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Sprinters Thomas Young and Sophie Hahn picked up gold medals for England on the opening night of athletics at the Commonwealth Games.Both won their races in the men’s and women’s 100m T38 finals in Glasgow with Young doing so to mark his 26th birthday in style.Young, who missed out on the 2022 Games with an injury, recorded a season’s best and Games record time of 11:11 seconds.”It might be the best birthday I’ve ever had,” he said. “It’s actually joint with Fulham winning in the play-offs on my 20th, but it’s probably this to be fair. Just. I’ve not had…

Jermain Defoe threatens legal action as he hits out at ‘untrue’ claims after leaving National League club Woking last week. The 43 year old has departed from his first managerial role of his career just four months and six league games in charge, winning two of those and led them to 10th place. Defoe, who has described his first managerial job as an ‘eye-opening experience’, mutually agreed to partways with immediate effect just two weeks before their opening match of the new season against Sutton. Surrey Live received a response from Defoe’s representatives, it read: “The statement issued by Jody…

William Zepeda’s lone professional defeat may prove to be one of the most valuable experiences of his career. That’s the belief of promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who expects the Mexican contender to apply those lessons when he faces Lamont Roach for the vacant WBC lightweight title on Saturday. If De La Hoya is right, Roach could have a difficult assignment. Zepeda already swarms opponents with his relentless output and willingness to keep coming forward. A more disciplined version of that style would present an even greater challenge for Roach, whose counterpunching will be tested from the opening bell. “When…

First Test, Tarouba (day three of five)West Indies 311 (Hope 92; Ali 4-50) & 126-7 (Chanderpaul 35, Abbas 3-14)Pakistan 282 (Masood 109; Greaves 5-27)West Indies lead by 155 runsScorecardWest Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.Greaves, who is playing in his 17th Test, claimed his maiden Test five-wicket haul to help dismiss Pakistan for 282 in response to West Indies’ first-innings total of 311.The 32-year-old Barbadian’s spell – five consecutive wicket maidens – was all the more remarkable given he had…

Terence Crawford and Floyd Mayweather are both hailed as two of boxing’s best since the turn of the millennium, but reigning WBC welterweight world champion Ryan Garcia believes that there is one former 147lber who would have been able to end each of their undefeated streaks. Mayweather retired with a 50-0 record and was named as the Boxing Writers Association of America ‘Fighter of the Decade’ for the 2010s, although ‘TBE’ is set to risk that unbeaten streak in the near future, with a rematch against Manny Pacquiao now being touted for early 2027. Meanwhile, like Mayweather, Crawford retired as…

“I was really struggling to get food down, and was stressing about things like getting a medley relay slot instead of thinking about getting a medal tonight.”My coach said to me I had nothing to lose but to just relax and enjoy it.”Alongside fellow Scots Ciara Schlosshan and Lucy Grieve – who finished fifth and sixth respectively – MacInnes did just that.Third at the turn, she overhauled South Africa’s Erin Gallagher as the noise grew louder to earn a spot on the second step of the podium. Australia’s Alex Perkins took gold.”Oh, God, I’m just starting to get my breath…

The WBC’s decision to match William Zepeda against Lamont Roach Jr. for the vacant lightweight title raises a larger issue than who deserves the spot. It calls into doubt the purpose of the organization’s interim championship. When Shakur Stevenson was stripped after moving to light welterweight, the WBC already had an interim champion in Jadier Herrera. Under a traditional championship structure, Herrera would have appeared to hold the strongest claim to the open belt, either through elevation to full champion or by competing for the title against another top contender. Instead, the WBC ordered Zepeda against Roach, leaving Herrera to…

The former world number four has only played 14 matches in the past 12 months, largely because of the bruised humerus which he has tried to overcome by resting for long periods.”It’s hard to tell when you can push [and] when not to push,” Draper said at Wimbledon.”At the end of the day I’m playing a very aggressive sport, that you need to play through some stuff. Sometimes it’s too much. Sometimes it’s not.”I wouldn’t be competing anywhere if there was a chance that I’m going to get a lot worse, for instance.”Draper’s initial comeback earlier this season was derailed…

Jemimah Rodrigues’ 22-ball 32 proved to be a match-winning effort as she helped Southern Brave post 126/7 against MI London in a group fixture of The Hundred. The outfit managed a thrilling defence, snapping up a close win by just one run in Southampton on Monday.Jemimah along with Delhi Capitals teammate Laura Wolvaardt gave Brave a fantastic platform to stage big score after being asked to bat. Coming in at number four, she and Wolvaardt began with caution, especially against Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr.The Indian middle order mainstay eventually began finding the boundaries, whipping out her signature sweeps too…

Italy must prioritise the appointment of a new technical director over a head coach, amid reports that Paolo Maldini has resigned after just 15 days in the role. That is the view of Giancarlo Abete, who served as president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) between 2007 and 2014 and was beaten by Giovanni Malago in last month’s election for the same position. Maldini was appointed as Italy’s technical director on July 12, with former Brazil international Leonardo serving as his advisor, amid talk of a large-scale reset for the Azzurri. In March, Italy became the first former World Cup…