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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 2, Old TraffordScotland 151-6 (20 overs): S Bryce 47* (33); Ayodhya 2-34Sri Lanka 154-7 (19.5 overs): Athapaththu 33 (16); Fraser 2-25Sri Lanka won by three wicketsScorecard; TableSri Lanka kept their slim hopes of reaching a first Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final alive with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Scotland at Old Trafford.Set 152 to win after a late surge from Sarah Bryce and Ailsa Lister powered Scotland to a competitive total, Sri Lanka threatened to throw away a bright start, slumping from 57-1 to 78-4 and later 118-6, before sneaking over the line with…
Jey Uso is heading into one of the biggest matches of his singles career with plenty of confidence, making it clear he isn’t buying into the growing hype surrounding Oba Femi ahead of the King of the Ring final at WWE Night of Champions. After advancing to the tournament final on SmackDown, Jey now stands one win away from the King of the Ring crown and a guaranteed world championship opportunity at SummerSlam. But despite Oba Femi’s rapid rise, Jey insists he’s facing just another obstacle on his road to the throne. Apparently, he’s not ready to acknowledge any final…
It was billed as a World Cup Golden Boot showdown between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. In the end Haaland started on the bench and it quickly turned into the Ousmane Dembele show after the Ballon d’Or winner hit a stunning 25-minute first-half hat-trick as France coasted to a 4-1 win at Boston Stadium.While France went with an array of attacking talent they hope will fire them to World Cup glory in New Jersey on 19 July, Norway decided this final group game was the right time to exclude Manchester City forward Haaland from the starting XI for the first…
England’s Rew, back with his county after a tough Test debut against New Zealand, smashed a century off just 43 deliveries for Somerset as they beat Gloucestershire by 18 runs.The left-hander eventually ended on an outstanding 116 not out off 56 balls, hitting 19 boundaries during his innings, as Somerset ended on 194-7.The dismissal of captain Jack Taylor meant Gloucestershire were 97-4 at the end of the 11th over but a fifth-wicket partnership worth 55 between Liam Scott and Kamran Dhariwal gave them hope.Daniel Sams broke that partnership in the 18th over, though, and Australian seamer Riley Meredith claimed two…
WWE One of WWE’s most influential members of its creative team is reportedly set to make his return backstage, after being absent since WWE WrestleMania 42. According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bruce Prichard has been quietly absent from his position in WWE over the last few months. Meltzer reported that Prichard is set to return soon, and his absence was due to back issues. He also noted that the former Brother Love has reportedly “dropped a lot of weight.” Any specific issues…
Arsenal are set to make a move for Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes after holding exploratory talks.The Gunners have explored approaches for either Guimaraes or his club team-mate Sandro Tonali as they look to bolster their midfield.During discussions aimed at checking the financial conditions of a deal for Guimaraes, it is understood a fee of around £60m was initially intimated with the 28-year-old’s representatives.Arsenal are now poised to make a fresh offer as they remain in talks over a deal for the Brazil international, but it is understood Newcastle have not yet had an official approach.Discussions have also taken place…
Kendal Grey knows some fans roll their eyes when WWE signs athletes instead of independent wrestlers, but she is not letting that label stick to her. While speaking to Complex Graps, Kendal Grey admitted she did not come through the indies, but said everyone has a different path into wrestling and that does not mean she lacks passion. “Honestly I feel like just because certain people are like everyone grows up and has a different path to get to to where they want to go. Just because I don’t have like an independent um background, I come from an athletic…
For the 21st time in his long and fruitful career, Novak Djokovic arrived at the All England Club on Monday and began his preparations for another Wimbledon in earnest. The 39-year-old worked his way through his tentative first steps on the grass courts of Aorangi Park, movement exercises complementing his sparring on court. He found his rhythm against local hitting partners and tussled with other champions. His training sessions included a catchup with his old friend Marin Cilic and then he broke in the grass on No 1 Court with the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, iron sharpening iron.The ultimate…
Making a big noise about it before the event is bold but very much in keeping with Kerr’s brand. He wants to draw more attention to athletics and have more people know about its personalities, its achievements and its rivalries.Previously, it was his enjoyably antagonistic relationship with 1500m rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Now it is taking down one of the sport’s longest-standing records.”Everything’s going extremely smoothly,” Kerr told BBC Sport. “You know when you call your shot this far in advance, there’s a lot of things that can happen and we’re still three weeks or so out.”It’s definitely on, I just…
Football Association of Wales (FAW) chief executive Noel Mooney expects Craig Bellamy to stay on as Wales head coach after the collapse of his proposed move to Burnley.Bellamy was in advanced talks over taking charge at the Championship club before news emerged on Thursday that the 46-year-old’s possible switch to Turf Moor was off.Speaking on Friday, Mooney said Bellamy is “absolutely committed” to Wales and that the focus is now on this autumn’s Nations League campaign.”Craig’s been brilliant with us. He got us promoted from Nations League B to A, and we look forward to going to Nations League A…