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Opener Nic Maddinson makes the longest duck by a Test opener this century as Australia struggle on his return against South Africa. On Friday morning in Durban, 34-year-old Australia batter Nic Maddinson became the latest to witness the stubbornness of the sporting gods. Maddinson's shock recall to Australia's Test side is notable for various reasons, most significantly because he only returned to cricket 12 months ago. He was diagnosed with.

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Royal Marine Commandos providing security at Wimbledon would like "nothing more than to sort out" disruptive social media influencers at the prestigious tournament, its chief executive jokes. US Open organisers accredited 100 influencers and content creators for this year's tournament. But when a match involving two-time champion Naomi Osaka was disrupted by a group of influencers conducting a photo shoot, it prompted a debate about tennis etiquette. Richard Atkinson, interim.

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The 27-year-old flanker confounded expectations leaping from Durham university’s fourth XV to Prem rugby captain – don’t bet against his big England ambitions At the start of every season for the past few years Fitz Harding has written down his goals for the next 12 months on the first page of a crisp new notebook. “You can probably guess what they are,” says Bristol’s impressive captain ahead of his team’s.

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Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca says the club's titles are "absolutely not" tainted after they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League. Maresca reiterated his faith in the club's owners and belief that they will win their appeal against the verdict during a news conference on Friday dominated by questions on the matter. The Italian, notably relaxed as he offered.

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Mercedes driver George Russell leads Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. A late lap from Leclerc, who was 0.198 seconds off Russell's pace, split up what had been an all-British top three. McLaren's Lando Norris was third fastest, 0.273secs behind Russell, and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton fourth, 0.499secs off the pace. The top five, concluded by McLaren's Oscar Piastri, were all on the soft-compound tyres, while Red.

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⚽ All the latest football news heading into the weekend ⚽ Ten things to look out for | Read Football Daily | Mail Billy Before facing the national media for the first time since Manchester City’s guilty verdict this morning, Enzo Maresca has given an in-house interview with the club’s media. There are plenty of references to “the noise” following City at the moment but Maresca was keen to insist.