Canadian Grand Prix Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 13-15 June Race start: 19:00 BST on Sunday Coverage: Live commentary of third practice and qualifying on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 with race on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text updates on BBC Sport website and app Lando Norris said McLaren had their “worst Friday of the year so far”…
LONDON: Sana Mir, former captain of Pakistan’s women’s cricket team and a newly inducted ICC Hall of Famer, was given the honour of ringing the bell at Lord’s on Thursday, marking the start of day two of the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa. The ceremonial bell ringing, a cherished tradition…
Rick Carlisle used the line after the Indiana Pacers won the Eastern Conference title earlier this month, the one that is the official motto for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame and surely has been uttered for generations. “In 49 other states, it’s just basketball,” said Carlisle, the Pacers’ head coach. “But this is Indiana.”…
It’s 2025, DeMarcus Cousins has been out of the NBA for three years, yet we’re still talking about him beefing with fans. Cousins was playing for Mets de Guaynabo in the Puerto Rican Professional Basketball League — “was” because he has been suspended from the league for the remainder of the season and fined $4,250…
INDIANAPOLIS — After an emphatic 123-107 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander credited his team’s bounce-back performance to a willingness to not “just throw the first punch,” but to continue to “throw all the punches, all night.” The most important haymaker may well have been…
Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has called the traditional role of specialist batters in T20 cricket “outdated,” emphasising the need for multi-skilled players who prioritise team success over personal milestones. Hesson, who recently led Pakistan to a 3-0 clean sweep against Bangladesh, praised the team’s aggressive and counter-attacking approach throughout the series despite frequent…
Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashed the 400m freestyle world record in some style on Saturday, recording a time of 3:54.18 at the Canadian Swimming Trials. That time trimmed more than a second off the previous mark held by her longtime rival Ariarne Titmus, who beat the 18-year-old to the Olympic gold medal in this event at the 2024 Paris…
The French Open has wrapped in incredible style and the memories of the 2025 edition will live long in the memory of fans. US star Coco Gauff became the first American since Serena Williams to win on the iconic red clay of Roland Garros, mounting a stunning comeback to defeat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and win her second grand…
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has cast doubt over the availability of pace spearhead Matt Henry for the Champions Trophy final against India on Sunday, following the fast bowler’s shoulder injury in the semi-final clash against South Africa. Henry, the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, sustained the injury while attempting a catch in the deep. Santner, addressing…
Gloom and demands for wholesale changes have engulfed cricket-crazy Pakistan after the hosts crashed out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage, barely a week into celebrating the return of a major tournament. The titleholders lost their opening game to New Zealand by 60 runs in Karachi on Wednesday, before Sunday’s six-wicket defeat to…
