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The Hundred women’s competition, Old TraffordTrent Rockets 153-8 (100 balls): Dunkley 57 (33), Luff 51 (26); Ecclestone 2-24Manchester Super Giants 122 all out (93 balls): Lanning 35 (24); Gardner 4-16Trent Rockets won by 31 runsScorecard. TableHalf-centuries from Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Luff helped Trent Rockets beat Manchester Super Giants by 31 runs and move above their opponents into second in the Hundred table.Dunkley hit 57 from 33 balls and Luff 51 from 26 as the pair put on a second-wicket partnership of 91 at Old Trafford, helping set up a score of 153-8.Ash Gardner then took 4-16 in the Super…

Liverpool’s first pre-season under Andoni Iraola hasn’t been without issues. Curtis Jones’ public spat with Dominik Szoboszlai has only fuelled rumorus that he could be heading for the exit door, whilst Joe Gomez’s injury has stressed the need for an additonal central defender. The 29-year-old’s absence, which is expected to last beyond the start of the season, has left the Reds with just three senior centre-backs, with two of them being Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni. Both players have never started a Premier League game. With just a matter of weeks until the new campaign gets underway, those at Anfield…

England’s Sacha Hickey, Patris Mughalzai and Dimeji Shittu will all fight for Commonwealth gold after a successful morning session in Friday’s boxing semi-finals in Glasgow. Hickey overcame Australia’s Eve Bryson 5-0 in the women’s 65kg category and will take on Northern Ireland’s Kaci Rock in Saturday’s final. Mughalzai will fight Australian Jacob Cassar for gold in the men’s 65kg after powering past Zambia’s Emmanuel Katema for a 4-1 win in his semi-final. And Shittu enjoyed a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Australia’s Paul Trainor to set up a final bout against India’s Ankush Ankush. Meanwhile, England’s Lauren Mackie had to settle…

While Uefa members are among the richest on the planet, many other nations rely on Fifa funding for basic infrastructure.While the AFC opposes Infantino’s plan, unlike Uefa it has not threatened to boycott Fifa competitions. AFC members would not be obliged to vote against the proposals. Rogers Byamukama, of the Ugandan Football Federation, argued any avenue that could lead to more resources for nations like his should be explored.”First and foremost, you need to understand that football is a very expensive venture, especially on the African continent where the resources are not easy to come by,” he told Newsday on…

Wojciech Szczesny revealed not winning the Premier League during his time with Arsenal is “still bugging me from the inside”. The goalkeeper joined Arsenal as a teenager from Legia Warsaw in 2006 before making his first-team debut in the 2009-10 season. He made 181 appearances for the Gunners and kept 69 clean sheets before his permanent exit in 2017, which came after a two-year loan spell with Roma. Since January 2000, only Jens Lehmann (78) has kept more clean sheets for Arsenal than Szczesny, while the former Poland shot-stopper has made the most saves for the club in that time…

Even as uncertainty continues to surround India’s proposed white-ball tour of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Tamim Iqbal is scheduled to visit the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Saturday as part of the board’s long-term plans to strengthen its high-performance infrastructure.Tamim, who is in India on a personal visit, is expected to travel to Bengaluru along with a few BCB directors for a detailed tour of the state-of-the-art facility.While the visit’s timing coincides with the pending India tour, sources told Sportstar that the two developments are unrelated.The BCB has been working on plans to establish a…

“I think the frontrunner right now is New York, Madison Square Garden, because that’s the middle ground with the time difference,” Oliver said to talkSPORT Boxing. “The paymasters behind this, which is Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season, they want that fight to be a massive event for the international markets because of the money that both guys are getting paid.” The panel questioned how much appetite remains in the United States after both heavyweights produced shaky performances in their recent comeback bouts. Oliver agreed the point was valid before explaining why the American market still holds major value. He cited…

England director of men’s cricket Rob Key says he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Ben Stokes came out of international retirement at some stage, adding “anything is possible”.Former captain Stokes, 35, announced his decision to retire from international cricket during England’s third Test defeat by New Zealand in June.Stokes missed the second Test of that 2-1 series loss while an investigation took place into an incident at a London nightclub after he breached the team’s midnight curfew.The all-rounder, who was subsequently found blameless for the incident, said the controversy had “added” to his thoughts about calling time on his illustrious England…

Bobbi Flood has committed to a busy two months, culminating in a slot on the undercard of Katie Taylor’s farewell fight at Croke Park, Dublin, on September 5. Before that, the 21-year-old must take care of business on August 1, featuring on the undercard of Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain at Dublin’s 3Arena. At the same time, though, it is impossible to ignore what lies beyond his third professional outing, especially with Flood telling Boxing News that he remembers celebrating Taylor’s success in 2012. “It’s going to be really special. After winning gold at the London Olympics, Katie came back…

Celtic have rejected a West Ham approach for Arne Engels while Everton are keen on Alistair Johnston, manager Martin O’Neill has confirmed.The West Ham bid for Belgium midfielder Engels, 22, “doesn’t remotely meet our valuation”, said O’Neill, who received a call from Everton counterpart David Moyes relating to Canada full-back Johnston, 27.”Everton have been in contact,” explained O’Neill. “I’m not sure whether there’s been a bid in there for that one, but they’ve been in contact saying that there would be.”In fairness, David Moyes did call me last week to say there would be contact.”Nottingham Forest failed with a February…