Victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be “massive for the country” as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport’s serial bottlers, according to batting coach Ashwell Prince. They head into day four of the match at Lord’s with 69 runs needed to beat Australia and with eight wickets still in…
US Open round two leaderboard -3 Burns (US); -2 Spaun (US); -1 Hovland (Nor), E Scott (Aus), Griffin (US); +1 Perez (Fra), Lawrence (RSA); +2 Koepka (US), Henley (US), Detry (Bel), SW Kim (Kor) Selected: +3 Hatton (Eng);+4 MacIntyre (Sco), Scheffler (US), Morikawa (US), Rahm (Spa), Rai (Eng); +5 Spieth (US); +6 McIlroy (NI), Wallace (Eng),…
Saudi Arabia’s money appears to be underpinning the revamped Club World Cup. But why has the country helped to bankroll an event that has struggled to generate interest, drawing criticism for the impact it could have on players, domestic leagues, and the environment? For those wanting to understand the forces at play over the next…
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”…
Last month, Boeing celebrated carrying its billionth passenger on the 787 Dreamliner – an impressive feat given it only launched 14 years ago. Until today’s tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, the model was a mainstay of intercontinental travel and had an exemplary safety record. This is a different plane from the Boeing 737 Max, which…
Israel’s strikes on Iran, and Iran’s response, caused a shudder on global financial markets on Friday. The price of oil surged in particular, up 7% by mid-afternoon on Friday. That has prompted worries that we could be facing another period of sharply higher energy prices, leading to a bout of higher prices for everything from…
For now the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations. At the United Nations and elsewhere there have been widespread calls for restraint. But what if they fall on deaf ears? What if the fighting escalates and expands? Here are just a few possible, worst-case scenarios America gets dragged in For…
Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The price of the benchmark Brent crude rose more than 10%, reaching its highest level since January, before losing some gains. Traders were concerned that a conflict between Iran and Israel could disrupt supplies…
Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, across Iran on Friday, killing a number of senior military commanders in what it called “Operation Rising Lion”. The Israeli attacks also targeted a number of other influential figures linked to Iran’s nuclear programmes, including six nuclear scientists, IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim…
Australia’s defence minister woke up to a nightmare earlier this week – and it’s one that has been looming ever since the United States re-elected Donald Trump as president in November. A landmark trilateral agreement between the US, UK and Australia – which would give the latter cutting-edge nuclear submarine technology in exchange for more…
