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TOSS UPDATEIndia wins toss and chooses to bat first.PLAYING XIsEngland: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib MahmoodIndia: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun ChakaravarthySQUADSIndia:  Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Washington Sundar, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi BishnoiEngland: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran,…

Jannik Sinner’s tricky start to his Wimbledon title defence continued as he overcame a stern second-round test against Nuno Borges.The world number one needed three-and-a-half hours to battle past an inspired Miomir Kecmanovic in five entertaining sets on Monday.But the Italian looked more assured as he returned to Centre Court two days later and patiently ground out a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 win against a resilient Borges.Ranked 48th in the world, Portugal’s Borges thrilled the crowd and was the better player at times, but Sinner upped his level when it mattered before charging through the third set to seal…

United have agreed a £35m deal with Serie A outfit Atalanta for Ederson but his late call-up to the Brazil squad means his medical will not happen until Carlo Ancelotti’s side – who play Norway in the last 16 on 5 July – are out of the competition. As with all of United’s players representing their countries in the US, Canada and Mexico, he will then get a minimum of three weeks off.But they want at least one, and possibly two, more midfield options.After missing out on Fernandes, United are assessing the situation.They have most recently been linked with Bournemouth’s…

Aston Villa have learned a key update on their pursuit of former Tottenham defender Emerson Royal, with news emerging from Brazilian media sources. Villa have been linked with Emerson for much of the past week after reports in both England and Brazil suggested discussions had opened over a possible transfer. The Premier League side are understood to be exploring a deal for the versatile defender as Unai Emery looks to strengthen his options at right-back ahead of another campaign featuring European football. Several reports claimed Villa had made an approach following initial contact with Flamengo, where Emerson has rebuilt his…

“You should have been balls to the wall. You should have put everything out that third round and try to get him out of there,” Jones said to Andre Ward’s channel. “You was going to the body well, but you wasn’t going hard enough.” Jones believes Zayas had already seen enough to know he wasn’t going to outbox Ennis over the championship rounds. “This man has shown you already that he’s on a different level than you. He’s faster. He’s sharper. He can hit you anytime he gets ready. If you hurt him, you better try to get him out…

Lucas Paqueta’s fitness for the rest of the World Cup is in serious doubt. Brazil midfielder Paqueta sustained a hamstring injury during the Selecao’s 2-1 win over Japan on Monday. The former West Ham playmaker was subbed off at half-time, with Endrick coming on in his place. Carlo Ancelotti’s team won late on thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s strike, and they will face Norway in the last 16. However, Paqueta will not play in that game on Sunday, and he is facing a race against time to be fit for the rest of the tournament, should Brazil progress. Brazil 2-1 Japan…

Teofimo Lopez has revealed who he believes is capable of handing Shakur Stevenson his first career defeat. Stevenson has won all 25 of his fights to date, claiming world honours at featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight since making his debut back in April 2017. His last triumph came against Lopez himself, earning a one-sided unanimous decision victory at Madison Square Garden in New York back in January to win the WBO title at 140lbs. While Lopez was unable to get the better of Stevenson, he has now named the man who he feels has what it takes to…

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has been passed fit to return from injury for Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa.Sciver-Brunt, 33, who has not played since England’s second match of the tournament against Ireland after a recurrence of her calf issue, batted in the nets again on Wednesday morning.She also trained on Tuesday at Lord’s and England have deemed her fit enough to return as her side attempts to win a World Cup for the first time since 2017.”We are confident I am fully fit,” Sciver-Brunt told BBC Test Match Special.Sciver-Brunt, who has used rare magnetic resonance therapy to…

Although Carty owns an 11-1 record with nine knockouts, Allen said he isn’t concerned about boxing on Irish soil or facing an unbeaten heavyweight looking for the biggest win of his career. “I think Thomas is very good. I think he’s a better boxer than me. I think he moves well,” Allen said. “But I am one big fat hard man. I hit really hard as well. Every time I’ve hit someone, I’ve won. I think with this fella, I’ll catch up with him.” Allen said his durability has repeatedly allowed him to outlast opponents at domestic level, and he…

Three weeks ago Josh Tarling’s Tour de France appeared over.A high-speed crash at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes left the Netcompany Ineos rider with a broken collarbone, requiring surgery less than a month before cycling’s biggest race.Now, just three weeks later, the 22-year-old Welshman will roll down the start ramp in Barcelona for his Tour de France debut.That should sound extraordinary.Perhaps the only reason it doesn’t is because professional cycling has recently stretched the boundaries of what seems possible.Last year, Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen returned to the Tour just nine days after breaking his collarbone. He underlined that recovery by winning a stage.Tarling’s…