• Briton knocks out world No 5 to reach quarter-finals
• Katie Boulter also reaches the last eight at Eastbourne

Emma Raducanu said her ­comeback victory against the world No 5, ­Jessica Pegula, to reach the Rothesay International quarter‑finals in Eastbourne was one of her most “meaning­ful” wins.

Raducanu followed up her first‑round win against Sloane Stephens by digging deep to battle past Pegula 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 after almost three hours in sweltering conditions.

Jury finds ‘multiple agencies’ contributed to death of Aleena, 35, who was attacked in east London in June 2022

Failures by the police and prison and probation services contributed to the death of Zara Aleena, who was murdered as she walked home from a night out in east London, an inquest jury has found.

Jordan McSweeney killed the 35-year-old aspiring lawyer as she walked home from a night out in Ilford in the early hours of 26 June 2022, nine days after he was released from prison on licence.

• Oleksandr Usyk gives up title as ‘present’ to pair
• Britons set to face off at Wembley on 21 September

Daniel Dubois promised to become the “king slayer” after it was confirmed he will face Anthony Joshua for the IBF heavyweight belt on 21 September.

The fight at Wembley was announced on Wednesday following the confirmation by current title holder Oleksandr Usyk that he will vacate the world title. The Ukrainian became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia last month but was set to be stripped of the IBF title, with the body stipulating he must face its mandatory challenger Dubois in order to retain it.

• Usyk vacates belt in order to pursue Tyson Fury rematch
• Dubois now expected to fight Joshua for title at Wembley

The undisputed world heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has confirmed he will vacate his IBF title, clearing the way for Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua to fight for it in September.

The Ukrainian became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC belts when he beat Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia last month – but has been forced to relinquish one of the belts just five weeks after becoming undisputed champion.

• Statistician devised formula alongside Tony Lewis
• ICC adopted method in 1999 and it remains in use

Frank Duckworth, one half of the team who pioneered the Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating target scores in limited-overs cricket matches abridged by bad weather, has died at the age of 84.

Along with his fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth devised the formula that was officially adopted by the International Cricket Council in 1999 and remains the means by which affected matches are decided.