liberal Trent Rockets soar over Sunrisers Leeds to bring home maiden women’s Hundred titleTrent Rockets 92-2, bt Sunrisers Leeds 91, by 8 wickets2 days agosports
liberal Nabizada stunner edges Watford past Southampton as ‘Spygate’ still looms largeSouthampton will have to get used to being barracked as they travel the Championship this autumn, the “Spygate” team set to be everyone’s favourite boo boys in the second tier. Certainly that was the case in Hertfordshire, with Watford fans and players alike beside themselves after a hard-fought victory, decided by two memorable first-half goals.2 days agosports
liberal Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine tour review: pop illusion at its most effectiveThe O2, LondonOn her last live dates before she steps back from the public eye, Grande holds her own – but it’s also impossible to avoid feeling concerned for her wellbeing2 days agosports
liberal European Championships security scare keeps fans and athletes stuck at stadiumAthletes unable to reach hotels until after midnight2 days agosports
liberal Enes Kanter Freedom Obviously Doesn’t Belong in the WNBAWhy shouldn’t Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White play women’s basketball? The answer is simple: They’re not female. By all evidence, the two former NBA players have XY chromosomes—White has fathered children—and have been through male puberty. They have significant athletic advantages over female athletes and should not be eligible for the WNBA. To reach this conclusion, I don’t need to peer into the pair’s souls to see whether they’re pink or blue, nor do I need to decide whether they are sincerely applying for the WNBA draft or just trolling.3 days agosports
conservative Sports give Americans a reason to gatherLast week, I took a train from New York City to Philadelphia, switched to local transit for the trip to the Main Line, and made my way to the storied Merion Golf Club, home of this year’s U.S. Amateur Championship.3 days agosports
liberal Move over, Odysseus: time for the women of ancient Greece to have their moment in the sunThe hottest ticket in theatreland will soon be Cate Blanchett in Electra/Persona. Caged female rage continues to capture audiences3 days agosports
liberal Claressa Shields eyes Britain’s Price after stopping Kaye Scott to reclaim titlesClaressa Shields completed a remarkable descent from heavyweight to middleweight, stopping Australia’s Kaye Scott in the sixth round to capture the WBA and WBC titles in a fight that went off early Sunday morning at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.3 days agosports
liberal Australia Humiliated as Bangladesh Make History with Crushing Test VictoryBangladesh’s captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, hailed his country’s “biggest win so far in any format” after they handed Australia one of their most humiliating and crushing Test defeats, despite a career-saving century by Cameron Green.3 days agosports
liberal Australia's Lani Pallister topples 800m freestyle queen Katie Ledecky at Pan PacsPallister sets new championship record with time of 8:06.103 days agosports
liberal American Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record twice in one dayDouglass had first broken record with 23.49sec in heats3 days agosports
liberal Novak Djokovic suffers in Cincinnati heat as Thiago Agustín Tirante inflicts shock defeatThe scoreboard did not yet indicate that anything was awry, but even as Novak Djokovic led by a set in his opening match at the Cincinnati Open, he was already struggling badly.3 days agosports
