The scale of the challenge facing South Africa when they began their innings was not quite the summit of Everest, but it certainly felt a fair way above base camp. At the start of their innings, WinViz gave South Africa a 38% chance of pulling off the joint second-highest successful chase for a Test match...
Jamie Smith scores 60 runs off 26 balls, including five sixes, to put England in a commanding position in the third T20 against West Indies in Southampton. Read full article at source...
Sinner was aiming for a third successive Grand Slam triumph, having won the US Open at the end of last year and then defended his Australian Open title in January. The 23-year-old’s level over the past fortnight – he arrived in the final having not dropped a set – was even more impressive considering he...
Tyrese Haliburton scores in the last second to give the Indiana Pacers the lead for the first time in the match, as well as the win as they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in game one of the NBA Finals. READ MORE: Last-second winner puts Pacers ahead in NBA Finals Available to UK users...
In the aftermath in Nottingham, Stokes praised Bashir for speaking about wanting to remain patient on the field during the win. “That is something he’s definitely got a lot better at,” Stokes said. “The big progression with him has been building towards a dismissal and not getting too giddy – that was the word he...
There’s a lovely song, You’ve Got a Friend in Me, by Randy Newman that always makes me smile when I hear it. Newman’s warm, ‘guy next door’ voice doesn’t hurt a thing. It shines with natural warmth, and the words are just so reassuring – you have to smile every time you hear it. You’ve...
Zak Crawley’s “wonderful” half-century helps England to 112-0 in the first innings of their test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
Pope, therefore, is vulnerable, despite again being confirmed as England’s vice-captain by Stokes on Wednesday. If he does lose his place, it would be unfortunate given his willingness to adapt for England over the past year. At various times he has been captain, wicketkeeper, opener, number three and number six. Indeed, he slipped down the...
Hampshire’s second innings began in the day’s first sunshine but the ball continued to move around and while Middleton settled, partners came and went. None of the other top six batters passed 15 as Mark Stoneman edged Hannon-Dalby to first slip, Bamber drew edges from Nick Gubbins and Tom Prest and Webster removed Brown, lbw,...
Yusuf struck again to remove Joe Clarke, with the South African forcing the Nottinghamshire man to chop one on to his off stump and Carse then produced a moment of brilliance to remove Jack Haynes for one, as the former Worcestershire man chipped one up and the England bowler made an excellent one-handed return catch....
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Regional Editor Reuters Donald Trump announced a ceasefire at the weekend For decades, if there’s one thing that’s been a taboo in the Indian foreign ministry, it is third-party mediation – particularly in the long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. Those in the know, then, are not surprised that US President...
Mohammad Abbas took five wickets on his Nottinghamshire debut to put the Division One leaders in a strong position against his former county after 16 wickets fell on day two of their County Championship clash with Hampshire at Trent Bridge. The 34-year-old Pakistan seamer, who took 180 first-class wickets in four summers at the Utilita...
Resuming on 389-7 with Kellaway on 91 and the battle for bonus points the other immediate concern, the Chepstow youngster was happy to take his time over reaching three figures, achieved with a stylish cover drive for three off Kashif Ali. Partner Andy Gorvin was dropped behind on 14 off Kashif but put together a...
Fynn Hudson-Prentice picked up a career-best 5-40 with his medium pace as Sussex took control of their County Championship match against Worcestershire on the second afternoon. After bowling Worcestershire out for 180, Sussex then stretched their overall lead to 170 by reaching 66-3 in their second innings by stumps, with Tom Alsop and James Coles...
Tom Latham scored a debut century as Warwickshire reached 364-4 against Surrey on the opening day of their County Championship Division One match. New Zealand batter Latham struck an unbeaten 139 from 244 balls after Surrey chose to bowl on another belter of a batting pitch at Edgbaston. Rob Yates scored 86 against the champions’...