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Oct 10, 2026 - Sports

Renshaw’s century was his first in Tests for nine yearsLyon helps build second-highest ninth-wicket partnershipIf the choice to ask Nic Maddinson to open in Durban was a bust, the upside for Australia was that it pushed Matthew Renshaw down to number five. From there, the Queenslander returned from 10 years on the periphery to the centre of the spotlight in the first Test against South Africa, with an innings of 190 that saved Australia from peril, settled them into stability, then lifted them to dominance.Staunch support from the lower order was the other part of the equation, as Renshaw batted through two extended sessions until he was last man out, just after tea, with Australia’s 390 followed by South Africa’s 27 for one before stumps. Continue reading...

Oct 10, 2026 - Sports

Darkness Falls could become the first Triple Crown winner since Nijinsky in 1970 after a narrow win in the Dewhurst StakesThey’re off and running in the Rockingham at York – a level break but they all end up on the far rail after two furlongs …Hickory Lad leads narrowly, Love A Giggle there too, Cut A Dash charging home down the middle … Continue reading...

Oct 10, 2026 - Sports

French prodigy is youngest winner of the ClassicEvenepoel highlights death of Finlay TarlingPaul Seixas ended his breakout season as a history-making Monument winner with a stunning victory at the Giro di Lombardia. The 20-year-old French prodigy became the youngest winner of the Classic of the Falling Leaves and the fourth-youngest winner of a Monument.The Vuelta champion Enric Mas took second place, 48 seconds back, with Giulio Ciccone rounding out the podium just over a minute behind the winner. Continue reading...

Oct 10, 2026 - Sports

Hamilton qualifies third with Antonelli fourthRussell crashed out of sprint when leading on lap oneWhile Red Bull and Max Verstappen were very much on a roll at the Singapore Grand Prix with victory in the sprint and then pole position, Britain’s George Russell was left having to roll with the punches. His vanishingly slight title hopes took another blow after he crashed out of the sprint race on the streets of the Marina Bay circuit.Verstappen’s pole was a mighty lap to beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second by five-hundredths of a second as the Dutchman enjoys his best form of the season. A 50th pole, his first in Singapore coming on the back of a pole and win at the last round in Malaysia and pole and victory in the sprint at Marina Bay. Continue reading...

Oct 10, 2026 - Sports

Arsenal built the foundations of their new success on a desire for competition, an appetite for battle. But what happens when that spirit is insufficient, when your opponents play just as hard as you do? Well, then you bring on Bruno Guimarães and you play even harder.Arsenal had just snatched an equaliser against a dominant Leeds side when Mikel Arteta introduced his key summer signing. The former Newcastle captain has been having to bide his time but when he entered the field just after the hour, he turned the game on its head. Continue reading...