Sri Lanka v England: second men’s cricket T20 international – as it happened

And that’s that from Pallekele. Thanks for sticking with us despite the downpour. Another good win for England, with Buttler, Banton and Brook bringing England home with two balls to spare. It was a closer game than Friday’s but Sri Lanka lost crucial momentum in the last half of their innings.We’ll be back on Tuesday for the final T20 of this World Cup warm-up

‘Distracting and sad’: Olympics chief laments ICE protests and Epstein fallout

The International Olympic Committee has admitted that it is “distracting and sad” that the buildup to the Winter Olympics has been dominated by the deployment of ICE agents to Milan-Cortina and the appearance of the Los Angeles 2028 chair, Casey Wasserman, in the Epstein files. However Kirsty Coventry, the IOC president, insisted that once the Games begin on Friday, their “magic and spirit” would take over.Coventry refused to comment directly on the protests in Milan against immigration and customs enforcement agents and said she hadn’t spoken to Wasserman, who has apologised for flirty emails sent to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003 when he was married, which only surfaced on Friday.However Coventry did accept that such distractions were far from ideal. “I think anything that is distracting from these Games is sad, right?” she said

Aryna Sabalenka’s soul-searching goes on after Australian Open final collapse | Tumaini Carayol

An hour after another excruciating loss in a significant final, Aryna Sabalenka was asked about her record in grand slam finals. She responded by lamenting the fact that she had lost the majority of those she had played. She was mistaken. Her bitter defeat by Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final on Saturday left her with a 4-4 record in major finals, a poor but not ruinous record. However, considering how many great opportunities she has let pass her by over the past few years, it made perfect sense that, in Sabalenka’s mind, she is already a dozen defeats down

‘Already a legend’: Djokovic’s praise for Australian Open champion Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic called Carlos Alcaraz a tennis legend at the age of 22 after the Spaniard became the youngest male player in history to complete the career grand slam by defeating Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 in the Australian Open final.The world No 1 had entered this tournament seeking to complete his collection of grand slam titles after previously winning each of the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open twice. He played a mature match against Djokovic, the fourth seed, maintaining his composure after a blistering opening set from the Serbian to win in four sets. Alcaraz is also the youngest man in the open era to win seven grand slam titles.This was a historic match on both sides of the net

Djokovic tries his best in time-warp final but cannot stop the pull of decline

“No-le, No-le,” the bald fan with a beard began shouting. “No-le, No-le,” he continued, with gusto. As this marvel of a match hung in the balance, arguably the greatest player of all time had just saved two set points against the world No 1. The score was one set apiece, the match almost two hours old.“No-le,” the fan continued

Australia’s youngest Winter Olympian Indra Brown: ‘I just love the feeling of flying’ | Martin Pegan

Having seemingly come from nowhere to become the No 1-ranked freestyle skier in a matter of months, the 16-year-old finds herself among the medal favourites at Milano CortinaAn overnight success tends to be built on years of patience and perseverance. Teenage ski sensation Indra Brown might just be the exception that proves the rule.Australia’s rising star of freestyle skiing had not even dropped into a halfpipe when the Winter Olympics were held in Beijing four years ago. Now she is launching out of them, landing her favourite trick – a cork 900, or “two-and-a-half spins and a flip while grabbing my skis” – and is among the favourites for a freeski halfpipe Olympic medal just days after turning 16.Brown burst on to the scene last December and quickly collected three medals in her first three World Cup events including gold on familiar terrain in Calgary