‘We have effing unbreakable love’: how the maverick Natalie Nakase led the Valkyries to WNBA glory

That made them a fitting match for their coach. Natalie Nakase has pieced together a basketball life on making small openings count, turning a walk-on place at UCLA into a scholarship and an unsolicited scouting report…

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Alcaraz wins Vienna Open to maintain perfect record

The Spanish second seed triumphed 6-1 6-4 in 87 minutes for his 16th straight win at that level in 2026. Alcaraz has won 26 straight matches at ATP 500 events - a run that goes back to the 2025 Barcelona Open, where he…

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Borthwick urges England players to improve discipline at Nations Championship

Borthwick's side have been shown 14 yellow cards and one red in 2026 to date and, partly as a consequence, have lost five of their past seven Tests. Borthwick is also concerned that different refereeing interpretations…

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How Dart revived career with help of Wimbledon champion

Most pressing was making a call to her proud parents, Nick and Susie, who had been watching the final with friends at their local tennis club in north London, and her sister Phoebe. The next person she spoke to was 2013…

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McCullum reflects on tri-series and return to Australia

McCullum reflects on lessons learnt from the tri-series in Pakistan and assesses how the team looks with a year to go to the 50 Over World Cup. Aggers also joins Henry Moeran plus World Cup winner Alex Hartley and…

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Can you name Arsenal’s XI from their 4-4 draw with Liverpool in 2009?

We’re probably not giving anything away to say Andrey Arshavin scored all four goals for Arsenal that day , but how well do you remember the rest of Arsene Wenger’s XI? We’ve put the cherubic Russian there already, but…

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Can you name everybody to play for both Liverpool & Arsenal in the PL?

So naming each and every one of them will be easy enough, right? Full marks are definitely achievable on this one, although one or two names might have you scratching your head. The only clue we’re giving you is the…

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Comparing Lamine Yamal’s incredible 2026-27 stats to Lionel Messi’s breakout Ballon d’Or 2008-09 season

And the longer his extraordinary start to the 2026-27 season continues, the harder it becomes to avoid those inevitable comparisons with Lionel Messi . Ever since Yamal burst onto the scene as a 15-year-old, the Messi…

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Featured Comment: Lawson’s disqualification highlights another flaw in F1’s 2026 rules | Brief

The Racing Bulls driver fell foul of Formula 1’s technical regulations because his MGU-K’s power output did not fall quickly enough as a result. Several RaceFans readers, including @AvroAnson, were unimpressed with the…

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Hemp strikes back as Manchester City edge out London City Lionesses in thriller

It was a statement performance from the home team, despite the defeat delivering a blow to any title ambitions they may have been quietly holding on to before kick-off. The gap between the hosts and the champions is now…

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