Matt Kuchar carded a second successive 64 to hold a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the weather-affected Wyndham Championship, keeping his slim FedExCup Playoff hopes alive. Kuchar, the only player to qualify for every edition of the FedExCup Playoffs since their launch in 2007, needs a win this week at Sedgefield Country Club…
Erik ten Hag says Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is “in very good shape” and “very ambitious and motivated to have a very good season,” ahead of the Community Shield against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday. The United attacker had a season to forget last term, scoring seven Premier League goals and missing out…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… THE TELEGRAPH Kieran Trippier is on West Ham’s radar as they step up attempts to land a right-back ahead of the Premier League season starting next week. Crystal Palace eye up Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah in £25m deal to replace Marc Guehi. The changing of the guard…
At the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina was celebrated around the world when she became the first woman to play in a FIFA World Cup while wearing a hijab. But when the Olympics begin this week, France will ban its athletes from wearing headscarves during the Games, which Amnesty International says exposes “discriminatory…
Former major champion Shane Lowry holds a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of The 152nd Open as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were among the stars to miss the cut at a windy Royal Troon. The Irishman followed an opening-round 66 – the best start of his major career – with a two-under 69…
Michael van Gerwen has labelled Andrew Gilding “the assassin” with ‘Goldfinger’ now plotting another upset over the Dutchman on Friday night at the World Matchplay. Gilding broke new ground in Blackpool with a resounding 11-5 success against Krzysztof Ratajski on Wednesday night, which earned him a spot in his maiden World Matchplay quarter-final. The 53-year-old…
England made light work of West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s, winning by an innings and 114 runs in a little over two days as James Anderson bowed out on a high. But captain Ben Stokes is expecting a response from his side’s “proud opponents” in the second game of the three-match series…
ARSENAL What’s the story? Arsenal raised the bar last season and came even closer to toppling the mighty Man City but now the challenge is to go again. They had the third-youngest team in the Premier League last season, so, in theory, the upward curve should continue. Talent, experience, togetherness. They have it all –…
Robert MacIntyre remains in the running for a home triumph at the Genesis Scottish Open. A year on from being denied by Rory McIlroy’s last-gasp heroics at this event, Scotland’s MacIntyre has another shot at claiming the title he craves most going into the final round. On Saturday at the Renaissance Club he carded a…
Gareth Southgate says it would be “impossible” to make a logical decision on his future as England manager before the Euro 2024 final. The Three Lions face Spain in Berlin on Sunday in their second European Championship final in a row and only the third major tournament final in the country’s history. Southgate is under…
