England’s Mimi Rhodes held her nerve to claim her first Ladies European Tour victory at the Women’s NSW Open in Australia. The 23-year-old rookie led by one heading into the final round in Wollongong and produced a composed final day to beat Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley and Italy’s Alessandra Fanali by two shots. Competing in just...
AFP Dhoni, who turns 44 in July, is playing his 18th straight IPL season As Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 unfolds, all eyes are on MS Dhoni who continues to command superstar status in Indian cricket despite retiring from international cricket in 2020. Dhoni continues to be a key figure in the world’s richest cricket...
Leeds: Miller; Hall, Newman, Handley, Lumb; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, O’Connor, Jenkins, Bentley, McDonnell, Palasia. Interchanges: Gannon, Lisone, Sinfield, Holroyd. Wigan: French; Douglas, Eckersley, Wardle, Marshall; Farrimond, Smith; Byrne, Leeming, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis. Interchanges: Mago, Dupree, Walters, Forber. Referee: Jack Smith. Source link...
Kolkata made a flying start, reaching 107-1 inside 10 overs after South Africa’s Quinton de Kock fell for four in the first over, with Sunil Narine and captain Ajinkya Rahane adding 103 for the second wicket. But a canny spell of 3-29 from spinner Krunal Pandya clawed back control as RCB chipped away with regular...
In some ways, ending the captaincy on 199 matches in charge feels fitting to summarise Knight’s captaincy. An immense achievement of longevity, desire and determination – but also falling just short. The scenes at Lord’s in July 2017, when England beat India by nine runs to win the 50-over World Cup, promised so much. Knight...
Heather Knight has been sacked as England captain following her side’s 16-0 loss in Australia. Knight has been in the position since 2016, but has overseen a difficult winter, with a series win in South Africa sandwiched between a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign and a tumultuous Ashes tour of Australia. On Friday, head coach...
Worrall, who has English heritage through his father, was born in Melbourne and played state cricket for South Australia. He had spells as Gloucestershire’s overseas player in 2018 and 2021, then effectively retired from Australian cricket three years ago in order to move to the UK. Since then he has taken 139 wickets at an...
Saracens: Daly; Elliott, Lozowski, Tompkins, Segun; Burke, Van Zyl; Mawi, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Tizard, McFarland, Gonzalez, Willis. Replacements: Dan, Brantingham, Clarey, Isiekwe, Onyeama-Christie, Michelow, Simpson, Goode. Harlequins: Halfpenny; Isgro, Beard, Waghorn, David; J Evans, Porter; Jones, Walker, Lamositele, Launchbury, Lewies, Kenningham, W Evans, Dombrandt. Replacements: Riley, Els, Hobson, Herbst, Hammond, Murray, Benson, Green. Source link...
The teams once again meet in their opening match of this year’s World Cup in England, giving Saturday’s Six Nations fixture even more significance. “There’s always niggle in Scotland and Wales games, no matter what sport, whether it’s a male or female sport,” said former Scotland hooker Brown. “There’s such close proximity both in geography...
France’s Marine Menager, Italy’s Alyssa D’Inca, Carys Phillips of Wales and England’s Ellie Kildunne feature in the best tries of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. WATCH: ‘Fabulous’ Bielle-Biarrey stars in Six Nations best tries Available to UK users only. Source link...
Jon Lewis is not the first England coach or captain to fall victim to the ruthless scrutiny that follows a heavy Ashes defeat, and he certainly will not be the last. The series, which ended in February with a 16-0 thrashing, saw England’s women placed under a microscope of pressure, criticism and attention like never...
Wales have named former Gloucester, Harlequins and London Irish prop Dan Murphy as defence coach for the 2025 Women’s Six Nations. Murphy arrives from his role as Gloucester-Hartpury scrum coach, having previously worked with Wales women’s under-20s side. He helped new Wales coach Sean Lynn’s stint as Gloucester-Hartpury boss end with a successful defence of...
Salford rarely looked threatened during Thursday’s victory, which came off the back of beating Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup at the weekend. Those two wins came with the Red Devils losing significant squad members as talismanic half-back Marc Sneyd joined Warrington and prop Brad Singleton moved to Castleford as the effects of the sustainability...
Leicester Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg hopes Michael Cheika’s replacement as head coach can bring long-term stability to the role. Former Australia and Argentina head coach Cheika is in the final months of his contract as Tigers boss, having decided in January not to extend his stay beyond his initial one-year deal. The 58-year-old replaced fellow...
When direct promotion was first offered 39 years ago only the champions went up with a second promotion place via play-offs added for the 2002-03 season. The National League is now pushing for a third spot, launching its campaign last month. “There is a blockage in the jump between the National League and EFL. Two-up,...
