Leyton Orient have signed winger Demetri Mitchell on a free transfer from Exeter City. The 28-year-old turned down a contract from the Grecians in favour of a move to Brisbane Road. Mitchell made 61 appearances for Exeter across two years, scoring 12 goals. He missed the start and end of last season with injury, having...
A “terrific” piece of bowling from Australia’s Mitchell Starc brings Tristan Stubbs’ uncertain innings to an end as the South African exits with eight runs from 43 balls in the ICC World Test Championship Final. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC World Test Championship – South Africa v Australia Available to UK users only. Read full article at...
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...
Mitchell had reunited with Newcastle CEO Darren Eales, who recruited him at Tottenham Hotspur in 2014, but Eales will soon step down for health reasons. “I’d like to thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year,” Mitchell said. “I’m leaving at a time that is right for me and the club,...
Australia bowler Mitchell Starc will not return to the Indian Premier League when it resumes on Saturday. Starc, 35, has played in all 11 matches for Delhi Capitals, who remain in contention for the play-offs, but will not return, with Australia’s World Test Championship final to follow next month against South Africa at Lord’s. Fellow...
Shane Lowry moved to within a stroke of leader Kevin Mitchell after he shot 65 to finish the second round of the Truist Championship at 11 under. The Irishman’s round featured six birdies and was the lowest of the day in soggy conditions on Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course. Overnight leader, American Mitchell, who led...
Rory McIlroy began his warm-up for next week’s US PGA Championship by finishing the first round of the Truist Championship in Philadelphia five shots behind leader Keith Mitchell. McIlroy – last year’s winner and a four-time champion at the event – recorded six birdies and two bogeys as he carded a four-under-par 66 at the...
England: Sing; Dow, Jones, Heard, MacDonald; Harrison, Hunt; Botterman, Atkin-Davies, Muir, Talling, Ward, Aldcroft (capt), Feaunati, Matthews. Replacements: Cokayne, Clifford, Bern, Galligan, Burton, L Packer, Aitchison, Rowland. France: Bourgeois; Grisez, M Menager, Vernier, Arbwy; Arbez, Bourdon; Brosseau, Bigot, Khalfaoui, M Feleu (capt), Fall-Raclot, Escudero, Champon, T Feleu. Replacements: Riffonneau, Mwayembe, Bernadou, Zago, Berthoumieu, Maka, Chambon,...
And Mitchell believes salaries will have to increase further if the ECB is to fulfil its aim of making The Hundred the second-biggest franchise tournament behind the Indian Premier League. “There are some big players that have come into the room in terms of investing in The Hundred,” said former Worcestershire captain Mitchell. “The ambition...
Mitchell Starc took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket as Delhi Capitals cruised to a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The 35-year-old Australia left-arm quick claimed 5-35 as Sunrisers were bowled out for 163 after their skipper Pat Cummins had won the toss and batted first. Aniket Verma hit...
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...