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Lancashire v Essex, Yorkshire v Warwickshire: county cricket – live!
Join Tanya Aldred for updates from around the grounds on day two of the latest County Championship action
Tanya Aldred at Old Trafford
20, May, 2022 @11:17 AM

Draymond Green: basketball’s biggest troll and the Warriors’ heart and soul
This year’s NBA playoffs have served as a reminder of how much Green sets the tone for the Warriors by being such a pain in the ass to play against
Andrew Lawrence
20, May, 2022 @8:00 AM

Chess: Carlsen goes head to head with Ding Liren as world top two meet
China’s Ding is the new favourite for next month’s Candidates after Alireza Firouzja, 18, failed in Bucharest, and the 29-year-old will play the world No 1 at least once during the Chessable Masters
Leonard Barden
20, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

Robbie McEwen apologises for using ‘offensive phrase’ during Giro d’Italia broadcast
Robbie McEwen, the former cyclist and now commentator, says he’s ‘genuinely sorry’ for using a homophobic slur during a broadcast, which he says was ‘unintentional’
Guardian sport
20, May, 2022 @6:01 AM

AFL grand final to return to traditional time slot at MCG in win for fans
The AFL grand final will stick to its usual afternoon time slot at the MCG as the 2022 premiership flag decider returns to Melbourne in a win for traditionalists
Mike Hytner
20, May, 2022 @2:38 AM

These are strange times to follow Essendon but new AFLW team can buoy fans | Marnie Vinall
As their AFL men’s side slumps, long-suffering Bombers fans are finding hope in the women’s debut in August
Marnie Vinall
20, May, 2022 @2:00 AM

Comeback kid Jason Kubler storms into French Open main draw
Queenslander Jason Kubler is celebrating the perfect birthday present after completing his own personal grand slam
Australian Associated Press
20, May, 2022 @1:58 AM

US PGA Championship 2022: first round – as it happened
Rory McIlroy posted a five-under-par opening round of 65. Scott Murray was watching.
Scott Murray
20, May, 2022 @12:25 AM

Rory McIlroy takes lead at US PGA as Tiger Woods struggles with leg pain
Rory McIlroy shot a five-under 65 and said he was happy with ‘a great start’ while Lee Westwood was reported to have lost a sponsor because of his links to the new Saudi LIV golf
Ewan Murray at Southern Hills
19, May, 2022 @8:26 PM

Novak Djokovic could play Rafael Nadal in French Open quarter-final classic
The rising star and sixth seed Carlos Alcaraz is also in Novak Djokovic’s part of the draw while Emma Raducanu will play a qualifier in the first round in Paris
Tumaini Carayol
19, May, 2022 @7:13 PM

County cricket: Lawrence sends England message with century – as it happened
Dan Lawrence ended the day on 100 not out as Essex made a solid start against Lancashire, while Durham’s Ben Stokes fell for 15
Tanya Aldred
19, May, 2022 @6:00 PM

Don’t mention the election: why are Australia’s sports stars staying silent?
As the federal election nears, athlete activists are seemingly absent from the nation’s political playing field
Kieran Pender
19, May, 2022 @5:30 PM
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