Author: Rupert Murdoch

No captains’ handshakes took place ahead of India’s game with Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup, in keeping with the recent matches between the men’s sides.India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana did not engage at the toss in Colombo, at which Pakistan put their opponents in to bat. The lack of handshakes stems from the political conflict between the two nations earlier this year following a deadly militant attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir.India are official hosts of the Women’s World Cup but Pakistan are playing all of their games in Sri Lanka as the two teams…

Australia’s most-capped Test player James Slipper will retire from international rugby after Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand.Prop Slipper earned his 150th cap in last week’s 33-24 defeat against the All Blacks in Auckland, becoming only the third player to reach that milestone after Wales’ Alun Wyn Jones (170) and New Zealand’s Sam Whitelock (153). The 36-year-old made his debut in Perth in 2010 – coming off the bench against England – and will bow out in the same city, live on Sky Sports (10.45am kick-off).Slipper said in a Rugby Australia statement: “Representing the Wallabies has been the single…

After a VAR review the decision of a penalty to Arsenal was overturned.

Katie Boulter sealed a much-needed win against Hailey Baptiste 7-5 5-7 6-4 to make the second round of the China Open on Wednesday.Boulter continued her positive performances at the Billie Jean King Cup with a battling performance against the American world No 51 to set up a second-round meeting against Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova. Heading to Beijing, Boulter had been on a patchy run of form, with first-round exits at the US Open, National Bank Open and Cincinnati Open.Playing on a hard court surface that favours Boulter’s game style, she claimed just her fourth win at WTA…

Max Verstappen knows he is back in the Formula 1 title fight and is waiting to “pounce like the lion that he is” on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, according to Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz.Verstappen claimed his second successive victory with a dominant display in Azerbaijan on Sunday, while Drivers’ Championship leader Piastri crashed out and his McLaren team-mate Norris only finished seventh. The result saw Verstappen, who is chasing a fifth successive drivers’ title, close to within 69 points of Piastri with seven rounds of the season remaining, while he is now just 44 points back from Norris.…

Ryder Cup captain's press conference: What did Donald and Bradley say?

When Team USA last celebrated Ryder Cup success, Scottie Scheffler held a very different role to the expectation he faces in this year’s contest at Bethpage Black. Scheffler has won 19 PGA Tour titles – including four majors – over the past four seasons, having previously used the Ryder Cup as a springboard to become the dominant force in the men’s game. He made his Ryder Cup debut during the United States’ record-breaking 2021 victory at Whistling Straits, where he was handed a captain’s pick despite – at that stage – sitting outside the world’s top 20 and having never…