County cricket: Warwickshire win nail-biter, Sussex end top-tier drought – as it happened

A bum-clencher at Chester-le-Street was won by one wicket, just after 10 past six, when Warwickshire’s No 10 Ethan Bamber flambéd a six. The momentum had swung like a revolving door all day but a century from Ed Barnard, fifties from Alex Davies and Kai Smith and the dead-eye of the tail saw the visitors through against Durham.Sussex celebrated their first Division One win since 2015 after Somerset were finally dismissed at Hove. Some outstanding bowling by Jaydon Seales removed the dangerous James Rew and Kasey Aldridge early, and he returned to pluck out Migael Pretorius’ leg stump for 59. Tom Abell provided the Somerset scaffolding, but once he was out for 96 it was only a matter of time, despite a sudden attack of butterfingers in the field

Grace of Masters nearly man Justin Rose enhanced McIlroy’s historic win | Andy Bull

The 44-year-old handled another Augusta near miss with class and his place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team looks assuredThere was one very happy man at Augusta on Monday morning, and there were 52 all in a stew, turning over thoughts of what went right and what went wrong, that short putt on the 6th, that wayward chip on 12, that sliced drive on 15, or whatever it was that cost them their shot at winning the 2025 Masters.While Rory McIlroy can enjoy what was, everyone else in the field is wondering what might have been. Justin Rose will feel it most. Rose, the antagonist in Rory’s story, scored 65, 71, 75, 66 – the last of them, he said, “a bogey away from being the greatest round I’ve ever played”.The second shots in the playoff summed it up

McIlroy warns Augusta members will have to ‘wheel me out of here when I am 90’

Rory McIlroy has warned the members of Augusta National they will have to “wheel me out of here when I am 90 years old” after finally ending his wait to win the Masters. In doing so, McIlroy became just the sixth golfer in history to complete a career grand slam.McIlroy has warned his fellow professionals that he already feels perfectly placed for more major wins after adding number five to his CV.The Northern Irishman’s playoff win over Justin Rose preceded a reception with those who run the tournament. “I said I will be going to that champions dinner every Tuesday night and they are going to have to wheel me out of here when I am 90 years old,” he said

Kia Joorabchian has spent big in the off-season but will it pay off? | Greg Wood

For more than a quarter of a millennium – 254 years, to precise – Tuesday’s Craven meeting has been the moment when British Flat racing emerges from its long winter hibernation at the start of a new season. The first Classics are less than a month away and the Derby and Royal Ascot not too far behind. It is a time for optimism, anticipation and, for Newmarket in particular, a renewed sense of purpose, as the Suffolk town, where Charles II founded the first racing stable in the mid-17th century, prepares for the seven-month campaign on turf.It is much the same blend of hope and expectation that grips football fansbefore a new season. The pre-season is complete, the new signings – and perhaps a new manager, too – are bedding themselves in and it is time to find out how they all measure up to the competition

‘Very alarming’: Red Bull hold crisis talks as Verstappen stews over Bahrain F1 GP

Senior figures at Red Bull held crisis talks after the Bahrain Grand Prix finished with a deeply dissatisfied Max Verstappen languishing in sixth place. But the team principal, ­Christian Horner, admitted there will be no quick fix.Horner conceded the team have problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible, but he said: “This race has exposed some pitfalls that are obviously very clear that we need to get on top of very quickly. Ultimately you can mask it a little through setup and we were able to achieve that last weekend in Suzuka. We understand where the issues are, it’s introducing the solutions that obviously take a little more time

BJK Cup run shows just how far British women’s tennis has come | Tumaini Carayol

The turn of the millennium marked one of the most significant periods in women’s tennis. An audacious, charismatic generation had stormed the tour, usurping the old leaders and transforming the image of the sport. Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati and Anna Kournikova often generated more attention and higher TV ratings than their male counterparts. Some transcended the sport as global superstars.At the same time women’s tennis was thriving around the world, it had reached a grim nadir in the UK