Voracova is driven from the government detention centre that she and Novak Djokovic were placed in in Melbourne Doubles player Renata Voracova, who was deported from Australia after her visa was cancelled, did “nothing wrong”, says the Women’s Tennis Association. The 38-year-old Czech was allowed to enter the country after presenting a Covid vaccination exemption … Read more
Wicketkeeper Sam Billings is in contention to make his debut and become the 700th man to play Test cricket for England Venue: Blundstone Arena, Hobart Date: 14-18 January Time: 04:00 GMT Coverage: Daily highlights show on BBC iPlayer from 18:00 GMT, ball-by-ball commentary on Test Match Special, plus live text commentary, UK-only clips, features and … Read more
Evans (left), currently 26th in the world, reached a career-high ranking of 22 in September British number two Dan Evans continued his winning start to 2022 with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Spain’s Pedro Martinez in Sydney. The 31-year-old third seed was dominant in all areas, converting all four of his break points to … Read more
Wales secured welcome victories over South Africa and Japan in November 2021 Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap and world sevens star Jasmine Joyce are among the first 12 female players to be awarded professional contracts by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). Former skipper Carys Phillips gets a deal after an impressive return to the international scene … Read more
Joe Joyce beat Daniel Dubois in 2020 via a stoppage Frank Warren believes both Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois are in line for a world title fight in 2022, but has added that a potential rematch between the British heavyweights is on the backburner for now. Joyce upset the odds to beat his younger rival … Read more
Sam Billings is set to become the 700th man to play Test cricket for England Venue: Blundstone Arena, Hobart Date: 14-18 January Time: 04:00 GMT Coverage: Daily highlights show on BBC iPlayer from 18:00 GMT, ball-by-ball commentary on Test Match Special, plus live text commentary, UK-only clips, features and analysis on the BBC Sport website … Read more
Labuschagne played for Sandwich Town in 2014 There is a bench somewhere in Kent that has played a part in Australian Marnus Labuschagne’s rise to Ashes winner and ranking as the number one Test batter in the world.external-link It was on this particular bench in 2014 that the 19-year-old Labuschagne would sit on a Saturday … Read more
Alana King, who plays domestically for Western Australia and Perth Scorchers, is the only debutant in the squad Australia have named their squad of 15 to face England in the Women’s Ashes series starting 20 January. The announcement sees the return of all-rounder Jess Jonassen and medium-fast bowler Megan Schutt. Uncapped leg-spinner Alana King has … Read more
An insight into Crystal Palace’s pursuit of Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has been provided on Tuesday. Nketiah’s Arsenal stint Eddie Nketiah would join Arsenal’s youth ranks back in 2015, signing from London rivals, Chelsea. Since then, Nketiah has had a mixed stint in north London and was loaned out to Leeds during the 2019/20 campaign. Nketiah … Read more
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored Fulham’s second from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time Harry Wilson scored twice and was involved in four other goals as Fulham hit seven at Reading to return to second place in the Championship. It was the second time Marco Silva’s side had scored seven this season, matching November’s win … Read more