American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke the women’s 50m freestyle world record with a time of 23.55 seconds at the Sette Colli meeting in Rome, surpassing her training partner Kate Douglass’s record set nine days earlier. Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, the previous record holder, finished second.
India’s women’s cricket team ended their innings in a frantic style against Australia in a must-win Women’s T20 World Cup match at Lord’s, scoring 171 with aggressive play in the final two overs. The match featured sixes, dropped catches, and a retirement announcement.
England’s women’s cricket team secured a nine-wicket victory over defending champions New Zealand at The Oval, with Danni Wyatt-Hodge scoring an unbeaten 89. The win maintains England’s perfect tournament record and advances them to the semifinals.
Ireland’s forwards coach Paul O’Connell confirmed the team has no further injury concerns ahead of their Nations Championship opener against Australia in Sydney. Key players like Jack Crowley, Andrew Porter, and Caelan Doris had earlier injury issues, but all are now fit and training. Ireland will face Australia, Japan, and New Zealand in July as part of the inaugural Nations Championship.
Nelly Korda, the world number one golfer, trails Ina Yoon by six shots after the second round of the Women’s PGA Championship. Korda, who has already won the Chevron Championship and U.S. Open this year, remains in contention for a third consecutive major title.
Luke Humphries secured back-to-back US Darts Masters titles by overcoming Luke Littler in a thrilling final at Madison Square Garden. Humphries leveled the match at 5-5 and clinched victory with an 11-dart finish, averaging 104. Littler, despite hitting nine maximums, missed out on his first title in the competition.
Scotland’s T20 World Cup campaign ends in a thrilling final-over defeat by Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. Sarah Bryce’s unbeaten 47 runs helped Scotland reach 151-6, but Sri Lanka secured a three-wicket victory in a tense finish.
Megan Barker reclaimed her British elite women’s circuit race title at the National Road Championships in Aberystwyth, edging out Carys Lloyd by less than three hundredths of a second. This followed her 2023 victory and marked a home one-two finish for Wales.
Former world champion Lizzie Deignan has returned to Great Britain’s cycling team as a sporting director, a role that will support the road squad at major events through to the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Deignan, who retired in July 2023 after winning an Olympic silver in 2012 and a world title in 2015, will work alongside Matt Brammeier to maximize rider performance.
Scotland’s Laura Muir will run the 5,000m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to strengthen her endurance for future events like the 2028 Olympics. She previously won 1500m gold in 2022 but will compete in a longer distance this year. The Scottish team includes Sarah Calvert, Josh Kerr, and defending 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan.