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Women's Ashes: Ashleigh Gardner claims 8/66 as Australia beat England by 89 runs
Ashleigh's effort means she finishes the one-off Test with an astonishing 12 wickets, after previously picking four wickets in the first innings, with her haul being an Australian record. For England, debutant Danni Wyatt top-scored with 54 before she was trapped lbw by Ashleigh as Australia wrapped up the match within 21 overs on final day's play.
Luka Modric signs one-year contract extension with Real Madrid
The Croatia midfielder, whose contract was to expire at the end of the month, follows Toni Kroos, Dani Ceballos and Nacho Fernandez in extending their contracts with the club this summer. "Real Madrid C. F. and Luka Modrić have agreed to extend the player's contract, which sees him contracted to the club until 30 June 2024," the club said in a statement.
'I hold myself to a much higher standard': Labuschagne aims to reclaim top form at Lord's
Labuschagne will make a return to Lord's for the second Test, which holds significance as it was the venue where his career gained momentum in 2019 when he replaced Smith as a concussion substitute. Since then, he has showcased remarkable consistency, accumulating 10 Test centuries and occasionally maintaining an average above 60.
'I have called it a field for TV': Gavaskar slams England's umbrella fielding in Ashes opener
Gavaskar's remark comes days after England lost the first Ashes Test by two wickets in a thriller at Edgbaston, trailing 0-1 in the five-match series. "The Ashes series in England seems to have caught the imagination of the cricketing public there. England are batting with a freedom that has not been seen before and more shots, both orthodox and unorthodox are being played under the regime of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum than before the duo took over.
Novak is the main favourite to win Wimbledon, says world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz
Alcaraz put in a dominant display to beat world No.18 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 to clinch his first title on grass. The win marks the Spaniard's fifth title of the season so far - adding to his trophies in Indian Wells, Madrid, Barcelona and Buenos Aires. With this trophy comes even bigger achievements for the 20-year-old, as he regained his position at the top of the world rankings to enter the upcoming Wimbledon Championships as the first seed.
Ashes 2023: 'I find it pretty fun', Travis Head unfazed by Ollie Robinson's sledging
Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series with a thrilling two-wicket victory at Edgbaston, but there are certain members of the England squad, fueled by their aggressive 'Bazball approach, seem to have overlooked the defeat. England seamer Ollie Robinson, who was criticised by Australia greats Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting .
Ashes 2023: Nathan Lyon reacts to Ollie Robinson’s No.11 remark says, 'That’s all a bit of banter'
Robinson's comments came after Australia were bowled out for 386 in the first innings of the Ashes opener. English bowlers unleashed a series of short-pitched deliveries, leading to the dismissal of the final four Australian wickets for a mere 14 runs on Day 3 of the first Ashes Test.
Asia Road Racing Championship: Top 10 finish for India team in Round 3
Maintaining steadiness and displaying finesse performance in one of the most challenging tracks, solo Indian team rider Kavin Samaar Quintal competed well in finishing the race at Top 10. Starting 18th from the grid on Sunday, Kavin kept his cool and applied all his learnings and strategies in giving tough competition to all the experienced international riders.
SAFF Championship: Lebanon thrash Bhutan, put one foot in semis
Lebanon came out all guns blazing and did all the damage in the first half, with four different scorers finding the net. Aleksandar Ilic's side are now on six points, followed by both Bangladesh and Maldives on three points. Bhutan, yet to open their account, are bottom of the table.
Fight against Brij Bhushan will be in court and not on roads now: Protesting wrestlers
“After completing the investigation by the Delhi Police, the charge sheet was presented in the court on June 15. The legal battle of the wrestlers will continue in the court instead of on the road until justice is served. “Regarding the reform in WFI, the election process, as promised, has begun. We will wait for fulfilment of promises made by the government regarding the July 11 elections,” the statement by the wrestlers on twitter read.
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