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Thanks to Tim Maitland who has an eye on the Headingley stream. “Lengthy stoppage after the first ball of the day at Headingley, after Tom Price injured an ankle fielding on the boundary.”
Lawrence tucks into Simon Harmer, muscling him to the rope to reach fifty off 74 balls.
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At the 130th Boston Marathon, a runner collapsed near the finish. Two strangers sacrificed their own goals to carry him across.
⚽ Keep up with all the latest football action ⚽ All Sunday’s fixtures | Mail Graham here Arsenal, the holders, take on Lyon in the Women’s Champions League. Suzanne Wrack has spoken to Olivia Smith: “As the season reaches its climax, a Champions League semi-final against Lyon on Sunday is testament to how far up the ladder Smith has climbed. Now, she is heading towards unknown territory: a second season at the same club for the first time in her senior career. “I do feel quite calm now, knowing that I have set down some roots here, but at the end of the day, football is football and you never know what’s next,” she says. “So I’m always on my toes but, right now, I’m kind of laid-back, just enjoying the time here in the present with Arsenal and looking forward to winning more silverware and growing as a player and a person.” I sorted out my mind: “Come on, Gigi,” I said to myself, and I gave myself strength: “When the game is over you can stop playing football. Just take on this hour and a half and then say goodbye to it all.” Continue reading...
Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon as the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.
⚽ Updates from the 3pm BST kick-off at Wembley ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky It’s hard to believe this is Leeds’ first FA Cup semi-final since 1987, when they lost a thriller against Coventry. The last time they reached the final, Don Revie was manager. The beauty – the point – of most football matches is that we don’t know who’s going to win. In today’s FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds, it’s not even clear who are the favourites to win. Continue reading...
