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Watch as Great Britain’s Josh Charlton wins silver in the men’s individual pursuit, as Italy’s Jonathan Milan breaks the world record to win gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen. WATCH LIVE: Track Cycling World Championship – day three Available to UK users only.

New Zealand’s Suzie Bates takes a fine catch to remove the West Indies’ Shemaine Campbelle off the bowling of Eden Carson in their Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final. FOLLOW LIVE: Women’s T20 World Cup: West Indies face New Zealand for place in final Available to UK users only.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says a part of him will be leaving the club when director of football Txiki Begiristain departs at the end of the season. Begiristain, 60, joined City 12 years ago and was instrumental in bringing Pep Guardiola to the club in 2016. He will be replaced by Sporting’s Hugo Viana. A former team-mate of Guardiola …

England lost their eight remaining wickets before lunch on Friday morning to be dismissed for 144 in pursuit of 297. Captain Ben Stokes stopped short of criticising the surface but said Pakistan winning the toss was a “massive” factor. “They used the home conditions in their favour,” he said. “If we had won the toss it could have been completely …

Pakistan were humiliated in the first Test, pulverised by England’s batters in conceding 823-7 declared. It was their sixth consecutive Test defeat, extending a winless home run to 11 matches. The response was extreme. An expanded selection committee dropped superstar batter Babar Azam, and pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. The decision to recycle the pitch from the …

Grainger was appointed as Wales boss in March 2021, becoming the country’s first ever full-time manager solely dedicated to just the women’s senior team. She signed a new four-year deal in January 2023 after reaching the World Cup play-off final. “I was approached by Norway and things happened very quickly,” added Grainger. “It wasn’t expected for me, it was a …

He told reporters there that he was happy to answer questions more extensively outside the press conference room, and did so after both qualifying and the race. On Thursday, speaking while surrounded by reporters at a table outside the Red Bull hospitality, he indicated that he would continue with this approach. Asked whether he still did not want to speak …

Pep Guardiola is open to extending his stay at Manchester City, Barcelona rejected huge Lamine Yamal bid in summer, and Manchester United are chasing Frenkie de Jong. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could sign an extension to his contract even if the club loses its legal battle against 115 alleged breaches of financial rules. (Athletic), external Sporting’s Portuguese boss Ruben …

Wales have learned their opposition at next year’s Rugby World Cup in England. Ioan Cunningham’s side have been drawn in Pool B along with Canada, Scotland and Fiji. Wales were grouped with Six Nations rivals Scotland in the 2022 tournament, with Keira Bevan kicking a dramatic winning penalty. They are also familiar with Canada having played them in a friendly …

The Larne boss adds that the quick turnaround of games they are facing is “not something they are complaining about” but it does present challenges in terms of preparation. “Our boys haven’t been wired to play the amount of games that have been asked of them. You’re now in a situation where the final whistle is blown and two days …