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Jacob Bethell’s unbeaten half-century (76* off 46) guided England to a four-wicket win over India and take a 1-0 lead in the second T20I at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.The afternoon began with anticipation over a 15-year-old Indian’s debut and ended with a 22-year-old talented Englishman’s swift counter-offensive that gave the host a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.The chase could not have started on a worse note for the hosts, as Phil Salt and Jos Buttler were snapped up by Arshdeep Singh.However, to his horror, skipper Harry Brook (39 off 15 balls) was brutal on the seasoned seamer,…
Bournemouth’s Alex Scott is wanted by Premier League quartet, Arsenal agree to sell Leandro Trossard, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo on Real Madrid’s radarBournemouth’s 22-year-old English midfielder Alex Scott is wanted by Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. (Talksport), externalArsenal have agreed to sell Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 31, to Turkish side Besiktas for 20 euros (£17m). (Athletic – subscription required), externalManchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 21, remains on Real Madrid’s radar as they look to reinforce their midfield. (Fichajes – in Spanish) , externalManchester City have told would-be suitors, including Real Madrid, that Portugal defender Ruben Dias,…
Stale Solbakken urged his Norway team to play the match, not the circumstances in their World Cup showdown with Brazil at New York New Jersey Stadium. This will be Norway’s second knockout game of the World Cup, having only played two knockout matches in major tournaments in their history before their run in North America. And they come up against a nation in Brazil that has progressed from nine of their last 10 matches in the last 16 round of the World Cup, only failing to do so in 1990 when they were beaten 1-0 by Argentina. But Norway arrive into the match…
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson was beaten for the second consecutive Diamond League race as she finished behind Lilian Odira in Eugene.The Kenyan athlete, who is the reigning world champion over the distance, surged past the Briton in the home straight to win in a time of one minute and 56.19 seconds. It was a season’s best performance from Odira, with Hodgkinson crossing the line second in one minute and 56.73 seconds, well short of the British record she set in Stockholm in June, when Audrey Werro triumphed. It was also way off the oldest world record on the track…
Canada and Morocco meet at NRG Stadium in Houston on July 4, 2026, in a World Cup 2026 Round of 16 fixture that remakes a group-stage rivalry from Qatar 2022. Morocco enter as the bookmakers’ clear choice at -115 best available, while Canada, playing in front of a partisan home-continent crowd, are available at +425 at BetOnline to extend what is already the deepest run in their World Cup history. The World Cup 2026 knockout stage opens a new chapter for both nations. Canada qualified from a competitive group that included Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, and Qatar, finishing…
(Matchroom Boxing) World-renowned trainer Robert Garcia says he won’t be surprised by an upset tonight when WBO lightweight champion Abdullah Mason defends his belt against No. 6-ranked late replacement Albert Bell, nor will he be shocked if WBC featherweight champion Bruce “ShuShu” Carrington falls to ProBoxTV alumnus, Rene Palacios. The youngest champion in boxing, Cleveland’s 22-year-old Mason, 20-0 (17 KOs), will headline the inaugural episode of TNT network’s new monthly series, “The Fight,” tonight by making the first defense of his belt against Toledo’s Bell, 28-0 (9 KOs), in all “All Ohio” battle at Cleveland State’s Wolstein Center. DAZN will…
England were shell-shocked. Never mind the gap, onlookers were marvelling at a sheer chasm in class between the two teams.And this was a Springbok side that many had expected to start slowly.South Africa’s last meaningful match was in November.They have a lengthy injury list with the late withdrawal of captain Siya Kolisi and second row Eben Etzebeth, adding to the absence of star fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, forward mainstays Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Frans Malherbe and others.The Springboks didn’t even get a chance to press their traditional scrum supremacy until the 21st minute.But none of it…
Fans were left thrilled this afternoon as Luton announce the signing of Kasey Palmer on a permanent deal and unveil their new away kit too. The 29 year old midfielder returns to Kenilworth Road having had a successful loan spell during the second half of the 2025/26 season. He scored 8 times and made 23 appearances, helping the Hatters finish 7th in League One, with 74 points from 46 games, missing out on the playoffs by one point. Palmer has also played for Coventry, Swansea, Bristol City, Blackburn, Derby and Huddersfield, was at Charlton and Chelsea during his youth career,…
A record crowd of close to 180,000 people is expected to cram into Silverstone for the British Grand Prix on Sunday.The remarkable attendance figure is a measure not only of Formula 1’s growth as a sport but also Silverstone’s determination to make as much as it can from it at a time of a particular purple patch for British drivers.Many in that crowd will be hoping to will on one of the home favourites to victory, either nine-time winner Lewis Hamilton in his Ferrari, Mercedes’ title contender George Russell, who is yet to stand on the podium at his home…
France enter this World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash against Paraguay as heavy favorites, priced at -525 with leading operators. Paraguay, who knocked out Germany on penalties in the round of 32, face a France side that has scored ten goals in four World Cup matches without conceding until the knockout phase. The central question for World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Paraguay vs. France predictions is whether Gustavo Alfaro’s side can extend their giant-killing run or whether France’s depth proves decisive in Philadelphia on July 4. France are the outright tournament favorites at +175, the shortest price in…