
MLC 2025 Milne became the fourth bowler to take a five-wicket haul in MLC © MLC Adam Milne ripped through Seattle Orcas’ line-up with a five-wicket haul to help Texas Super Kings secure a comfortable 51-run win on Saturday evening, and retain their hopes of qualifying in the top-two of the league stage. Orcas, with a loss in their last league game, are now languishing in the second-last spot on the table with their qualification hopes to the playoffs resting on the result of the MI New York-Washington Freedom contest on Sunday. Put in to bat, Super Kings made an…
MLC 2025 A win will secure a top-two finish for Washington Freedom © MLC It might be the penultimate league game of the season but it carries high stakes for Washington Freedom, who are currently third with 14 points and need a win to seal a top-two finish. MI New York, tied with Seattle Orcas on 6 points, have made it to the playoffs courtesy a better NRR. For a while, Orcas looked favourites to take the last remaining playoff spot, but back-to-back losses against already-qualified teams made life difficult for them. Freedom, meanwhile, are coming off a dominant win…
CNN — A stunning bicycle kick from Kylian Mbappé propelled Real Madrid to a 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup on Saturday. Having missed the group stage of the tournament with gastroenteritis, the French star announced his return to the headlines when he acrobatically converted Arda Güler’s cross to the back post to give Los Blancos a two-goal lead in second-half stoppage time. His spectacular strike came after Gonzalo García – the competition’s joint-top goalscorer – and Fran García had converted crosses from Güler and Trent Alexander-Arnold, respectively, to put Madrid two goals…
GRENADA TEST Australia’s newest No.3 put on a defiant batting show on Day 3 in Grenada, scoring 51 off 123 balls © AFP Australia’s new No.3 in Tests, Cameron Green, was chuffed with his fighting efforts in the second innings on Day 3 of the Grenada Test against West Indies on Saturday. Green batted 123 balls for his 52 – his first from one-drop, and added a crucial 93-run partnership with Steve Smith, who marked his return to the side with a fluent 71. “You always need an innings here and there just to get you going and hopefully today…
Matt Renshaw’s superb century was not enough to get Australia A over the line in the second ‘A’ one-day game in Darwin Australia A v Sri Lanka A | Second One-Day Match Matt Renshaw has continued his return to runs by producing a swashbuckling century in Australia A’s 51-run loss to Sri Lanka A. Renshaw hit 106 from 75 balls for the hosts in Darwin on Sunday as Australia A lost 8-65 to be all out for 243 in reply to the visitors’ 7-294. The Queenslander’s century included nine boundaries and two sixes, coming after he also hit 80 in…
Olympic javelin star Neeraj Chopra headlined what was billed as India’s inaugural world-class field competition on Saturday, living up to his goal of elevating domestic talent while also walking away with another gold medal. Chopra, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and silver at the 2024 Paris Games, triumphed with a throw of 86.18 metres at the 12-athlete javelin Neeraj Chopra Classic event. He finished ahead of former world champion Julius Yego (silver) and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage (bronze). “The biggest target of the competition was to uplift the Indian athletes alongside the international ones. We got…
Editor’s Note: The following passage is adapted from “On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports” by Christine Brennan, releasing on Tuesday, July 8. Copyright © 2025 by Christine Brennan. Adapted for excerpt with permission from Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. CNN — Little more than 36 hours after the Indiana Fever’s season ended, at 1:41 p.m. Eastern on Friday, September 27, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association posted a lengthy statement on social media: A MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF THE 144 This week was dedicated to celebrating and amplifying A’ja, Caitlin, DiJonai, and…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Joe Root got an unplayable delivery from Akash Deep that knocked back his stumps late on Day 4 © Getty India bowling coach Morne Morkel heaped praise on the fast bowling pair of Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj for transcending the Edgbaston pitch and putting India on the cusp of a famous overseas win. On a surface that has remained good for batting going into the fifth day, the pair has accounted for all the 13 wickets India have taken so far, stepping up admirably in the absence of talisman Jasprit Bumrah. “Very, very happy…