Exeter: Hodge; Brown-Bampoe, Slade, Tua, Wyatt; Skinner, Townsend; Blose, Yeandle (capt), Iosefa-Scott, Tuima, Molina, Vermeulen, Capstick, Roots Replacements: Frost, Sio, Roots, Tshiunza, Moloney, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, Vintcent Yellow card: Roots (39) Sale: Carpenter; O’Flaherty, R du Preez, Ma’asi-White Reed; Ford, Quirke; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, van Rhyn, Hill, J-L du Preez, B Curry (capt), D du Preez....
It isn’t just the winner of the tournament that is still to be decided. The race to win the orange and purple caps for top run-scorer and wicket-taker are still very much alive. Top run-scorer 1. Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) – 679 runs 2. Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) – 649 3. Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)...
The 2024-25 Serie A winners will be decided by a play-off, should Napoli and Inter Milan finish the season level on points. In 2022, the league reintroduced a rule which means teams who are contesting the title or battling relegation will face each other in a play-off if they have the same number of points,...
All-rounders Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks, who play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians respectively, are expected to do the same. Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton, the two other IPL players in England’s ODI squad, are not expected to return to India as their franchises cannot qualify for the play-offs. England play West Indies...
Three teams in Championship history have been top of the table on Christmas Day but found themselves in the play-offs having missed out on automatic promotion. Each time this happened, all three failed to be promoted. Ipswich Town were top in 2004-05 with 49 points, but ended up finishing down in sixth and then losing...
We talk the play-offs, potential investment at Hearts and the latest transfer speculation. Read full article at source...
Watford have sacked head coach Tom Cleverley after the team failed the reach the Championship play-offs. The Hornets finished 14th in the table after taking only one point from their last five games – a 1-1 season-ending draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Former Manchester United, Everton and Watford midfielder Cleverley was appointed as interim boss in...
We discuss the PFA Scotland annual award winners and preview the play-off quarter-finals. Read full article at source...
Two years ago, a rampant Partick Thistle destroyed Ayr United 8-0 on aggregate in the Premiership play-off semi-finals. It is highly unlikely to be quite as one-sided this time round as they prepare to meet again, this time at the quarter-final stage. In fact, Ayr United should probably go into the tie as slight favourites...
With the Indian Premier League league phase is heading into the closing stretch, here’s what each team needs to reach the play-offs. Read full article at source...
Torquay United’s hopes of promotion from National League South have ended after they lost 1-0 to Boreham Wood in their play-off semi-final. Matt Rush’s goal after an hour was enough to knock out the Gulls, who finished second in the table on goal difference behind champions Truro City. Lirak Hasani went close with a long-range...
LeBron James says he is unsure if he will continue his NBA career next season after the Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the first round of the play-offs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 40-year-old, in his 22nd season as a professional, was unable to prevent the Timberwolves completing a 4-1 series victory with...
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo criticised Tyrese Haliburton’s “disrespectful” father after the pair were involved in a heated exchange following the Indiana Pacers’ series-clinching win. The Pacers booked their spot in the NBA play-off semi-finals with a 119-118 win against the Bucks. Haliburton hit the go-ahead lay-up with 1.3 seconds left on the clock...
Sixteen teams took part in the tournament staged in Portugal – and Greece were 15th favourites to win it given they were taking part in their first Euros in 24 years and just a second ever. Only minnows Latvia were seen as less likely winners of the Henri Delaunay trophy in 2004. What followed was...