Stop us if you think we’ve written this story before. Oops, wait, we wrote on this topic in 2020. Back when sport practitioners weren’t howling about generative artificial intelligence, the Taylor Swift factor or World Series ratings. Three years ago, we noted neither of us were gamblers nor prepared to act as experts on sport wagering.
Croatia clinched the final automatic qualifying spot for Euro 2024 on Tuesday as Wales were forced to settle for a play-off place, while France had to come from behind to draw in Greece. Semi-finalists at the World Cup 12 months ago, Croatia knew they would qualify for next year’s European Championship in Germany with a
South Africa’s former rugby star Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident at the age of 58. He was part of the Springbok team that famously won the 1995 Rugby World Cup after the end of apartheid in 1994. Strydom gained 21 Springbok caps in his career between 1993 and 1997. Former teammate and
Millions of Indians are nursing broken hearts after the national cricket team lost to Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday. Australia, who have now lifted the World Cup six times, won by six wickets with seven overs left to play. The team beat South Africa in the semi-final while India beat New Zealand
In Norwegian folklore, they stand as the nation’s great hoodoos, the unexplained phenomena that put the heart sideways in those who have encountered them. The Bloody Monk of Trondheim. The Bitter Bride of Stavanger. The Hanged Man of Finnskogen. Back in June, when Scotland turned a near-certain 1-0 defeat into the most ridiculous 2-1 victory
The evening before his Australia side completed the ultimate heist to stun India and win the World Cup title, captain Pat Cummins was playing Call of Duty in the team’s Ahmedabad hotel. He lasted only 30 minutes before leaving his team-mates to play into the night. But in the end, he answered the true call
Daniil Medvedev reached the semi-finals at the ATP Finals and Carlos Alcaraz kept alive his own hopes on his debut by beating an anguished Andrey Rublev. Wimbledon champion Alcaraz had lost to Alexander Zverev in his Red Group opener but the Spaniard returned to beat Rublev 7-5 6-2 in Turin, Italy. Rublev hit himself so
Tiger Woods’ teenage son Charlie Woods has won a high school state team championship – achieving something his father never managed to do. Charlie, 14, shot rounds of 78 and 76 to help his team earn its fourth state golf title as his father, a 15-time major winner, watched in Florida. He finished fourth out
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final: India v Australia Venue: Ahmedabad Date: Sunday, 19 November Time: 08:30 GMT England’s Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough have been chosen as the on-field umpires for Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. It will be the second time Kettleborough is in the middle for the showpiece occasion, with
Pakistan are moving on from Babar Azam as captain in all three formats following their failure to reach the World Cup semi-finals. The 29-year-old batter announced he had resigned, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later said he had been relieved of the white-ball captaincy. They added he was asked to stay on as Test
