Ben Duckett hits 149 and Zak Crawley and Joe Root both make half-centuries as England produce a brilliant run chase on the final day to win the first Test against India at Headingley. MATCH REPORT: England v India first Test – day five Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Beginning the day just three runs short of a fourth batting bonus point, Middlesex quickly secured that when Toby Roland-Jones hooked Procter to the boundary – and a fifth even looked within the realm of possibility. Those hopes were dashed when Calvin Harrison pouched an outstanding one-handed catch at point, leaping to his right to...
Scotland suffered back-to-back defeats in their T20 Tri-Series as they lost out to the Netherlands by 17 runs in Glasgow. Dutch opener Michael Levitt was the standout performer, striking 90 off 57 deliveries in an imposing total of 198-7. Decent showings from Max O’Dowd (21) and captain Scott Edwards (31) helped boost the visitors’ score,...
America’s Sam Burns maintained his slender overnight lead but the field closed in after a terrific finish to the third round at the US Open. The 28-year-old world number 22 carded three birdies and two bogeys in his one-under 69 to move to four under par. Playing partner JJ Spaun was level with Burns for...
Last time the US Open was held here in 2016, only four players broke par and in 2007, the winning score by Angel Cabrera was at five over. While not quite that penal yet, this tournament does look like living up to its self-proclaimed billing as “the toughest test in golf”. There were more than...
The sun burst through after lunch and that adage about looking up to the sky, rather than down at the pitch, rang true as Smith and Webster patiently steadied the ship for Australia. Since his last Test at Lord’s during the 2023 Ashes – when he made 110 – Smith has endured a slightly fallow...
Roy’s colleagues could not match his strike-rate as Ollie Pope fell early to Douthwaite and Dom Sibley, opening out on 26 after a slow start, gave Gorvin another catch in the deep off Ben Kellaway. The 12th over from Gorvin proved eventful as Roy hoisted the first ball over long-on into the river Taff, only...
Joe Root became England’s leading run-scorer in one-day internationals as his sparkling unbeaten 166 secured a three-wicket win over West Indies in Cardiff. Root, who is also his country’s highest run-scorer in Tests, finished with 166 from 139 balls as England reached their target of 309 with seven balls remaining to take the three-match series...
George Thorpe BBC News, South West PA Media Sir Chris Hoy revealed in October 2024 that his cancer diagnosis was terminal Sir Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis has led to an increase in referrals – and subsequent treatment backlogs – at a Devon hospital, figures have revealed. A performance report presented to the University Hospitals Plymouth...
The Swede leads Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, who climbed to second in the leaderboard after producing a round-of-the-day 68. The pair will be last out to start their final round, at 19:10 BST on Sunday. Japanese trio Mao Saigo, Hinako Shibuno and Rio Takeda are all tied on five under in third place. Successive bogeys...
England’s Matt Wallace is in a tie for second at the Charles Schwab Challenge after hitting a first-round four-under-par 66. He is part of a nine-strong chasing pack that trails PGA Tour rookie John Pak by three shots at Colonial Country Club. Wallace was level par after the front nine, but made three birdies in...
England’s new era under captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and coach Charlotte Edwards started with a comfortable eight-wicket win in the first T20 against West Indies in Canterbury. The tourists posted 146-7 after captain Hayley Matthews’ superb unbeaten century, but England made light work of the chase by reaching the target in 16.3 overs thanks to Sophia...
A car crash in Devon has led police to discover eight potential victims of modern day slavery. Devon and Cornwall police said it attended a collision involving a van and a lorry on Dolvin Road, in Tavistock, at 07:30 BST on Monday. During the investigation potential victims of exploitation offences were identified in the van...
On Saturday, former Serbia midfielder Matic’s shirt and that of Egyptian Hassan had tape covering the campaign logo. Fellow Egypt international Mohamed, meanwhile, did not play in his side’s win which saw them stay in the division. “I believe in mutual respect – the respect we owe others, but also the respect we owe to...
Adam Easton BBC Warsaw correspondent Reuters Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski was narrowly ahead of his conservative rival according to a poll released when voting ended Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski won a narrow victory in Poland’s presidential election, according to an exit poll, but a second-round run-off with conservative historian Karol Nawrocki will be required...