The Queensland government is expected to announce that a significant preserved site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane, a massacre site on a songline, will host the main stadium of the 2032 Olympics. Premier David Crisafulli repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium to host the athletics during last year’s election, and also specifically … Read more
Jordan Pickford An early tangle with Konsa before the ball ended in the side netting; one first-half shot to save, none in the second. 6/10 Reece James Early on, Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea favourite laid flat Andrejs Ciganiks and was twice beaten for pace. Then he scorched his free-kick. More solid in the second half. 7 … Read more
It was never going to be about the victory. It had been inevitable for England against the team ranked 140 in the world. Is this the famous English arrogance? Maybe. What it was always going to be about was the manner of it. Whether there were any signs of Thomas Tuchel getting his messages across, … Read more
The Brazil forward Geyse has joined Gotham FC on loan from Manchester United. The move comes after she described feeling lonely and being in agony after coming on as a late substitute in Manchester United’s 2-0 victory over Leicester this month in a social media post. The comments came on the same evening that her … Read more
Her confidence growing and her game blossoming further with every match, Emma Raducanu produced another supreme performance under pressure as she dismantled Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. With one of the best tournament runs of her career, Raducanu will contest her first WTA 1000 quarter-final. She will return … Read more
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts says he is still dealing with an illness and is unsure when he will be able to resume playing. Betts, who missed the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome last week and was sent back to Los Angeles to continue recovering, was a … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature I’m not massively surprised by the players missing out. Walker will not be a starter at the next tournament; Burn is a lovely story but are we really saying he’s good enough even though the competition is limited?; Jones is a … Read more
Ben Duckett has said England’s humbling experiences in India and at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan “hurt me so much” and that he hopes they can make amends this summer. England have lost 10 out of 11 white-ball matches since the turn of the year, including all three at the Champions Trophy to finish bottom … Read more
Emma Raducanu produced another brilliant performance to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career after her opponent McCartney Kessler of the US retired with a back injury while Raducanu led 6-1, 3-0. Two days after registering one of the most impressive wins of her career, a dramatic … Read more
That familiarity breeds contempt towards managers can be unfair. That certainly applies to Steve Clarke, who has raised levels with Scotland to the point where qualifying for tournaments has become reality as opposed to a pipe dream. Clarke has been the head coach to end years in the international wilderness. There is, however, a slightly … Read more