England to chase 130 after No 9 smashes 81Masood, Babar and Azan hit half-centuriesMuch has been made of the four-pronged pace attack that England have switched to since the mid-summer retirement of Ben Stokes, even comparisons with the fabled line-up that won the 2005 Ashes. But there have been questions, too.How, for example, might they…

Scores level at 4-4 after day oneEurope fail to make advantage pay in fourballsThe rain poured and the United States roared. Hope had cascaded through the European contingent at this ­Solheim Cup during Friday afternoon until the sort of fightback that endorsed the sense that, come Sunday evening, the US will have won this trophy…

GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filingGrand Slam Track athletes have still only received 50% of their earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s ill-fated venture.Many of the Grand Slam stars are at the Ultimate Championships here in Budapest, where they…

Rybakina will top rankings after tournament as pair continue to meet one another in grand slam finalsA typically understated Elena Rybakina stepped up to the microphone for her speech after her triumph at Indian Wells in 2023, her long-awaited first WTA 1000 title, and one of her first objectives was to recognise the efforts of…