Frenchman Victor Perez makes a hole-in-one at the sixth during his second round at the US Open at Oakmont. Read full article at source...
North Group leaders Northants saw their perfect start ended by Durham as Neesham made an unbeaten 50 from 34 balls batting at seven against his former club, though his new side were restricted to a modest 157-8. The Steelbacks were 96-3 in reply after 13 overs, with Matthew Breetzke making 41, but they added only...
At Chester-le-Street, opener Bates hit 12 fours for the hosts and shared a stand of 73 with Mady Villiers, who made 36 from 24 balls. The pair led their side to 80-2 in the 10th over before wicketkeeper Bess Heath hit six boundaries in amassing 45 runs from 27 balls to lift Durham to a...
A victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be “massive for the country” as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport’s serial bottlers, says batting coach Ashwell Prince. They head into day four of the match at Lord’s with 69 runs needed to beat Australia and with eight wickets...
Sam Burns hit a sensational five-under 65 to set the clubhouse target as Scottie Scheffler battled to make the cut during the second round of the US Open. Only four of 78 players in the early wave posted under-par scores on another gruelling day at Oakmont with Burns improving to three under overall. The top...
Watch the best shots from Aiden Markram’s century for South Africa against Australia in the ICC World Test Championship final. Read full article at source...
Alongside the impressive raw statistics, Coetzer – who captained Scotland for nine years – praised Sharif’s character and his desire to step up in high-pressure scenarios. “It was a pleasure to captain Saffy,” Coetzer said. “He would be willing to bowl the hard overs and those are the characters you want in your team. I...
Australia batter Steve Smith has been taken to hospital for an X-ray on a compound dislocation of the little finger on his right hand, sustained on day three of the World Test Championship final. The 36-year-old suffered the injury when he dropped a catch off the bowling of left-arm quick Mitchell Starc while fielding in...
The autobiography of Gloucestershire & England cricketer, David ‘Syd’ Lawrence. Read full article at source...
England have recalled left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone for their five-match T20 series against India. It was announced last Saturday that Ecclestone, 26, would be taking a break from domestic cricket to “prioritise her wellbeing” and recover from a quad injury, but England hoped she would return for the first game against India from 28 June....
South Africa finally break Australia’s resistance, as Josh Hazlewood is caught by Keshav Maharaj to bowled out their opponents for 207 in the men’s ICC World Test Championship final. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC World Test Championship – South Africa v Australia Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Pakistan batter Babar Azam will play in the Big Bash for the first time after he was signed by Sydney Sixers before next week’s player draft. The former national captain, the second-highest run scorer in the history of T20 internationals, will be available for the entirety of the 2025-26 season. Babar, 30, has played 320...
In each match, Anderson has bowled three overs in the powerplay, going against the modern tactics of changing it up. He has backed his skills against batters looking to attack and take advantage of fielding restrictions in the first six overs. And Jennings acknowledges that the England great’s skillset is still relevant, with Anderson’s economy...
Rory McIlroy suffers a tough end to his opening round of the US Open at Oakmont with a double bogey on the par-three eighth, leaving him on four-over-par after day one. Read full article at source...
US golfer Patrick Reed holes a shot from 286 yards for only the fourth-ever three-under-par albatross at a US Open Championship, at the Oakmont Country Club. Read full article at source...