Baseball

England open Super 8s with Sri Lanka win as Buttler searches for form and Jacks shines again

England began their Super 8s campaign with a convincing win over Sri Lanka, extending a long-running dominance in the T20 format. While Phil Salt led the scoring and Will Jacks delivered a decisive all-round contribution, Jos Buttler’s continued struggle for runs remains a key talking point ahead of tougher tests against Pakistan and New Zealand.

Sinner knocked out in Doha as Mensik reaches the semifinals; Alcaraz battles through

Jannik Sinner’s run at the ATP 500 in Doha ended in the quarter-finals after a three-set loss to Jakub Mensik, while Carlos Alcaraz needed a long comeback to beat Karen Khachanov and set up a semifinal against defending champion Andrey Rublev.

Brook and Root unbeaten hundreds steer England to series-deciding ODI win over Sri Lanka

Harry Brook struck an unbeaten 136 and Joe Root made his 20th ODI century as England posted 357-3 in Colombo before dismissing Sri Lanka for 304 to clinch a 2-1 series victory.

MLB offseason tracker: Mets land Luis Robert Jr. as trade and free-agency dominoes continue to fall

The MLB hot stove is heating up with a reported Mets-White Sox deal for center fielder Luis Robert Jr., major free-agent contracts, arbitration outcomes, and a wave of trade chatter around pitchers and infielders across the league.