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The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join.The room filled with laughter as the alcohol-related anecdotes flowed.“We had a warm-up game in Bundaberg and what’s that famous for in Australia? Rum,” said the former fast bowler Gladstone Small. “It’s fair to say we sampled the local product.”Allan Lamb, one of the most dominant batters of the era, continued the story. “We went to a reception put on by the local mayor and Beefy (Ian Botham) says: ‘Everybody must drink their rum.’ So the boys are knocking Bundaberg back and everyone’s fairly p***** by the end of it. We get…
Matheus Nunes (Man City): Nunes enjoyed a superb season at full-back, starting more games (32) and playing more minutes (2,865) than in his first two seasons at the club combined (26 starts, 2,327 minutes). City were far better off with him in the starting XI – they won 66% (W21 D8 L3) of the games he started, compared to 33% without him (W2 D1 L3).Nunes completed more passes in the opposition half than any other player this season (1,153) while among full-backs he had the joint most open play assists (5), made the most line-breaking passes overall (275), as well…
The way live football is watched has changed many times throughout history, but few shifts feel as direct as when technology begins to move in from an entirely different place.Major League Soccer, together with Apple, presented a broadcast that stood out not only because of the match itself, but because of how it was captured: a professional game filmed entirely with iphones, something that until recently felt more like an experiment than a real possibility.The match between LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo ended 1-1, but the result faded into the background compared to what was happening behind the cameras.MLS showcases…
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters on Monday, after his team was swept in the Eastern Conference Finals, that the inability to close out their first two series impacted them negatively against the New York Knicks.”I’ll tell you what didn’t help—losing those two Game 6’s [in the first two rounds of the playoffs]. Having been in this a long time and seeing this before, I think you have to take advantage of those opportunities,” he said. “The way the scheduling’s set up in the league—and that’s a whole other topic I’m not going to go off on—you get…
Stefon Diggs has resurfaced on social media during an unusual stage of his career: being an unrestricted free agent. With no confirmed team for the 2026 season, the wide receiver continues to spark conversation, this time because of a video showing him training with a level of intensity that didn’t go unnoticed.In the footage, Diggs is seen performing strength exercises using his own body weight along with added resistance, including push-ups with weight plates placed on his back while two people assist him during the workout. The scene reflects a demanding physical routine, highlighting his upper-body strength and a focus…
AC Milan have sacked head coach Massimiliano Allegri after failing to qualify for the Champions League, in a season the club’s hierarchy described as an “unequivocal failure”.Milan fell from third to fifth in Serie A after a 2-1 defeat by Cagliari on the final day to miss out on Champions League football for the second year in a row.Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma and Como – for the first time in their history – will represent Italy in Europe’s top-tier club competition next season while AC Milan join Juventus in the Europa League. “For the majority of this season, we were…
Michigan State football is one of three schools still in the mix for a highly-rated in-state prospect.Don Spillers of Detroit has revealed his three finalists schools in his recruitment: Michigan State, Illinois and Louisville. Each of these three schools have official visits lined up with Spillers, starting with the Spartans this upcoming weekend. After Michigan State, he’ll head to Illinois the following weekend and then Louisville the weekend after that.Spillers is listed as a three-star athlete with a recruiting rating of 87 in 247Sports. He is listed as the No. 62 athlete and No. 13 player from Michigan in the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Garden crowd isn’t ready for this.The New York Knicks demolished the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93, capping a dominant four-game sweep to reach the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 1999.The Knicks controlled Game 4 from the opening tip, racing out to a double-digit lead and never allowing Cleveland back into contention.New York buried 19 of 43 3-pointers while dominating the rebounding battle. Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks celebrates during the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Four of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio,…
England achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand at Hove on Monday, bowling the visitors out for 80 before chasing down the runs with 37 balls to spare and taking the series 2-1.Victory was set up by a catastrophic batting collapse from New Zealand, who sunk to 33 for six inside nine overs. A Thomas Becket-esque miracle had saved them at Canterbury, but a second one seemed unlikely, especially when the in-form Sophie Devine was dismissed for a duck.England’s win came in the absence of their key strike bowler, Lauren Bell, who was rested in anticipation of a big workload…
Sharing the same club honours as her lifelong friend, Rudge became only the second women’s player to reach 100 match appearances for the club, following Channy Crowl. She has 48 tries in 102 appearances.”I think Jodie and I always knew that we would finish together,” she said.”We’ve had a long career side by side and, honestly, I don’t think either of us wanted to play without the other.”I probably do feel like I could carry on for another couple of years, but I’m certain that this is the right decision. I’m excited for other opportunities and being able to experience…