Reigning champions England produced a fine all-round display in the field as they restricted Pakistan to 157 at The Oval on Thursday in their last competitive match before they begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title.Pakistan had been well-placed at 59-0 in the sixth over of this fourth T20 of a rain-marred series -- the matches at Headingley and Cardiff were washed out without a ball bowled after losing the toss in gloomy conditions at south London.
FIFPro says ‘players have gone beyond the limit’.
Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy has put his players through a crash course in altitude training as they prepare to face Mexican side Pachuca at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in Saturday's CONCACAF Champions Cup final.But the fact that Pachuca sits some 7,959 feet (2,426 metres) above sea level creates another challenge for Nancy as his team attempts to pull off what would be an unprecedented victory: no MLS team has ever lifted the Champions Cup outside of the United States.
Kei Nishikori's first Grand Slam appearance in almost three years was curtailed by a shoulder injury that forced him to retire in the second round against Ben Shelton on Thursday.But those exertions took their toll and brought a sad end to Nishikori's first Grand Slam appearance since the 2021 US Open.