[ad_1] Less than a month ago, just days before her 25th birthday, Canada’s most decorated female Olympian stood on the pool deck of Commonwealth Place in Victoria with a smile stretching across her face. Penny Oleksiak had just completed a successful national swimming trials, winning  both the 50- and 100-metre freestyle events and being named to Canada’s team for this month’s world

[ad_1] India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak is expecting the pitch for the Lord’s Test to be much more challenging for the batters than the flat tracks of first two games but as long his batters don’t play “undue shots”, it should not be a problem. The wicket, two days before the game, had plenty of grass, some of it would

[ad_1] The stage is set for what should be a thrilling 2025 FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match between Fluminense and Chelsea. The Brazilian Serie A side has impressed as underdogs in this competition, pulling off upsets against Al Hilal and Inter Milan in the knockout round. They will now face an English Premier League squad that has dominated the

[ad_1] After India’s 336-run victory over England at Edgbaston last week, which levelled the series at 1-1, former fast bowler James Anderson said that for England to get a foothold in the series and win the trophy named after him, Jofra Archer must play the Lord’s Test this week. It has been more than four years since Archer played Test

[ad_1] In a symbolic moment, South Africa’s stand-in captain and triple centurion Wiaan Mulder took the catch that ended Zimbabwe’s second innings and granted his side a humongous victory by an innings and 236 runs to wrap up the series 2-0. Even though Zimbabwe’s batsmen showed more resilience than they did in the first innings, they were no match for

[ad_1] It’s a mystery that Kusal Mendis has not yet become a superstar. Blessed with technique, temperament and strokes, he averages a middling 34.84 in ODIs and 36.87 in Tests. In 50-overs he has only five hundreds in 142 innings (34 fifties) and 10 in 135 Test outings. A couple of days ago, Sri Lanka’s batting coach Thilina Kandamby lamented

[ad_1] Guatam Gambhir and staff in intense discussion at Lord’s (Screengrab) With less than two days to go before the crucial third Test between India and England at Lord’s, all eyes are on the surface, and it’s already sparking plenty of intrigue. In an exclusive first look, the Lord’s pitch appears lush and green, a potential early indicator that fast

[ad_1] The Duke ball which has been long used in Test matches in England has come under severe criticism like never before. With the conditions in England being unusually dry this summer and flat decks being the favoured one for England, wickets have come at a premium. And more importantly, in the two Tests of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy so far,

[ad_1] Having won everything there is to be won with his boyhood club, you might be forgiven for thinking Thomas Muller would find it hard to choose the greatest prize of a glittering career. You would be wrong. Eleven years on from that remarkable night in Belo Horizonte, the joy he and his teammates were able to bring to 80

[ad_1] A spot in the Club World Cup final will be decided as Fluminense and Chelsea clash on Tuesday in the first semifinal. It will be the third time during this tournament that Chelsea have faced a Brazilian team, but after falling to Flamengo, the Blues are much more prepared for the physicality that they can bring to the match.

[ad_1] Anthony Elanga is set to become Newcastle’s first major signing of the transfer window after the Magpies reportedly agreed a £55 million ($75 million) deal with Nottingham Forest. The Athletic, BBC and Sky Sports all reported on Tuesday that the Swedish international is on his way to St James’ Park. Elanga was one of the stars of Forest’s surprise

[ad_1] This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 💰 Good morning to all but especially to … PAOLO BANCHERO AND THE ORLANDO MAGIC There’s Magic in the air in Orlando, and Paolo Banchero

[ad_1] Conchita Martinez-coached 18-year old Mirra Andreeva is tipped as future Grand Slam champion and she made a hilarious faux-pas at a Wimbledon pre-quarters game. She had just won the match and had made it to her first Wimbledon quarter-finals but she hadn’t realised it. She was getting ready to return serve when she spotted the opponent Navarro at the

[ad_1] Poland and Sweden will face off clash in Luzern Allmend Stadion, Lucerne in Group C of the UEFA Women’s European Championships 2025. The two sides are joined in Group C by Germany and Denmark When and where will the Poland vs Sweden Women’s Euro 2025 match kick-off? The match between Poland and Sweden will kick off at 9:00PM local

[ad_1] There’s a number that echoes in my mind every time I watch Kenneth Bednarek, also known as Kung Fu Kenny, explode out of the blocks: 9.86. That’s his personal best in the 100 metres. It’s the kind of time that demands silence before applause. It stops conversation. It changes the narrative. But the question remains: is that time the

[ad_1] For years, Matt Homes worked for a photography agency, editing cricket pictures being his job primarily. An ardent club cricketer, the 58-year old Homes had his favourite players — the flamboyant English all-rounder Ian Botham and the stylishly brutal West Indian batsman Viv Richards. Botham’s pictures, Homes says, exude “emotions”; Richards “in coloured clothing during the World Series” was

[ad_1] Hundreds of protestors marched to the Royal Court of Justice and gathered outside it for hours, protesting the expansion plans of Wimbledon. The All England Club has proposed to build 39 new courts, including an 8,000-seat stadium, on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club, the adjacent parkland. In his submission to the court, Wimbledon’s counsel Russell Harris detailed how

[ad_1] Japan started its title defence at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship with a comprehensive 6-1 win against Hong Kong at the Yongin Mireu-Stadion in South Korea on Tuesday. Japanese striker Ryo Germain, who made his senior team debut, scored four goals in 22 minutes to hand his side command of the encounter. The 23-year-old opened Blue Samurai’s account in

[ad_1] Just when you thought that even Lionel Messi mush have his limitations, he manages to surprise you. The latest piece of trickery from the puny magician with a permanent spell on the football was providing an assist that was so good that stunned defenders could only stand and gawk as the striker slotted the ball into goal. It was