Jessie Diggins earns team sprint silver for seventh cross-country worlds medal | Jessie Diggins

Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern won silver in the team sprint classic at the Nordic world ski championships on Wednesday, securing the US their second-ever world medal in the event’s classic style. The American duo finished 2.9sec behind Sweden’s Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist, while Switzerland took bronze. It was a step up from the … Read more

Australia’s Steve Smith retires from one-day international cricket | Cricket

Australian great Steve Smith has quit one-day international cricket, but says prolonging his stellar Test career is a priority. Smith told his teammates of his ODI retirement after captaining Australia to a Champions Trophy semi-final loss against India in Dubai. The 35-year-old signalled his intent to continue his Test career until at least the Ashes … Read more

Luka Dončić hails ‘amazing’ LeBron James as Lakers star passes 50,000 points | LeBron James

LeBron James is redefining basketball longevity. On Tuesday night he became the first player to score 50,000 combined points in the NBA regular season and postseason, surpassing the mark with a three-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 136-115 win over New Orleans. James finished with 34 points against the Pelicans … Read more

USOPC receives record $100m donation to fund athletes’ post-Olympics careers | USA Olympic team

Philanthropist Ross Stevens made a $100m donation to support United States Olympic and Paralympic athletes with a post-retirement plan worth up to $200,000 per participant. The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Wednesday the gift was the largest single monetary donation in the history of the organization. Stevens launched the fund to reward American athletes … Read more

UK football associations preparing joint bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup | Women’s World Cup

The United Kingdom’s four separate football associations are preparing to launch a joint bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s FAs are preparing an expression of interest to co-host the 2035 edition of the competition, an English FA statement released on Wednesday said. The statement came after Fifa … Read more