Olympic medallist Jenny Simpson is recovering in hospital after collapsing at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is showing encouraging improvement and has already asked about her mile time and whether she won. Simpson won gold in the 1500m at the 2011 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Urska Zigart, a Slovenian cyclist, broke her jaw in a high-speed crash during the Tour de Suisse Femmes in Locarno. The accident occurred when she lost control riding over a speedbump and crashed hard onto the ground. Zigart’s team confirmed she was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a fractured jaw.
Exeter Chiefs’ star wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been cleared to play in Saturday’s Prem final against Northampton. Feyi-Waboso suffered a facial fracture in Exeter’s victory against Leicester at the end of May but has been declared fit after England signed off on his recovery.
Ian Machado Garry is set to become the first Irishman since Conor McGregor to fight for a UFC title when he faces Islam Makhachev for the welterweight belt in Philadelphia on 15 August.
India continued their dominance at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a 95-run win over Netherlands in Headingley.
Queensland produced an exhilarating comeback against New South Wales to level the State of Origin series in Melbourne. Selwyn Cobbo grabbed a second-half hat-trick as Queensland scored 36 points after the interval.
Graeme McDowell is set to participate in the US Open golf tournament after a six-year absence. He feels this week’s tournament is as much about his nine-year-old son Wills as it is about his own return to the major arena.
Wout van Aert, a key rider for Visma, will miss the Tour de France due to an elbow injury. He suffered the injury in a training crash before the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes stage race in France. Van Aert’s team, Visma, will announce his replacement on June 23.
Amy Pu, a Taiwanese-born referee, made history by becoming the first female referee in British professional boxing. She refereed her first professional bout in Poland in September 2023 and made her UK debut in March 2024. Pu aims to referee a world title fight, possibly at Wembley or MGM in Las Vegas.
The article is about two Welsh sisters, Hannah and Aimee Watson, who are competing in the Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. They are balancing their athletic ambitions with their teaching careers.