General Sports 3 Days

Last updated: June 22, 2026, 11:31 AM ET

Tennis & Golf Drama

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been handed a four-year ban for refusing an anti-doping test, a decision announced on Monday banned four years. The suspension stems from an incident in December 2025 where the Czech player refused to provide a sample given four-year ban. In golf, Wyndham Clark secured his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills, battling both the course and a vocal crowd to secure the title. Clark entered the final round with a six-shot lead and managed to hold off challenges, including from world number one Scottie Scheffler lead expanded to six. Despite the victory, Rory McIlroy commented that the Shinnecock Hills course "won the battle over me" after finishing six over par course won battle. Joaquin Niemann became the first golfer to receive a two-shot penalty under the new code of conduct for throwing his club, an incident he stated he is "not proud of" first penalty issued. Meanwhile, Corentin Moutet incurred fines totaling $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct, including profane language, during a post-match interview at Queen's Club fined $40,000.

Rugby Union & League Updates

Leinster is set to lose head coach Leo Cullen at the end of the next season, marking the end of his tenure with the Irish province to leave next season. In a significant boost for the club, Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey has agreed to a one-year contract extension with Ulster, keeping him with the team until the end of the 2027-28 season contract extension signed. The United Rugby Championship will see Leinster retain its title after a dominant 36-7 victory over the Bulls at Croke Park, with the team scoring five tries retain URC title. However, Leinster captain Caelan Doris will miss upcoming Nations Championship matches against Australia, Japan, and New Zealand due to a foot injury ruled out of matches. In rugby league, reigning champions Hull KR secured a hard-fought victory over Leigh Leopards claim battling win, while Wigan Warriors thrashed York Knights, with Jai Field and Noah Hodkinson both scoring hat-tricks Wigan thrash York. St Helens ended a losing streak with a comfortable win over bottom-placed Huddersfield Giants end losing run.

Cricket's Mixed Fortunes

England's cricket team is facing significant questions following a challenging fortnight that concluded with a heavy 253-run defeat to New Zealand in the second Test at The Oval chaotic fortnight ends. Pace bowler Josh Tongue admitted that the team has missed the leadership of absent captain Ben Stokes missed absent Stokes. Stokes himself, however, scored 95 for Durham against Northamptonshire while England struggled in the Test match Stokes scores 95. The team's batting woes were further compounded by drops from debutant wicketkeeper James Rew and a century from Henry Nicholls of New Zealand drop and century. Brendon McCullum welcomed Stokes' potential return as captain for the deciding third Test against New Zealand McCullum welcomes return. In women's T20 cricket, England's batting impressed in a 38-run victory over Scotland, bringing them closer to a semi-final berth in the World Cup England beat Scotland. South Africa's Marizanne Kapp starred with an 81-run knock to help her team beat India by six wickets and keep their World Cup hopes alive Kapp leads South Africa. New Zealand also kept their World Cup aspirations intact with a narrow four-run win over Ireland NZ edge past Ireland.

Boxing & Combat Sports

Former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby has explained his decision to transition to bareknuckle boxing, citing specific reasons for the move gone bareknuckle. British heavyweight Moses Itauma is set to face Filip Hrgovic in London on August 29th, marking Itauma's biggest test to date biggest test awaits. In MMA, British fighter Melissa Mullins suffered a loss on her return to the octagon in Las Vegas against Bia Mesquita suffers UFC loss. Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul have publicly challenged the UFC and Dana White regarding viewing figures for a White House event, claiming their own promotion achieved a higher MMA audience record taunt UFC on figures.

Horse Racing & Athletics

Britain's horse racing schedule faced significant disruption due to an extreme heat warning, leading to the abandonment of four out of five scheduled meetings on Wednesday four meetings off. Royal Ascot saw Almeraq win the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes in a photo finish after a comeback from a "horror fall" completes return with win, while Precise justified its odds-on favoritism to win the Coronation Stakes for trainer Aidan O'Brien wins Coronation Stakes. In athletics, Charlotte Henrich was among the Welsh medalists at the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham Welsh record broken. Keely Hodgkinson withdrew from the UK 400m final moments before the race, citing an "emotional" reason pulls out of final. Amy Hunt and Romell Glave claimed the British 100m titles, with Hunt defending her crown and Glave winning his first win 100m titles.

Other Noteworthy Events

The perception of the heavyweight division was reportedly low a year after Jon Jones's retirement, with questions lingering about whether morale has improved heavyweight morale questioned. In the Women's Super League, Leeds Rhinos defeated St Helens 28-12 to move into second place in the standings Leeds beat St Helens, while Manchester Thunder claimed the Netball Super League Grand Final title in front of a large home crowd Thunder win Grand Final. Tysie Gallagher, a super-bantamweight fighter from Britain, has signed with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions signs with Paul's MVP. The Men's College World Series saw North Carolina force a decisive Game 3 against Oklahoma, with Ryan Lynch and Caden Glauber contributing to their 6-2 victory UNC cools off Oklahoma. Serena Williams is set to make a surprise return to singles action at Wimbledon as a wildcard, competing at the age of 44 singles comeback announced. Jack Draper is scheduled to return from injury at Eastbourne, with Andy Murray now serving as his coach returns with new coach. In international football, Paraguay secured a 1-0 victory over Turkey, a result that propelled the United States to the top of Group D US clinches Group D. Ivory Coast's head coach criticized Germany for alleged "lack of fair play" during their World Cup match coach slams Germany. The FIFA World Cup has seen seven pairs of brothers competing for different national teams sibling rivals compete.