Tony Kelshaw 
The 2023 Ashes series ended in a 2-2 draw after England won the deciding match at The Oval. Here we look at the key Ashes statistics from a thrilling five-match contest which saw Australia retain the urn.
England have been far from spectacular at the Women’s World Cup so far but are still on course to top Group D with three straight wins. After shading 1-0 victories over Haiti and Denmark, the Lionesses are fancied to grind out another triumph over China in Adelaide.
The Saudi Pro League recruitment drive continues to gather momentum with the arrival of Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Man City treble winner Riyad Mahrez. The moves are the latest in a long line of high-profile transfers from European clubs, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s January switch.
Max Verstappen is expected to edge closer to Sebastian Vettel’s record for consecutive Formula One wins in our Belgian Grand Prix predictions. Since the start of May, Verstappen has won the Miami, Monaco, Spanish, Canadian, Austrian, British and Hungarian races.
Terence Crawford is fancied to edge out Errol Spence Jr in this weekend’s mouth-watering welterweight unification clash in Las Vegas. This long-awaited showdown has been brewing for some time and should provide fight fans with a real treat now it is finally happening.
Stars from both ends of the experience spectrum are among those boasting gold medal hopes for Great Britain at next year’s Paris Olympics. With one year to go before the Games, we’re picking out five of the potentially biggest Team GB Olympics headline-grabbers to look out for.
England will look to build on a hard-fought win over Haiti when facing Denmark in their second Women’s World Cup fixture in Sydney on Friday. The Danes also made a successful start to their Group D campaign by edging out China and are just nine places lower down the FIFA rankings.
Following the death of Trevor Francis at the age of 69, we’re taking a look back at the incredible career of British football’s first £1million player. The ex-Birmingham striker, who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in their 1979 European Cup final triumph, earned 52 England caps.
Daniel Ricciardo’s shock return to Formula One with AlphaTauri is worthy of a special mention in our Hungarian Grand Prix predictions. The eight-time grand prix winner was axed by McLaren at the end of last season but will make a surprise comeback in Budapest after replacing Nyck De Vries at Red Bull’s junior team.
England are expected to enjoy an easy win in their opening Group D game at the Women’s World Cup when facing unfancied Haiti in Brisbane. The Lionesses reached the semi-finals at the last two renewals of this tournament and will be looking to build on their memorable Euro 2022 triumph.
Royal Liverpool hosts golf’s final major of the year and we have picked out four top tips to shine in our The Open 2023 predictions. Rory McIlroy claimed his fourth major the last time the Claret Jug was up for grabs at Hoylake and returns fresh from a Scottish Open success but we’re looking for better value elsewhere.
The ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off with New Zealand taking on Norway on July 20 followed by the Republic of Ireland’s tournament debut against co-hosts Australia at Sydney’s sold-out Stadium Australia later on the opening day. Here we look at some of the talking points in our Women’s World Cup preview.
Lewis Hamilton has dominated his home race at Silverstone for the last decade but it is impossible to oppose Max Verstappen in our British Grand Prix predictions. Hamilton has won seven of the last nine F1 races at the Northamptonshire track and will be roared on by the bulk of the 140,000 crowd on Sunday.
After losing the first match at Edgbaston, England will be looking to level the series in the second of this year’s Ashes Tests at Lord’s. The Home of Cricket has staged 37 Ashes Test matches since 1884, with Australia holding a fine track record at the ground.