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Not many women have stands or gates named after them. Nat Sciver-Brunt has one.That stand is right here at the Oval, where she produced a captain’s knock (75, 47b, 11×4, 1×6) to first lift England out of deep trouble against South Africa and then into the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. The Proteas, chasing 170, could only manage 129 for eight.This was Sciver-Brunt’s first match in the tournament after retiring hurt against Ireland a couple of weeks ago. That the Englishwomen did not miss her batting is creditable, no doubt, but on Thursday they needed all her class…

Tim Bradley believes unified junior middleweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis could improve his defense by adding another respected boxing mind such as Andre Ward or Floyd Mayweather to his team. “I’ve been thinking that Boots should add maybe another guy to his team,” said Bradley on his channel. “I almost feel like it’s too late now. Boots is set in his ways. Maybe an OG like Andre Ward, where these guys respect, can come in and maybe show him something. Mayweather, maybe. Maybe one of those guys can go in there and show him something, talk to him about improving…

Six-time Paralympic champion Bethany Firth has broken her own world record for the S14 100m backstroke at the Dutch National Championships in Eindhoven.The new record of one minute 04.02 seconds bettered the previous mark of 1:04.05 set almost 10 years ago in the Paralympic final when she picked up a gold medal in Rio. This was the targeted meet for the GB Paralympic swimming team this year and the 30-year-old’s result secured her funding for next season when the World Championships will take place. It will also be a year out from the LA Paralympics which are the longer-term target…

Cleveland native and WBO lightweight champion Abdullah Mason threw out the first pitch at Wednesday’s Cleveland Guardians MLB game against the Texas Rangers.22-year-old Mason, (20-0, 17 KOs), the youngest world champion in boxing, defends his title on Saturday against late-replacement opponent, WBO No. 6-ranked Albert Bell, (28-0, 9 KOs), of Toledo, live on TNT Sports’ “The Fight” event, a new monthly, live boxing series broadcast in America on TNT and truTV networks, as well as on DAZN worldwide (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from the Cleveland Wolstein Center.33-year-old Bell is a late substitute for original opponent Joe Cordina of England,…

“Write an excuse for school and let them watch.” That was England coach Thomas Tuchel’s advice for parents on whether children should be allowed to stay up to support England in their early morning World Cup match against Mexico on Monday.The time difference means the round of 16 clash against the co-hosts in Mexico City will not kick off until 01:00 BST – and would not finish until closer to 04:00 should it go to penalties.Speaking to the media after the Three Lions’ victory over DR Congo on Wednesday, a smiling Tuchel said: “There’s so much school to go to,…

Portugal paid a touching tribute to Diogo Jota at the end of their remarkable World Cup victory against Croatia.It is a year since Jota, while a Liverpool player, died in a car accident in Spain, 11 days after marrying his long-term partner Rute Cardoso.His brother Andre Silva was also killed in the accident on 3 July 2025.At the end of Portugal’s drama-filled 2-1 win to set up a last-16 tie against Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo put on a special ’21’ shirt in Jota’s memory before the squad came together with the shirt held aloft.Before the game, towards the end of Portugal’s…

Lionel Scaloni insists Argentina are not over-reliant on Lionel Messi ahead of his side’s last-32 clash against Cape Verde at the World Cup. Argentina’s title defence has got off to a brilliant start as they finished the group stage with a perfect record (W3), while scoring eight goals and conceding one. Messi scored six of those goals, despite not starting their last win over Jordan, and leads the Golden Boot race alongside Kylian Mbappe, who has played a game more. The Argentina captain has been involved in nine goals in his last five knockout-stage appearances at the tournament (five goals, four…

Oscar De La Hoya says reports linking Ryan Garcia to a September 12 fight against Conor Benn are premature, insisting Golden Boy Promotions has not been contacted despite Garcia’s contractual obligations. The promoter also accused Turki Alalshikh of pushing the fight to benefit Zuffa and questioned the promotion’s ability to attract U.S. viewers. “I have yet to be approached about making this fight,” De La Hoya said in a video posted to social media. “We signed a two-fight deal for Ryan with the Saudis last year. The first fight was with Barrios, and apparently the Saudis have chosen Conor Benn…

The Republic of Ireland boycotting this autumn’s games against Israel would cause “significant and lasting harm” to Irish football as well as leading to a potential loss of 10.3m euros (£9m), says the Football Association of Ireland.Following the Nations League draw in February, the FAI confirmed it would fulfil the fixtures, with chief executive David Courell saying the governing body had “no choice” and could face “serious consequences” if it pulled out of the games.However, an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the FAI’s General Assembly was triggered when more than 10% of its members opposed playing the Nations League games.…

Roy Jones Jr has offered a new viewpoint on a potential Jaron Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz fight after ‘Boots’ defeated Xander Zayas last weekend. Ennis became WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion on Saturday with a seventh round stoppage win over Zayas at the Barclays Center in New York. It is the second division that ‘Boots’ has been able to unify after his previous success at 147lbs, whilst he was also successful in extending his unbeaten record to 36-0 with 32 knockouts. Despite the win, Ennis had to come through some sticky moments in the clash against Zayas, particularly in round…