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Great Britain’s Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie knocked out in first round of Cincinnati Open

Great Britain’s Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie suffered first-round exits for the second week running as their preparations for the US Open took a hit with early losses at the Cincinnati Open. Evans, currently ranked 28th in the world, secured the biggest title of his career earlier this month as he won the Washington Open…

Katie Archibald emotional after helping Great Britain to women’s team pursuit gold at World Cycling Championships

Josie Knight (left) embraces Katie Archibald (right) after Great Britain’s first women’s team pursuit world title in nine years Katie Archibald and Great Britain celebrated an emotional victory in the women’s team pursuit at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. Archibald, Elinor Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris won gold with a time of…

The Ashes: England head coach Brendon McCullum looks forward to rematch of the ‘great heavyweight fight’

After England drew with Australia in a thrilling Ashes series, head coach Brendon McCullum is already looking ahead to a rematch of the “great heavyweight fight”. The series concluded with an exciting final day at The Oval, where Chris Woakes and the now-retired pair of Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad sealed a 49-run win and…

Stuart Broad: England’s box-office bowling great takes centre stage to clinch Ashes-levelling win in final Test

‘Warrior’. ‘Competitive’. ‘Clever’. ‘Skilled’. Just some of the adjectives reserved for the brilliance of Stuart Broad after the 37-year-old England great announced he was to retire from cricket at the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test at The Kia Oval. As well as the above, Broad’s great trademark has been his ability to sniff out…

Stuart Broad retires: Sky Sports Cricket pundits hail England ‘great’ and ‘ultimate Ashes warrior’

After England bowler Stuart Broad announced he will retire from cricket after the final Test against Australia, Sky Sports pundits Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, Ricky Ponting and Mark Butcher hailed a ‘true great” and “ultimate Ashes warrior”… Michael Atherton – ‘An undeniably great cricketer’ “Great is an overused word sometimes but he is an undeniably…

Daniel Dubois: Oleksandr Usyk has been a great champion, but everything with a beginning has an end

Daniel Dubois says Oleksandr Usyk has ‘been a great champion, but everything must end’, while his trainer adds he is ‘destined to become unified world champion.’ The Londoner will challenge Usyk for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles on August 26, in Wrocław, Poland. Dubois will be making his first return to the ring…

Struggling now, great later – rezal404

Gabe Norwood (No. 10) rises for a dunk against Argentina star Luis Scola in one of the highlight moments of the Philippines in the 2014 World Cup. Before the tournament, Gilas Pilipinas also got crushed in a series of friends against tough national teams. —FIBA.BASKETBALL Gilas Pilipinas will be running through a gauntlet of good…

All-time NFL great running back and social activist Jim Brown died aged 87

Jim Brown NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died at the age of 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his…

‘It’s great recognition’ | Postecoglou wins PFA Manager of the Year

Celtic head coach Ange Postecoglou picks up a PFA Scotland Award for Manager of the Year. Source

Ben Whittaker: Britain’s got so many great fighters but I can make myself the face of the UK scene

Ben Whittaker has great ambitions and, he believes, the talent to match. A silver medalist in Britain’s brilliant Tokyo Olympic team, the young light-heavyweight is determined to excel as a professional fighter. He wants to go “as far as I can”. “Britain’s got so many great fighters but I just think I can step away…