Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day two – as it happened

Time to wrap things up for today. Thanks for your company, see you in the morning. Don’t be late.Perth, first innings 132 runs, ten wickets, 2.91 runs per overSince then 581 runs, eight wickets, 5

England rue five dropped catches as Australia build lead in second Ashes Test

The ball may be pink and the meal breaks off-kilter, but for so much of the second day in this pivotal day-night Test match, the atmosphere inside the Gabba was an all-too-familiar one for England’s supporters.Gone was the triumphalism that met Joe Root’s first Test century on these shores 24 hours earlier and in its place a creeping sense of dread. The bottom line is: England’s bowlers spent most of the day sending down so many long hops and half-volleys as to make Jackson Pollock look positively precise.Then there was the catching. Five chances went to grass over the course of three sessions, with Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith guilty for a couple apiece to follow their ducks on day one

Abdusattorov overwhelms rivals at Arsenal but England hit back in style

This week’s XTX London Classic at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium took place in an elegant arena with a full view of the football pitch. The English players suffered for most of the event, but hit back in style last night when all four won their eighth-round games.Scores after eight of the nine rounds were Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) 7, Alireza Firouzja (France) 5, Nikita Vitiugov (England) 4.5, Luke McShane and Michael Adams (both England) 4, Nikolas Theodorou (Greece) and Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) 3.5, Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) and Gawain Maroroa Jones (England) 3, Sam Shankland (USA) 2

US skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle kicks off Olympic push with Beaver Creek downhill podium

Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won the downhill season-opener Thursday, beating American Ryan Cochran-Siegle in a World Cup race on a tricky but shorter Birds of Prey course.Odermatt finished in 1min 29.84sec to surpass Cochran-Siegle by .30sec. Norway’s Adrian Smiseth Sejersted finished third

Joe Root is finally a wizard in Aus after Harry Brook’s Bazball scarecrow act | Barney Ronay

In the end even the celebration was perfect, out there under that strange deep-blue southern sky, in the frenzy of the game-state – manic Baz energy, England’s lower order scything away death cult-style at the other end, the way even the grass seems lacquered and glazed by the lights.So yeah. All that stuff. In the middle of this Joe Root guided the ball away through fine leg to complete his first Test hundred in Australia, then marked it with a gentle smile and a wave of the bat, no fist-punching, no monkeys off backs, no angsty and pointed messaging.But, then if you know, you know

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly out for two to four weeks with calf strain

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss around two to four weeks with a right calf strain, according to an ESPN report.The injury occurred less than three minutes into Wednesday night’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Antetokounmpo collapsed without contact as he tried to get back on defense and immediately reached for his lower right leg.Teammates helped him to his feet, and he walked gingerly to the bench before heading to the locker room.Bucks coach Doc Rivers said after the game that preliminary imaging ruled out an achilles injury, easing initial concerns