Australia’s Isabella Nichols makes ‘biggest sacrifice’ to close on WSL final in El Salvador | Surfing

Isabella Nichols always expected this weekend to be a highlight of the year, she just thought it would be spent at her twin sister’s wedding rather than in waves off El Salvador. Lay days are the bane of every surfer’s existence. But that has proven particularly true for Nichols at Punta Roca, where the Queenslander … Read more

ICC set to delay controversial decision over creation of two-tier Test cricket | World Test Championship

The International Cricket Council is set to delay controversial plans to divide Test cricket into two divisions, with the next edition of the World Test Championship starting this summer to continue in a single-league format. The issue of two-tier Test cricket will be discussed at a series of ICC meetings in Zimbabwe this weekend but … Read more

Governing bodies braced for grassroots funding cuts from Sport England | Sport England

English sport’s governing bodies are braced for central government funding cuts after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, made her spring statement. In a joint conference call last month hosted by Sport England, the non-departmental public body responsible for allocating grassroots funding, representatives of the major sports formed the impression they were unlikely to be spared the … Read more

England’s record wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson awarded a knighthood | Jimmy Anderson

Jimmy Anderson is to be awarded a knighthood for “services to cricket” a year on from the final Test of his record-breaking England career. Anderson was widely tipped to have his previous OBE upgraded after retiring from international cricket last summer and on Friday was the only sportsperson to feature in the resignation honours list … Read more

Alex de Minaur records first ‘double bagel’ with whitewash of Grigor Dimitrov | Alex de Minaur

Alex de Minaur has humbled Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov 6-0 6-0 to feast on the first “double bagel” of his professional career while powering into the Monte Carlo Masters semi-final. The Australian was in merciless mood against the out-of-sorts veteran, taking only 44 minutes to hand the world No 18 one of his most embarrassing … Read more