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Captain Ben Stokes is “knackered” but still “fit to bowl” despite not taking the ball on day three of England’s crucial Ashes Test, according to assistant coach Jeetan Patel. Stokes employed five other bowlers as Australia moved to 271-4 in their second innings, a lead of 356 at the Adelaide Oval. The all-rounder earlier spent…

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has condemned the “feeling of entitlement” at the club and said players should use criticism and difficult moments as fuel to prove him wrong. This week Amorim was confronted with a ‘Free Kobbie Mainoo’ T-shirt, being worn by the midfielder’s half-brother, in response to the England star’s repeated absence…

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City “must be prepared” to plan for his departure and eventual successor – but insists he is far from finished at the club. It is understood City have started the process of identifying candidates to replace the Spaniard amid uncertainty over whether he will remain at the club next season. Meanwhile,…

England may well have lost this Ashes anyway. They have barely done anything to suggest otherwise over the past month. But rather than English preparation decisions or selection meetings, was it a conversation in the Australia dressing room at tea on day two of the first Test that first set the course of this series?…

Anthony Joshua returns to the ring for the first time in 15 months to face Jake Paul on Friday at Kaseya Center in Miami. In the most unlikeliest of fights, the British two-time heavyweight world champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in an eight-round heavyweight bout. Can Joshua, 36, mark his return in style with a knockout…

Men’s Big Bash League, Brisbane Perth Scorchers 257-6 (20 overs): Allen 79 (38), Connolly 77 (37); Bartlett 2-44 Brisbane Heat 258-2 (19.5 overs): Wildermuth 110* (54), Renshaw 102 (51) Heat won by eight wickets Scorecard Centuries from Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth led Brisbane Heat to the highest successful Big Bash League chase in a…

Third Ashes Test, Adelaide Oval (day three of five) Australia 371: Carey 106, Archer 5-53 & 271-4: Head 142*, Carey 52* England 286: Stokes 83, Archer 51; Boland 3-45 Australia lead by 356 runs Scorecard England were pushed towards the precipice of the fastest Ashes series defeat in more than 100 years as a Travis…

As if two games in 48 hours were not enough, Crystal Palace now face an additional two-legged play-off to keep their European dream alive. Thursday’s frustrating 2-2 draw with Finnish champions KuPS left Palace outside the automatic last-16 places in the Conference League, Europe’s third-tier competition. The Eagles, who are making their debut in major…

Police in Sri Lanka have arrested three men for allegedly burning a wild elephant with flaming torches while trying to chase it away, local media reported. A video of the incident, which took place in a village in the country’s north, triggered fierce backlash as it circulated on social media this week. Despite receiving treatment…

Keith Lee has won Creator of the Year at the inaugural TikTok Awards in the US. Hosted by TV personality La La Anthony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, the fan-voted awards ceremony doled out logo-shaped trophies to content creators on the platform across fourteen categories, including Storyteller of the Year and Live Creator…