Archive 2021/07/18

• World number two Peter Wright cruises through to second round of World Matchplay
• Lewis Hamilton insists he did nothing wrong following Christian Horner criticism
• Teenager dies as emergency services respond to water-related incidents on hottest day of year
• So, what are the Covid rules from tomorrow? Here’s what you need to know about ‘freedom day’
• Hottest day of the year in England and Wales with heatwave set to last
• Duncan Scott talks up Team GB’s swimmers ahead of Tokyo Olympics
• DUP leader to meet with Maros Sefcovic
• Police warning over home security after Cornwall burglary and sex attack
• Lewis Hamilton believes he is back in the title fight after Silverstone win
• Coco Gauff pulls out of Olympics in Japan after testing positive for Covid-19
• Collin Morikawa eager to savour taste of success after debut Open triumph
• Collin Morikawa admits magnitude of historic Open victory is ‘hard to take in’
• Mark Cavendish misses out on record 35th Tour stage win but takes green jersey
• The Open day four: Collin Morikawa holds off the challenge of Jordan Spieth
• Jordan Spieth rues a couple of ‘dumb mistakes’ which cost him a shot at title
• 5 things you may not know about Open winner Collin Morikawa
• Moeen Ali praises Jos Buttler for putting faith in spin as England level series
• Marc Guehi completes an £18million switch from Chelsea to Crystal Palace
• Freedom Day ‘could become Chaos Day due to self-isolation crisis’
• Colin Morikawa storms to debut Open victory – Sunday’s sporting social
• Mark Cavendish denied record as Wout Van Aert wins final Tour de France stage
• Lewis Hamilton takes stunning win after controversial crash with Max Verstappen
• England spinners shine as win over Pakistan keeps series alive
• American Collin Morikawa seals two-shot victory on Open debut
• Comedian Tom O’Connor dies aged 81
• Indiana Jones actor takes fall shooting on Glasgow street
• Hampshire’s astonishing win over Glamorgan keeps alive quarter-final hopes
• Thai police use tear gas against anti-government protesters
• Waldkonig’s season in the balance
• Concert hits winning note at the Curragh
• Atomic Force impresses with front-running Chantilly strike
• Insinuendo claims Curragh honours in Kilboy contest
• Death toll from European flooding passes 180 as rescuers search debris
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer yet to make decision over Marcus Rashford shoulder surgery
• Johnson to spend Covid ‘freedom day’ in self-isolation
• Rory McIlroy hopes Olympics will get his game back in shape amid Covid-19 fears
• Collin Morikawa storms into three-shot lead as Louis Oosthuizen loses ground
• Max Verstappen crashes out of British Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton collision
• Jos Buttler hits half-century as England set Pakistan 201 to win T20 series
• Deauville double on Indices’ agenda
• Former First Minister recounts hurt at false rumours over her marriage
• Unions step up demands for a long-awaited pay rise for NHS workers
• Warren Gatland and Lions staff face tough selection decisions for first Test
• Six GB athletes isolating after being deemed close contacts of Covid passenger
• Opera director Sir Graham Vick dies following ‘complications arising from Covid’
• Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro leaves hospital after treatment
• Sun worshippers return to the beach as hot temperatures continue
• Order Of Australia returns to winning ways in Minstrel heat
• Love on target for King George date
• Temperatures could rise even higher as UK heatwave continues
• Prominent figures who have contracted Covid-19
• First positive Covid tests for athletes in Olympic Village
• 5 things we learned as the Lions won their last warm-up match
• Steven Gerrard working to get Nathan Patterson and James Tavernier in same team
• Bryson DeChambeau hoping St Andrews could be his ‘golden ticket’ to Open glory
• Busker aims to ‘bring everybody together’ by sharing performances on TikTok
• Blair calls for an end to quarantine for the double-jabbed
• Liam Broady added to Team GB’s tennis squad for Olympic Games
• Downing Street adds to the pile of pandemic U-turns
• Divers join search for 14 people in flooded tunnel in China
• Mehnah camp mull big-race targets
• Liam Pitchford confident the Chinese team will be worried about him in Tokyo
• Edward and Sophie visit British Grand Prix to thank McLaren team for support
• Coventry great George Curtis dies aged 82
• Pope Francis appears at Vatican window two weeks after surgery
• South Africa pair become first athletes to test positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo
• Rickie Fowler demonstrates what is possible on day four of 149th Open with 65
• Three weeks before impact of lifting Covid restrictions will be known – expert
• So what is the workplace contact-tracing pilot scheme PM tried to use to escape self isolating?
• Luke Cowan-Dickie hopes he has done enough for Lions Test role
• Roger Varian eyes Gordon Stakes for Third Realm
• Louis Oosthuizen the man to catch on final day of The Open
• Humiliating U-turn by Prime Minister who now says he will be self-isolating after Covid contact less than three hours after saying he wouldn’t
• Boss Ange Postecoglou admits defeat to Preston ‘wasn’t a great game’ for Celtic
• Stevie Mallan joins Turkish side Malatyaspor on two-year deal
• Ruth Davidson to join House of Lords on Tuesday
• Katie Hopkins axed from Big Brother VIP in Australia after ‘bragging about flouting quarantine rules’
• James Roby hints the idea of winning more with St Helens could tempt him to stay
• Boris Johnson is pinged by NHS app after contact with Covid-infected Health Secretary but will NOT be self-isolating
• Unwelcome Olympic firsts! Two athletes test positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo Games Village
• Two athletes in Olympic Village test positive for coronavirus
• Candice Brown’s fig and brazil nut chocolate mud cake recipe
• The Open day four: History repeating for Louis Oosthuizen?
• Milwaukee Bucks edge closer to NBA title
• Family ‘living in fear’ after mother who killed five-year-old son released
• What the papers say – July 18
• Ministers wait to learn if they face ‘freedom day’ in quarantine
• Radical preacher Anjem Choudary’s public speaking ban lifted
• Northern Ireland supermarkets call for urgent action to prevent trade disruption
• Long Covid sufferers to benefit from £19.6 million research investment