Nic White called on to inspire Australia for third Lions Test in Sydney

Retiring scrum-half will play his final match in the No 9 jersey while Dylan Pietsch and Taniela Tupou are named as injury replacements

‘King’ Kyle Chalmers out to reassert dominance over princeling upstarts at swimming worlds

The Australian has always positioned himself as the underdog but his enduring brilliance – and medal tally – suggests he should be anything but

Approach to AFLW’s 10th season suggests some remain unconvinced of its value

Qualified support for the women’s code from Seven comes as AFL House seeks to accelerate growth and address negative perceptions

Shannon Sharpe reportedly out at ESPN after settlement of sexual assault suit

Shannon Sharpe will not return to ESPN, less than two weeks after settling a sexual assault lawsuit that sidelined him from on-air duties

Chelsea agree £35.5m deal for Ajax’s Jorrel Hato and want RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Jorrel Hato from Ajax and have opened talks with RB Leipzig over a move for his Netherlands teammate Xavi Simons

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

Adam Lyth’s fifth first-class century gave Yorkshire the upper hand over Sussex at North Marine Road

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas charged over high-stakes illegal poker ring in Los Angeles

Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA All-Star, has been indicted over an alleged high-stakes gambling ring run out of his Los Angeles mansion

The evolution of referees: speed tests, data, psychologists and superfoods

PGMO puts its officials through their paces on the Costa Blanca and offers an insight into what goes on off the pitch

Glorious Goodwood: 150-1 shot Qirat wins Sussex Stakes after shock of all shocks

Field Of Gold’s pacemaker Qirat caused an almighty shock with a 150-1 victory in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood

Tour de France Femmes 2025: Le Court sprints to stage five win and takes yellow jersey – as it happened

Kim Le Court became the first African rider to win a TdF Femmes stage thanks to a clinical sprint finish in Guéret

Morecambe cease all football operations as owner urged to complete sale

Morecambe’s prospective buyers have implored club’s owner to sell up and announced that all first-team operations have stopped

Le Court claims Tour de France Femmes stage five win and yellow jersey amid team row

Kim Le Court almost threw away a victory by celebrating too early while the war of words continued after Demi Vollering’s crash

Star attractions absent as scheduling stymies blockbuster Test finale

With England looking to win the first ever Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and India still able to share the spoils, the loss of three headliners is suboptimal

Dan Sheehan, Lions’ canny Superman, focuses on a Wallabies whitewash

Hailed as one of the world’s best players, the Irish hooker wants to end his remarkable season with victory in Sydney

Everton transfer ownership of Goodison Park to their women’s team

The hope is to increase the appeal of Everton Women to outside investors with ground capacity to start at 20,000 with scope to increase