‘Pope and England’s chance to prepare for life without Stokes’
England have made no secret of their long-term Ashes planning, and now they can prepare for the unthinkable - life without Ben Stokes.
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Sinner cleared after testing positive twice for banned substance
World number one Jannik Sinner is cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance in March.
Brighton sign Rutter in £40m club record deal
Brighton complete the signing of forward Georginio Rutter for a club record fee of £40m from Leeds.
GB’s Watson, Jubb & Kartal win in US Open qualifiers
Britain's Heather Watson, Paul Jubb and Sonay Kartal make it through the first round of qualifying for the US Open.
Chelsea agree Felix fee, Gallagher to join Atletico
Chelsea agree a fee in principle for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix, with Conor Gallagher moving in the other direction as part of the deal.
‘I want to get more involved’ – ruthless Haaland looking for ‘extra metre’
Erling Haaland is compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring his 91st goal for Manchester City in his 100th appearance.
Invincibles take down Brave to retain Hundred title
Oval Invincibles win The Hundred for the second year running with a convincing victory over Southern Brave in the final at Lord’s.
Sterling ‘has let team-mates down’, but Maresca faces ‘impossible job’
The inevitable problems of Chelsea's bloated squad start even before the season kicks off with Raheem Sterling accused of letting his team-mates down by a pundit.
Draper earns controversial win while Alcaraz plays ‘worst match’
Jack Draper beats Felix Auger-Aliassime in controversial circumstances at the Cincinnati Open as Carlos Alcaraz smashes his racquet during a defeat by Gael Monfils.
