Cricket Australia’s mooted BBL sell-off pits big risk against megabucks reward

Selling Big Bash League teams to private investors would improve its global standing and help attract the best players but raises serious questions over control and flexibility

Las Vegas reportedly set to host 2026 World Cup draw on 5 December

Las Vegas is reportedly set to reprise its 1994 role as World Cup draw host when the expanded 48-team tournament’s groups are revealed in December

Brain injuries and legal battles: the NFL’s persistent problem with CTE

The league first publicly accepted there was a link between the sport and the incurable brain disease in 2016 – but still outright denied claims

Durham v Surrey, Yorkshire v Sussex, and more: county cricket day one – as it happened

Sussex’s 10th wicket partnership denies Yorkshire, Rehan Ahmed shines again and Surrey skittle Durham

Cricket endures draw furore but Langer taught me not to shake hands too early

End of Old Trafford Test hopefully means England have more respect for other teams’ cultures and other players’ ambitions

Euro 2025: our writers hand out their awards from the tournament

Choosing the best matches from Switzerland provokes plenty of debate along with the outstanding players and the pick of the goals

Tour de France Femmes: Wiebes strikes again as Vollering admits post-crash anxieties

Lorena Wiebes held off Marianne Vos to triumph in stage four while Demi Vollering expressed relief at being able to continue after her crash on Monday

James Trafford completes return ‘home’ to Manchester City in £27m deal

The goalkeeper James Trafford has signed a five-year deal, returning to the club he had left in 2023 for £14m

Williamson sets sights on more glory after England parade: ‘This story is not done yet’

Leah Williamson promised England supporters the ‘story is not done yet’ as 65,000 fans packed on to the Mall to celebrate the Lionesses’ successful defence of their European crown

Tour de France Femmes 2025: Lorena Wiebes holds off Vos in stage four sprint – as it happened

The green jersey leader Lorena Wiebes proved too strong for the second day running on a classic sprinters’ stage

Hollie Doyle ‘devastated’ after popular Trueshan suffers fatal injury at Goodwood

Trueshan, one of the most popular horses in training, sustain a fatal injury in the feature event on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood

Donald Trump increases his golf footprint in Scotland while world looks elsewhere

US president has championed his course Turnberry to stage the world’s oldest major but hosting Scottish Open is much more realistic

Transfer roundup: Forest keen on Traoré while Everton snap up £8m Aznou

Nottingham Forest are interested in signing the Fulham winger Adama Traoré, while Everton have signed Bayern Munich left-back Adam Aznou