Clarence Thomas’s Clerks: An ‘Extended Family’ With Reach and Power
In late August, amid a rising outcry over revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas had received decades of undisclosed gifts and free luxury travel, a lawyer in Chicago fired off an email to her fellow former Thomas clerks. “Many of us have been asked recently about the justice,” wrote the lawyer, Taylor Meehan. “In response, there’s […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Hossein Vafaei and Ding Junhui defeats Judd Trump to reach UK final
Ronnie O’Sullivan won his seven UK titles in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017 and 2018 Ronnie O’Sullivan marched into the UK Championship final with a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Hussein Vafaei. The seven-time world champion, 47, proved too strong for Iran’s Vafaei to reach his ninth UK final in York. He will play Ding […]
Cambridge thrash Fleetwood to reach third round
Watch highlights as Cambridge United beat Fleetwood Town 4-0 in the FA Cup second round on Saturday. Source link
UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O’Sullivan survives scare against Zhou Yuelong to reach semi-finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan branded himself “awful” despite keeping alive his hopes of a record-extending eighth UK Championship crown. The world number one beat China’s Zhou Yuelong 6-5 in a gripping quarter-final in York. O’Sullivan led 4-1 but slipped 5-4 down, before winning the final two frames for a fine comeback win. “I felt a bit embarrassed […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Robert Milkins 6-5 to reach UK Championship quarter-finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan won the last of his seven UK titles in 2018 Ronnie O’Sullivan says he “can’t be bothered any more” with snooker despite securing a UK Championship quarter-final place. The seven-time UK champion fought back from 2-0 down to beat Robert Milkins 6-5 in York. But the frustrated world number one was far from […]
Glentoran reach Shield final as Glenavon progress to BetMcLean Cup quarter-finals
Glentoran players celebrate one of their four goals against Carrick Glentoran beat Carrick Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday night to reach the County Antrim Shield final while Glenavon saw off Limavady United 1-0 at the last-16 stage of the BetMcLean Cup. Shay McCartan’s first-half header gave the Glens the lead, with Junior, Rory Donnelly and Paddy […]
Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto: Spanish side reach last 16 after coming from behind
Five-time winners Barcelona will play in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2020-21 Barcelona came back from a goal behind to beat Porto and seal a spot in the Champions League last 16. Brazilian winger Pepe hammered home a rebound to give the Portuguese visitors the lead after half an hour. […]
Women’s Big Bash League: Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Thunder to reach Challenger
Brisbane Heat’s Amelia Kerr (left) celebrates with team-mates Jess Jonassen (centre) and Georgia Redmayne (right) after taking the wicket of Syndey Thunder’s Phoebe Litchfield Women’s Big Bash League Eliminator, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground Brisbane Heat 169-8 (20 overs): Kerr 48 (32); Darlington 3-42 Sydney Thunder 125-9 (20 overs): Athapaththu 41 (40); Sippel 3-9 Heat […]
Davis Cup Finals 2023: Australia beat Finland 2-0 to reach second successive final
Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt (left) hugs Alex de Minaur after his win over Emil Ruusuvuori Alex de Minaur cruised past Emil Ruusuvuori to seal a 2-0 win for Australia over Finland and send Lleyton Hewitt’s team through to a second successive Davis Cup final. De Minaur won 6-4 6-3 to set up a meeting with […]
Davis Cup Finals 2023: Australia beat Czech Republic 2-1 to reach semi-finals
Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt won the Davis Cup with Australia as a player in 1999 and 2003 Australia fought back to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 and clinch their spot in the Davis Cup semi-finals in Malaga. Tomas Machac beat Jordan Thompson 6-4 7-5 to give the Czechs an early lead over last year’s runners-up. […]