MotoGP: British rider Cal Crutchlow followed up his Czech Grand Prix victory with pole position in a wet qualifying for his home MotoGP race at Silverstone yesterday. The first Briton in 35 years to win in the top category of grand prix motorcycling put his non-works LCR Honda on the front of the grid with Italian Valentino Rossi second for Yamaha. Spaniard Maverick Vinales completed the front row on a Suzuka. Championship leader Marc Marquez qualified only fifth fastest while Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo starts a distant ninth.

Golf: FedEx Cup points leader Patrick Reed maintained his run of sizzling form as he moved into contention for the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts on Friday, despite suffering putting woes on his back nine. The burly American opened with a three-under-par 68 at the TPC Boston to finish three shots behind co-leaders Ryan Moore and James Hahn.

Cricket: Cricket South Africa (CSA) have put in place racial quotas for the national team across all three formats of the game in an effort to increase the number of black players in a sport still dominated by whites. CSA have sought an average minimum of six Black players, of which two must be Black African, in matches over the season. The move will have little immediate impact on the team as those targets were reached in the recent test series win over New Zealand when the side was at full-strength.