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The introduction of the World Handicapping System proved controversial but England Golf believes the system is working, writes Iain Carter.

A new study suggests it’s possible, but even with gains in shoe technology it may be out of reach – for now The day before Eliud Kipchoge’s first attempt at a sub-two-hour marathon in 2017, a Nike vice-president described it to me as “a moonshot”. Now, though, the track and field equivalent of landing on

Challengers for Champions League come from Saudi Arabia as AFC officials privately admit rules need examining Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to win a major trophy – the Arab Club Champions Cup does not count – since signing for Al-Nassr in December 2022 and the 40-year-old’s best chance this season is the AFC Champions League Elite.

What Ruben Amrorim should do now, Danny Welbeck and an unlikely England call, and why Michal Oliver was right “Pick the kids!” is a frequent cry when a team are playing poorly, and generally speaking it’s an incorrect one: the last thing a young player needs is to be hurled into a mess of the

Return of fast bowler to this year’s Test series may allow England’s failed strategy in Pakistan to come good England arrived in Pakistan thinking pace was the play, but they left with masala omelette on their faces. Attacks with more variety and left‑arm angles have largely prospered in this Champions Trophy, while Jos Buttler’s team

Internazionale still top after draw but leveller restores belief that Antonio Conte’s side can reel in leaders Billy Gilmour or Philip Billing? That was the dilemma facing Antonio Conte for a season-defining fixture: his second-place Napoli taking on the Inter side who had just overtaken them with 12 rounds to go. Should he trust in

Tuaina Taii Tualima, a flanker with Australian Super League side ACT Brumbies, is diagnosed with dengue fever.

Luka Doncic scores 29 points as the Los Angeles Lakers continue their revival with victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Ireland’s women are beaten in a shootout by New Zealand in the final of the FIH Nations Cup in Chile. The game finished 1-1, with New Zealand winning the penalty run-ins 4-2.

Intimate setting of the UK Open pits amateurs against professionals in a way that’s becoming increasingly rare A pale pastel sun has settled over the Somerset coast. Two voices carry through the still of the dusk, over the shrieking seagulls and the roar of the surf. “ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE-BIE-BIE,” the voices chime. Fifty yards down