SPORT NEWS!!🚨🚨Wednesday, 26th July
Canada's Sinclair could make history with another World Cup goal, but her legacy goes much further
Canada forward Christine Sinclair is on the brink of history if she scores a goal at this World Cup, making her the first man or woman to find the next in six tournaments. But her legacy extends so far beyond her goals. It's no secret that this will be her last World Cup, either; for (or "Sinc") has been there and done it all before, both in the NWSL and with Canada on the international stage. She knows what it's like to spar time with the U.S.; she also knows what it's like to reach a World Cup and go out after just three group stage matches. She has felt success and heartbreak in her professional life, like two summers ago when Canada defied the odds to win Olympic gold after a shoot-out against Sweden.
***Latest football transfer news
Bayern increasingly confident about Kane transfer
Harry Kane has a year left on his Tottenham contract and could walk away for free next summer; Bayern had a £60m bid rejected previously; will Kane still be at Spurs when they play Brentford?.The Bundesliga club believe Kane will become a Bayern player if they can agree a fee with Spurs, but they have not been able to do that yet.Bayern chief executive Jan Christian Dreesen and technical director Marco Neppe want to meet Spurs chairman Daniel Levy this week, preferably face to face.
According to Plettenberg "Bayern want to treat Spurs with total respect and they are not worried about reported interest from PSG".
***Boxing
Inoue takes out Fulton to become four-weight world champ
Naoya Inoue steps up to super-bantamweight for the first time and scores a spectacular eighth-round stoppage win to defeat Stephen Fulton and claim the unified WBO and WBC titles; Inoue could fight for the undisputed title next as he faces off with rival champion Marlon Tapales.Inoue has looked a dominant force in his rise from light-flyweight. He became an undisputed champion at bantamweight in his last contest and is now a unified champion at 122lbs, the fourth division in which he's held world titles.
***BASKETBALL
LeBron James' son Bronjy in stable condition after cardiac arrest
Bronny James treated and rushed to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during training session at the University of Southern California (USC); the 18-year-old, who is LeBron James' eldest child, is now said to be in a stable condition, with the family requesting 'respect and privacy'.
A family spokesperson said on Tuesday: "Yesterday while practising Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff were able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. "He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU.
"LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes."
***Cricket
Brook: Oval win would give England 'moral victory' in Ashes
England's Harry Brook: "We were dominating the game last week so if the game had played out, I would like to think we would have won. If we can win this week, it can be a moral victory;
"We were dominating the game last week so if the game had played out, I would like to think we would have won. So if we can win this week, yeah it can be a moral victory," Brook said after Sunday's final day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford was a complete washout.
***Formula 1
Max Verstappen and red bull are on a 'legendary' Formula 1 run, says Nico Rosberg
Verstappen won Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix to claim his seventh and Red Bull's 12th successive race wins, with the latter feat breaking a McLaren record that had stood since 1988, With both Verstappen and Red Bull holding enormous leads in the drivers' and constructors' standings - 110 and 229 points respectively, attention is beginning to turn to how many more records they can break together during the remainder of the season.
***Rugby league
St Helen's Wellens hit out RFL for failing to protect players after four Saints stars injured
Alex Walmsley, Agnatius Paasi, Morgan Knowles and Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook were all injured in tackles by Leigh Leopards' John Asiata.
John Asiata, who tackled all four players, was not charged by the match review panel after being cited and Wellens believes the lack of punishment sets a dangerous precedent.
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