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Netherlands 'positive' Miedema will be fit to face France

Netherlands 'positive' Miedema will be fit to face France

The Netherlands are hopeful star striker Vivianne Miedema will be fit to face France in a highly-anticipated Euro 2022 quarter-final on Saturday.

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Henderson sweeps into three-shot lead at Evian

Henderson sweeps into three-shot lead at Evian

Brooke Henderson birdied the final three holes for a second successive 64 and soared into a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Evian Championship on Friday.

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Alcaraz edges closer to fifth title of 2022 in Hamburg

Alcaraz edges closer to fifth title of 2022 in Hamburg

Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to his fifth title of 2022 on Friday when he breezed past Karen Khachanov 6-0, 6-2 to reach the Hamburg clay-court semi-finals.

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Leclerc 'fighting for the win' in France as Sainz faces grid penalty

Leclerc 'fighting for the win' in France as Sainz faces grid penalty

Charles Leclerc believes he will be fighting for victory in Sunday's French Grand Prix after he and Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz dominated Friday's opening practice day.

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Former England batsman Trott named as new Afghanistan coach

Former England batsman Trott named as new Afghanistan coach

Former England middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott was on Friday named as the new coach of Afghanistan, replacing Graham Thorpe who had to withdraw from the position on health grounds.

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Ancient Siberian dogs relied on humans for seafood diets

Ancient Siberian dogs relied on humans for seafood diets

As early as 7,400 years ago, Siberian dogs had evolved to be far smaller than wolves, making them more dependent on humans for food including sea mammals and fish trapped below the ice, a new study showed Friday.

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Pretorius strikes as South Africa dismiss England for 201 in 2nd ODI

Pretorius strikes as South Africa dismiss England for 201 in 2nd ODI

Dwaine Pretorius marked his return to South Africa duty by taking four wickets as England were dismissed for 201 in the rain-affected second one-day international on Friday.

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UK's Truss urges French action as Dover delays snarl British summer getaway

UK's Truss urges French action as Dover delays snarl British summer getaway

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Friday urged Paris to act to ease "unacceptable" delays at the English Channel port Dover, where officials blamed French border force understaffing for "ruining" summer getaways with hours-long queues.

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Volkswagen to change CEO and style with departure of Diess

Volkswagen to change CEO and style with departure of Diess

Volkswagen unexpectedly announced Friday that its CEO Herbert Diess will step down in a few weeks after four years at the head of the German auto giant as it attempts an ambitious shift towards electric vehicles.

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'You never know,' says Pogacar ahead of do-or-die Tour de France decider

 

'You never know,' says Pogacar ahead of do-or-die Tour de France decider  

Despite trailing by over three minutes going into the Tour de France's deciding weekend, defending champion Tadej Pogacar said "you never know" as he plotted the unlikely downfall of race leader Jonas Vingegaard.

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