Sir Gino pulled up with suspected pelvic injury in International Hurdle

On an afternoon when Britain’s National Hunt fans had expected to be looking for potential winners at the festival meeting in March, they left here hoping instead for positive news on Nicky Henderson’s Sir Gino. The most exciting prospect in the sport was pulled up with a suspected pelvic injury in the International Hurdle.Sir Gino went into Saturday’s Grade Two contest as the clear favourite for the Champion Hurdle in March, having gone unbeaten in seven starts including a brilliant novice chase win at Kempton in December 2024. He was held up last of the four runners as Nemean Lion cut out the running and pulled up by Nico de Boinville shortly after jumping the third-last flight.“They were able to put him into the ambulance,” Henderson said

Sri Lanka v England: second men’s cricket one-day international – as it happened

And that’s a wrap from Colombo. England end their dismal losing streak away from home, another fifty for Joe Root and a studied, if low voltage, innings from Brook on a tricky pitch. It will be interesting to see if England’s comments on the pitch cause any ructions in Sri Lanka.Many thanks for all your comments today, join us for the decider on Tuesday – bye!More harsh words for the surface from England captain Harry Brook. “The pitch is probably the worst pitch I’ve ever played on

Root and Rashid steer England past Sri Lanka in second ODI to end barren run

It’s been a rough few years for England’s 50-over side but the glow of their World Cup victory has not completely disappeared. Joe Root and Adil Rashid, both part of the 2019 class, were the headliners of the second one-day international against Sri Lanka, setting up a five-wicket victory to level the series.Rashid led the England attack on a serious turner, taking two for 34 as Harry Brook used 40.3 overs of spin, limiting Sri Lanka to a total of 219. It was still a proper challenge, particularly in a must-win game for the tourists, their winless run away from home in ODIs having stretched to 11 on Thursday

Australian Open 2026: Ruud sinks Cilic, Djokovic ‘stressed’ despite win, Osaka withdraws – as it happened

Laura Robson, the presenter on TNT Sports, describes it as “pure kismet” that Jannik Sinner’s match against Eliot Spizzirri was halted when it was due to extreme heat. The Italian was cramping badly at the time and said afterwards that he “got lucky”.Below you will find links to all our Australian Open news pieces from today, including a report on Naomi Osaka’s injury-enforced withdrawal. Stan Wawrinka also bowed out today, at 40, after a four-set defeat by Taylor Fritz.“I had so many emotions here the last 20 years because of you guys,” Wawrinka told the crowd after his loss

Maddison Inglis has it easy as clique of champions struggle in Melbourne heat

The Australian Open’s clique of champions didn’t have it easy on Saturday. Jannik Sinner survived despite severe cramps. Novak Djokovic was almost disqualified for a near miss with a ballgirl. Stan Wawrinka played at Melbourne Park for the last time. And Naomi Osaka was an 11th-hour withdrawal from her third round clash with an abdomen complaint

‘Calm down, you jerk’: Djokovic admits to losing cool in Australian Open battle

Novak Djokovic chalked up his 400th grand slam victory with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) defeat of Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the fourth round on Saturday, but the Serb was fortunate not to receive a code violation after losing his cool.An incident in the second set might have proved very costly, with Djokovic carelessly sending a ball flying close to the head of a ball girl at the net.The 38-year-old was disqualified from the US Open in 2020 after hitting a line judge with a ball struck in annoyance, while there have been several other instances where he has risked the same outcome.Men's singles(1) Carlos Alcaraz v Tommy Paul (19)(10) Alexander Bublik v Alex de Minaur (6)(3) Alexander Zverev v Francisco Cerundolo (18)(11) Daniil Medvedev v Learner Tien (25)(5) Lorenzo Musetti v Taylor Fritz (9)(16) Jakub Mensik v Novak Djokovic (4)(8) Ben Shelton v Casper Ruud (12)(22) Luciano Darderi v Jannik Sinner (2)Women's singles(1) Aryna Sabalenka v Victoria Mboko (17)Yulia Putintseva v Iva Jovic (29)(3) Coco Gauff v Karolina Muchova (19)(12) Elina Svitolina v Mirra Andreeva (8)(6) Jessica Pegula v Madison Keys (9)Wang Xinyu v Amanda Anisimova (4)(5) Elena Rybakina v Elise Mertens (21)Madison Inglis v Iga Swiatek (2)Sunday's order of play (singles only)Rod Laver ArenaDay: Sabalenka v Mboko, Alcaraz v PaulNight: Bublik v De Minaur, Svitolina v AndreevaMargaret Court ArenaDay: Gauff v Muchova, Medvedev v TienJohn Cain ArenaDay: Putintsteva v Jovic, Zverev v CerundoloDjokovic held his hands up, saying: “I apologise for that. That was not necessary and in the heat of the moment