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Independent Sports Staff

Independent Sport includes live content and news from our writers and agencies around the world. Coverage sees minute-by-minute live blogs at cricket and football matches, press conferences at major tournaments such including the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 and Rugby World Cup 2023, plus the latest updates as sport and politics collide during conferences for the governing bodies.

Olympics

Olympic track cycling schedule: Events and start times from velodrome

News

Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell isolating after interacting with Billy Gilmour

Nichols Canyon and Ruby Walsh (right) jump the first hurdle
Racing

Nichols Canyon resists Identity Thief to put down a Cheltenham marker

Bryan Cooper urges Don Poli ahead of the eventual third Foxrock to win the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown
Racing

Don Poli on drift for Gold Cup after laboured Leopardstown win

Ulster centre Luke Marshall runs to score a try during the 25-23 European Champions Cup win over Toulouse
Club Rugby

Back-to-back Toulouse wins turn Ulster in right direction

Sean Lamont will get the chance to avenge Scotland’s last-minute defeat to Australia
International

Scots given shot at revenge over Wallabies in 2016

New Zealand's Neil Wagner, left, celebrates with BJ Watling after bowling out Sri Lankaís Angelo Mathews for 25, on day five of the first International Cricket Test in Dunedin, New Zealand
Cricket

New Zealand thank ‘miracle ball’ from Wagner for Test win

Steffon Armitage scored two tries as Toulon won 24-9 at home to Leinster in the Champions Cup
Club Rugby

I am still open to England recall, says Steffon Armitage

Carlisle United captain Danny Grainger
News

Carlisle players offer to help with flood clear-up

John Swift, on loan from Chelsea, puts Brentford ahead
Football League

Danns raises a smile as Bees land Smith

European

United’s injury woes continue to mount for PSV visit

Despite the annual struggle to stay in the Premier League, Sunderland have not lost to Newcastle in their last seven encounters.
Premier League

Allardyce: Sunderland must build from back to stay up

Dan Biggar hailed the Ospreys’ bravery in their bonus point loss to Clermont
Club Rugby

Biggar and better things await Ospreys despite Clermont loss

Club Rugby

Biggar and better things await Ospreys despite Clermont loss

Dan Biggar hailed the Ospreys’ bravery in their bonus point loss to Clermont
Bath’s coach, Mike Ford, can look forward to taking on Toulon after a difficult week off the pitch
Club Rugby

Round-Up: Bath make the perfect response to saga over Burgess

Jorge Lorenzo won his third MotoGP world title after a start-to- finish victory in Valencia
Motor Racing

Rossi anger at Spanish ‘carve-up’ as Lorenzo seals MotoGP title

Andy Murray broke Richard Gasquet twice in the final set
Tennis

Murray battles back to book place in Paris semis

Massimo Cellino, left, has said he will stay away from Leeds games having indicated he will sell to a fans’ group
Football League

Leeds fans trust Cellino to honour sale pledge

Massimo Cellino, left, has said he will stay away from Leeds games having indicated he will sell to a fans’ group
Football League

Leeds fans trust Cellino to honour sale pledge

Chris Harris told the court that Cairns ‘seemed like he wasn’t pleased’ his team had won a game
Cricket

‘Surprise’ decision by Cairns after he won the toss, says Harris

Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini is shown the red card before half-time for barging Steven Fletcher
Premier League

Newcastle appeal Coloccini dismissal in derby loss

Lewis Hamilton becomes the first motor racing star to win the award since Damon Hill in 1996
Others

Hamilton pips McIlroy to win Sports Personality of the Year

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