Latest - New Zealand diver Anton Down-Jenkins has withdrawn from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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The Tokyo Olympian says he made the difficult decision to pull out of Birmingham in order to prioritise his well-being.
"This decision is ultimately about me and putting myself and my mental health first so I can continue to succeed in the future," Down-Jenkins said.
"My coach is also based offshore which has made it really hard to train. Unfortunately, I'm not where I want to be with my diving and have decided it's in my best interests to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games."
Down-Jenkins is receiving wellbeing support.
New Zealand will have seven divers at the Games - including six athletes at their first Games.
Federer no longer ranked
Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has dropped out of the ATP rankings for the first time in 25 years, while Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is fallen to number seven.
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Federer has not competed since reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals last year and the rankings are based on a players's results over the previous 52 weeks.
Djokovic has dropped four spots, while his Wimbledon finals opponent Nick Kyrgios has dropped five spots to number 45.
Russian Daniil Medvedev is number one, followed by Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, Stefanis Tsitspias, Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz.
Pole Iga Swiatek remains number one in the women's rankings.
New Zealand's Erin Routliffe is up three spots to number 31 in the doubles rankings following her run to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
Ferns without coach
The White Ferns fly out for the Commonwealth Games today without coach Ben Sawyer.
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Sawyer is isolating after catching Covid and will leave at a later date.
The White Ferns have a 2-week camp in Somerset before the Birmingham games begin.
They'll play England A as a part of their preparations.
New Zealand play England, South Africa and Sri Lanka in their group in the T20 competition which will be played at Edgbaston.
Ronaldo staying at United
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale and is very much in the club's plans this season, new manager Erik ten Hag said, stressing he had "a really good talk" with the Portuguese forward before going on tour.
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The 37-year-old's future at Old Trafford is the subject of intense speculation after he reportedly told the club he wanted to leave so he can play in the Champions League.
Ronaldo did not join the squad for the pre-season tour starting in Thailand, citing family issues, and Ten Hag's news conference ahead of their friendly with English rivals Liverpool was dominated by questions about the player's future.
"We are planning with Cristiano Ronaldo for this season, so that's it, I'm looking forward to working with him," Ten Hag said.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale. Cristiano is in our plans and we want to get success together."
Meanwhile French international Paul Pogba has left United on a free transfer to Italian side Juventus.
Pogba, who left United when his contract expired last month, has signed a four-year contract with Juventus that will tie the 29-year-old down with the Turin club until June 2026.
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Racist F1 fans should be banned for life
Formula One fans who aim racist, sexist and homophobic abuse at others should be banned for life, four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel said after reported incidents at yesterday's Austrian Grand Prix.
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The sport condemned the behaviour at the Red Bull Ring, where most of the crowd was supporting Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen and campsites are full of the Dutch driver's 'Orange Army'.
Mercedes' seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, Formula One's only Black driver, said he was 'disgusted and disappointed'.
"Whoever these people are, they should be ashamed of themselves and they should be banned from racing events for their lives," Aston Martin driver Vettel said.
"I think there should be zero tolerance."
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, an Austrian, said the abuse had to stop and the culprits dealt with but the crowd should not be condemned as a whole.
Mercedes said they invited one Czech fan, who wrote on social media how she was harassed by drunken male spectators who lifted her dress and said she deserved no respect as a Hamilton supporter, to watch the race in their garage.
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Sri Lanka thump Australia
Prabath Jayasuriya claimed 12 wickets in his dream debut and Dinesh Chandimal smashed his maiden double hundred to secure Sri Lanka's memorable series-levelling victory in the second test against Australia.
Chandimal smashed 206 not out, first double hundred by a Sri Lanka batter against Australia, providing the bedrock for the team's imposing 554 in reply to Australia's 364 in the first innings.
Possessing a handy 190-run cushion, Sri Lanka unleashed their three-pronged spin attack and Jayasuriya routed Australia for 151 in their second innings claiming 6-59 at the Galle International Stadium.
Sri Lanka's victory by an innings and 39 runs, which came in four days, is also the first time they have inflicted an innings defeat on Australia.
Australia had won the T20 series, while Sri Lanka prevailed in the one-dayers preceding the test matches.
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Ecclestone to be charged
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following an investigation into overseas assets believed to be worth almost $800 m.
The 91-year-old spent 40 years as the head of F1 before being removed as its chief executive officer in 2017.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the charge follows an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs.
Last month Ecclestone said he would "take a bullet" for Russia's president Vladimir Putin in an interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain.
In May, Ecclestone - who was involved with F1 in various roles since the 1950s - was arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a plane.
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Nicklaus becomes a Scot
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Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus will become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews, Scotland, in advance of this week's Open Championship.
A three-time Open champion, Nicklaus will receive the honor today. He won the title twice at the Old Course at St. Andrews -- site of the 150th tournament that begins Thursday.
He hasn't been back since 2005, when he last played there in a memorable event. And when Nicklaus accepts the honorary citizenship, he will join a very small group of Americans.
Benjamin Franklin received the honor in 1759 and Bobby Jones two centuries later in 1958. The Royal Burgh of St. Andrews Community Council gave Nicklaus the honorary citizenship.
Nicklaus, an 18-time major winner, won at St. Andrews in 1970 and 1978. He was the runner-up there in 1964. He also raised the Claret Jug at Muirfield in 1966.
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Rice joins Broncos
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined the ownership group of the National Football League's Denver Broncos.
The Walton-Penner family ownership group, which last month entered an agreement to purchase the Broncos, announced the addition of Rice, who became the second female secretary of state in 2005 under Republican President George W. Bush.
Best known for her expertise in foreign policy and national security, the 67-year-old Rice is the daughter of a football coach and developed into a student of the game.
In 2013, Rice was selected as one of the 13 members of the inaugural College Football Playoff Committee, a position she held through the conclusion of the 2016 football season.
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