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Hampshire Hawks Men v Essex Men Vitality T20 BlastThe Utilita Bowl, SouthamptonTuesday 26 May, 7pm, 2026 TEAM NEWSHampshire Hawks Men: James Vince (C), Toby Albert (WK), Joe Weatherley, Tom Prest, Tristan Stubbs, Hilton Cartwright, James Fuller, Liam Dawson, Scott Currie, Andrew Neal, Chris Wood. Essex Men Paul Walter, Michael Pepper (WK), Matt Critchley, Luc Benkenstein, Wiaan Mulder, Noah Thain, Simon Harmer (C), Simon Fernandes, Shane Snater, Zum Akhter, Charlie Bennett. MATCH DETAILSUmpires: Martin Saggers & Surendiran Shanmugam (3rd Umpire: Rob White)Match Referee: Mike SmithScorers: Fiona Newnham & Paul ParkinsonToss: Essex Men won the toss and elected to bowlResult: Hampshire Hawks…

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has announced she is leaving Barcelona after 14 years, with London City Lionesses in pursuit.The 32-year-old, widely regarded as one of the greatest female footballers of all time, captained Barcelona to the Champions League title on Saturday.It was her fourth European crown with the club, winning 38 trophies in total, including 10 league titles.The midfielder scored a club record 232 goals in 507 appearances, and is second on the all-time appearance list – just nine behind Melanie Serrano on 516.Sources close to London City Lionesses, who finished sixth in their debut season in the…

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is a “victim” of football’s packed fixture schedule after being left out of England’s World Cup squad, says the chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association.Foden failed to secure a spot in Thomas Tuchel’s squad for the tournament in North America following a disappointing season for City.The 25-year-old was among a number of leading players discussed during a meeting of Fifpro – the global body representing professional footballers.PFA chief Maheta Molango, who also serves on the Fifpro board, said there are reasons behind why Foden has not hit the heights of previous seasons.Foden picked up…

Makai Lemon won the Biletnikoff Award last season at USC following an impressive Junior year. He also went viral at the NFL Combine for all the wrong reasons. Three weeks out from the NFL draft in Pittsburgh those two variables are fighting each other and will determine where he falls in this year’s draft.The combine can either help, or hurt a prospect’s draft position. Unfortunately for Makai Lemon, he hurt his case far more than he helped it. His demeanor throughout the interview process made him viral, many reporters citing that he was often distant and uninterested. The reports from…

A blockbuster book tracing 150 years of Test cricket and featuring exclusive interviews with many of its stars, now out in paperback, is reviewed by Eric Brown…Mike Gatting in action during a Test match between England and Australia at Lord’s, August 1980 (Adrian Murrell/Getty Images)BY ERIC BROWNJames Lillywhite could have had no idea just how his project would expand and explode when he assembled a party of English cricketers to tour overseas in 1877.Perhaps spurred into action by an 1861 English tour to Australia which netted the two organisers £11,000 (over £1 million today) between them, and the players at least £150…

Coco Gauff overcame an “eventful” start to her French Open title defence – dealing with a “mini car accident” and a dress malfunction before securing a first-round win.The American fourth seed opened her campaign with a routine 6-4 6-0 victory over compatriot Taylor Townsend.But it was the drama off the court that left Gauff with the more memorable story.”We got in a mini car accident on our way to the site today,” she told TNT Sports.”There was this pole thing and it was supposed to go down and the police told him [the driver] to go and we ran into…

Colorado football’s latest recruiting win may already be creating another opportunity. Four-star wide receiver Jaiden Kelly-Murray, who committed to the Buffaloes on Memorial Day, has started drawing attention to another target in three-star Texas receiver Brody Knowles.Kelly-Murray named Knowles as a player he would like to team up with in Boulder, and that alone has turned heads among Colorado fans. Knowles is a big-bodied receiver at 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, and he ranks as one of the more intriguing wideouts in the 2027 class. Colorado offered him on April 22, and the Buffs have stayed involved ever since.Knowles fits what…

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell wishes the narrative surrounding teammate James Harden was different when it comes to the playoffs and his lack of a championship ring.”I think we ignore leadership by him,” Mitchell told reporters. “I think we ignore the human and the character and who he is. … This man changed the game of basketball in ways we’ve never seen before. We live in such a ring-dominant culture that we’re willing to write a guy off because he hasn’t gotten there. Guy who transcended basketball. In 75 years, no one’s been able to do what he does.”We don’t…

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court declined to accept the NFL’s appeal in the case brought by Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores (and Steve Wilks and Ray Horton). The decision allows his case to proceed in court — and, in theory, to culminate with a public trial.Both sides have issued comments in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling.“We respect the Supreme Court’s decision not to grant review,” a league spokesperson said. “Regardless of the forum, we are fully prepared to defend ourselves as this matter proceeds.”Said Flores’s lawyers: “We are pleased that the Supreme Court declined to accept the NFL’s…

On three occasions during the Hampshire innings, Coppack throttled the Hawks – who had chosen to bat first – with unrelentingly accurate bowling.Firstly, in the powerplay, where her two overs went for nine runs, with the added bonus of having Georgia Adams caught at mid-wicket. Her third over saw her bowl Francesca Sweet – who had looked dangerous with a quickfire 20 – and only went for four runs.And her final return, in the penultimate over of the innings, ended Hampshire’s most fruitful partnership – 45 from 28 balls between Rhianna Southby and Nancy Harman as Coppack dismissed both of…