From the win over Canada that secured England’s WXV1 title success in October, Mitchell made seven changes and some positional alterations to his starting XV, with the result a comfortable 38-5 victory in front of 8,391 supporters in York. In the early stages, no drop-off was evident. The Red Roses started in clinical fashion, the...
After the Ashes humiliation, Edwards told the BBC Stumped podcast that she was keen to help England rebuild and Greenway added that her former team-mate’s coaching style would be the right method for the team’s progression. “In women’s cricket, we’ve had a number of different coaches who have had very different styles and I think...
England fast bowler Jofra Archer registered the most expensive bowling figures in the history of the Indian Premier League with 0-76 from four overs. Archer achieved the unwanted record playing for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. It was previously held by India seamer Mohit Sharma, who conceded 73 from four overs for Gujarat...
Australia produced another dominant all-round performance to thrash New Zealand by 82 runs and secure a T20 series win in Mount Maunganui. Chasing 205 in the second T20, world champions New Zealand were bowled out for 122 in 16.1 overs, with Annabel Sutherland taking 4-8 and leg-spinner Alana King 3-27. Amelia Kerr made 40 but...
New Zealand thrashed Pakistan by 115 runs in the fourth T20 at Mount Maunganui to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. In a fine all-round performance, the Black Caps set Pakistan an imposing 221 to win, before bowling them out for just 105 in 16.2 overs. Seamers Jacob Duffy (4-20) and Zak...
England’s Richard Mansell wins his maiden DP World Tour title at the weather-shortened Porsche Singapore Classic. Source link...
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...
Bristol Bears kept up the pressure on Bath at the top of the Premiership with a thrilling 52-38 win over Exeter Chiefs at Ashton Gate in a game of 14 tries. The game’s first quarter saw a flood of tries as Bears secured a bonus point in 16 minutes, the second quickest time a bonus...
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...
