Form and fitness issues have hit one of the per-tournament favourites whose hopes of progressing are now in the balance
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- Harmer: SA realise Australia batters are human and can be put under pressure
- Rawal century, Shree Charani four-for hand India comfortable win
- Rashid takes three as Afghanistan fold Zimbabwe for 169 in tri-series final
- Brook defends Rashid omission after England fail to defend 429
- Zimbabwe bat with two changes; Farooqi back for Afghanistan
- S Meghana retires from all formats at 30
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Way-too-early Grand Slam predictions for the rest of 2026
Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina are the newly crowned Australian Open champions. Who will win the rest of the majors? We make predictions.
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McLaren proposes F1 rule changes over safety concerns
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said this week’s preseason test in Bahrain has exposed three areas of Formula 1’s new regulations that need to be changed before the first race in Australia, citing safety concerns for two of them.
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Sources: Cubs, RHP Miller agree to 2-year deal
The Cubs have reached an agreement on a 2-year deal with rehabbing free agent pitcher Shelby Miller, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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Correa: Bad Bunny offered to pay WBC insurance
Carlos Correa said that music superstar Bad Bunny offered to pay his World Baseball Classic insurance to allow the Astros infielder to play for Puerto Rico.
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Norris on Max complaints: ‘Can retire’ if he wants
Reigning champion Lando Norris has countered Max Verstappen’s criticism of Formula 1’s new regulations, saying there is “nothing to complain about” from a driver’s perspective and his 2025 title rival can quit the sport if he does not like the new cars.
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Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong aims for consistency in ’26
After an All-Star season that nearly fell off the cliff in the second half last year, Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is hoping for both improvement and more consistency as he enters 2026 with high expectations.
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Phillies manager ‘proud’ of Castellanos admission
A day after the Phillies released Nick Castellanos, manager Rob Thomson said Friday he was “proud” that the outfielder owned up to his mistake of bringing a beer into the dugout last June.
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Vesia grateful for support after daughter’s death
Alex Vesia was back with the Los Angeles Dodgers at spring training Friday, less than four months after the death of his infant daughter, Sterling, that caused him to miss last year’s World Series.
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Netherlands hampered by lack of practice under lights, says coach
Ryan Cook points to team’s inexperience in night T20s but says no excuses for USA hammering