Para-taekwondo: Great Britain’s Beth Munro wins World Taekwondo Grand Prix gold
Munro took silver at the world championships in September Great Britain’s Beth Munro won gold at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix as compatriot Amy Truesdale took silver. European champion and Paralympic silver medallist Munro, 30, beat neutral athlete Elena Savinskaya 12-2 in the -65kg category in Manchester. Truesdale, who won a third world title in […]
Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf at Hero World Challenge
Woods ended an 11-year wait to claim a 15th major when he won the 2019 Masters -5 Harman (US), Finau (US); -4 Spieth (US); -3 Young (US), Scheffler (US), Morikawa (US), Homa (US); -2 Fitzpatrick (Eng), Thomas (US) Selected others: Level Rose (Eng); +3 Woods (US) Full leaderboard Tiger Woods shot a three-over-par 75 on […]
Uganda qualify for Men’s T20 World Cup for first time
Uganda beat Zimbabwe, who have played at six of the eight previous editions of the Men’s T20 World Cup, en route to qualification for the 2024 tournament Uganda qualified for the Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time with a nine-wicket victory over Rwanda in African qualifying. The win meant the Cricket Cranes, ranked […]
Owen Farrell: World Rugby chair Bill Beaumont hopes England captain can return ‘reinvigorated’
Owen Farrell surpassed Jonny Wilkinson as England’s all-time leading points scorer in October World Rugby chair Bill Beaumont hopes England captain Owen Farrell can return “reinvigorated” after making himself unavailable for the 2024 Six Nations. Beaumont, himself a former England captain, said the decision was not one the player “would have taken lightly”. “As a […]
World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final: Bianca Cook will not be ‘100%’ after knee surgeries
Bianca Cook (nee Walkden) is a four-time European champion in the +73kg category Three-time world champion Bianca Cook says she will not be “100%” for this week’s World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final following surgery on both knees. Cook, who has two Olympic bronze medals, will compete at +67kg. The competition in Manchester from 1 to […]
Climate crisis: Athletes directly impacted by climate change, World Athletics finds
World Athletics had to change its schedule at the World Championships in Budapest this summer because of the extreme heat Three-quarters of athletes have been directly impacted by climate change, a survey by World Athletics has found. Athletes highlighted negative effects on performance and health, with 85% saying the sport in general has suffered because […]
2024 PDC World Darts Championship: Michael Smith to begin title defence against Kevin Doets or Stowe Buntz
Michael Smith hit a nine-dart finish during the 2023 final against Michael van Gerwen World champion Michael Smith will start his PDC title defence against either Kevin Doets or Stowe Buntz. Second seed Van Gerwen will face Keane Barry or Reynaldo Rivera, while Wales’ former champion Gerwyn Price will play Connor Scutt or Krzysztof Kciuk. […]
France 14-32 England: World champions battle to victory in Marseille
England and France have been the two dominant forces in wheelchair rugby England battled to a 34-14 victory over France in their wheelchair rugby league international in Marseille. Nathan Collins scored twice with Lewis King, Rob Hawkins and Jack Brown also going over at the Palais des Sports. In a fiery encounter, France captain Florian […]
United Rugby Championship: World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff named on Ulster bench for Glasgow trip
Kitshoff has won the last two World Cups with South Africa Double World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff is in line to make his Ulster debut in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship trip to Glasgow Warriors. The prop, who has not played since winning his second World Cup with South Africa last month, is named on the […]
Davis Cup: Novak Djokovic wants finals to move around the world
Novak Djokovic and Serbia have not played a Davis Cup tie on home soil since 2018 Novak Djokovic says the Davis Cup knockout phase “has to travel” around the world as he prepares for Serbia’s quarter-final against Britain in Spain. Since a revamp of the men’s team event in 2019, the final stages of the […]