Cricket: Paceman James Anderson took six wickets to skittle Australia for a paltry 136 and put England in control on the first day of the third test at Edgbaston yesterday. Anderson (six for 47) was backed up by fellow quicks Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, on his test return after a two-year absence, as a fascinating Ashes series took another twist. Ian Bell led England’s reply of 133-3 with a half-century and by the close, forced early by rain, a rejuvenated home side had put their heavy second test defeat at Lord’s behind them.

Boxing: The stars appear to be aligning for Gennady Golovkin after the feared Kazakh puncher finally secured a dangerous opponent in possession of a world title. Golovkin will face Canadian David Lemieux at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 17 in his first pay per view outing with the middleweight rivals’ WBA and IBF belts at stake. Awaiting the winner is a showdown against either Miguel Cotto or Saul Alvarez, who are set to collide for Cotto’s WBC title in November on a date yet to be confirmed.

Doping: New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia has been suspended for 162 games after testing positive for banned substances a second time, Major League Baseball said. The ban is one of the longest suspensions in baseball, matching the penalty handed to New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez in 2013. Mejia’s suspension is effective immediately and is equivalent to an entire regular season. It came after the right-hander tested positive for stanozolol and boldenone, MLB said.