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Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 2 of the second Test between England and New Zealand, being held at the Oval in London.TOSS NEWSEngland won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand.PLAYING XIEngland: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root(c), Harry Brook, James Rew (w), Jordan Cox, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Matthew Fisher, Sonny BakerNew Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke, Matt HenryPREVIEWThe second test between England and New Zealand commences in the backdrop of controversy and a watershed…
England have been drawn to play Greece in round one of the 2027 Women’s World Cup play-offs.The Lionesses must get through two rounds of home and away ties to qualify for the tournament in Brazil. Should England beat Greece, they will face the winners of Slovakia v Ukraine with the away fixture played first. Fixture dates are to be confirmed, but matches will take place in October, November and December. Despite England securing five wins from their six qualifying matches, Spain finished top of the group and secured the one automatic spot. Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of…
A coaching reshuffle at Sheffield United sees Phil Jones join the team, Micky Collins promoted to assistant, and Alan Knill depart. First team coach Guilherme Ramos also leaves the club, with Wilder saying it was a collective decision as preparations continue ahead of the 2026/27 season. Alan Biggs and Danny Hall report that long-time assistant manager Knill had ‘definitely not wanted to leave’, with and that he is “shocked” by the decision. On the changes to his backroom team, Wilder said, as per the club website: “After stabilising last season, we are now looking to inject some fresh ideas into…
Harry Kane is now 10/3 co-favourite with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe to win the World Cup Golden Boot with William Hill News, having been trimmed from 9/1 after scoring twice in England’s opening group game against Croatia. William Hill have cut the England captain to join Messi and Mbappe at the head of their Top Goalscorer betting following his brace. Kane had started the tournament at a bigger price but now forms part of a three-way tie at the top of the market at 10/3. The Golden Boot book has already seen several notable shifts. Messi shortened dramatically from…
The details surrounding Moses Itauma‘s highly-anticipated return to the ring have finally been revealed. While Oleksandr Usyk may be the current king of the heavyweights, Itauma is viewed as the future of the division, having won all 14 of his professional fights to date, 12 of them coming by knockout. After gaining prominence with stoppage wins over the likes of Dillian Whyte, Demsey McKean and Mariusz Wach, he picked up the biggest win of his career so far back in March when he knocked out Jermaine Franklin inside five rounds at the Co-Op Live in Manchester. Following that victory, attention…
Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Ibrahima Konate on a four-year contract when the France centre-back leaves Liverpool. The 27-year-old is leaving the Reds on a free transfer at the end of June after the two parties failed to agree a new deal because of a gap between the defender and club over his value and wages.Real Madrid say, external they have reached an agreement with Konate “for him to become a Real Madrid player for the next four seasons, until 30 June, 2030”.Konate, who is part of his country’s squad at the 2026 World Cup, joined Liverpool…
Good morning. There was a big chunk of Arsenal involvement last night as England beat Croatia 4-2. Declan Rice obviously started, but so too did Noni Madueke, playing off the right as Bukayo Saka’s minutes are managed because of his Achilles issue. He was typically lively at times without quite making the final decision, but did win a penalty when he nipped ahead of an unaware Luka Modric who booted him rather than the ball. The initial take was saved by the keeper after Kane’s stutter run-up but, rather generously I thought, he was given a second chance because the…
“People could talk about, ‘Oh, Floyd broke and Floyd this.’ Man, even if let’s just say coincidentally Floyd broke,” Shakur said on Andre Ward’s Art of War podcast. “Floyd broke ain’t like everybody else broke, bro. Floyd broke is a different type of broke,” said Shakur to Andre Ward’s channel. “Floyd broke is still super rich at the end of the day. “I done sat on the phone with Floyd for hours, and in conversation I just realized like, yo, this dude is just in love with boxing,” Shakur said. “He’s obsessed with boxing. “He probably just can’t hang the…
Northampton Saints return to Twickenham on Saturday, looking to be crowned Prem champions for the second time in three seasons. They go there after finishing top of the table, scoring more tries in a season than any other club. They have entertained like no other club – the rugby at the Gardens this season has been breath-taking. One more win will confirm this to be a truly great era for Saints.Two years ago, the story was about a young squad reaching its first major final. Young, with a few notable exceptions. One of the main narratives around the final was…
Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have all joined the race to sign a Real Madrid player, who is already heading for the exit door under Jose Mourinho. The Premier League trio all have their reasons for joining the race. Man United are looking to make another statement signing, with Atalanta’s Ederson already on his way, whilst Arsenal are still looking to flex their crown for the first time this summer. As for Chelsea, they could certainly do with some good news. Before Xabi Alonso has even stepped foot inside the technical area, the Blues have lost a key man in…