Baseball

Major League Baseball’s automated ball-strike challenge system made an immediate appearance on opening night, with the Yankees’ Jose Caballero becoming the first player to contest a called strike. The appeal was denied, offering an early snapshot of how the new process may influence in-game decision-making and dugout strategy.

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.

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.

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.

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.