Coles started nicely to thwart Durham’s bowling attack, but the hosts struck back with Conners picking up his first Championship wicket of the season as Ibrahim was caught behind for five. Durham continued to pile on the pressure and they very nearly had their fifth wicket when wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson dropped a regulation catch down...
The match in Birmingham was a meeting of two in-form sides with both having won their previous three games. Bears opted to bat and made a fine start as Meg Austin and Davina Perrin put on 59 for the first wicket. But Netherlands batter Kalis played the anchor innings with 54 off 41 balls to...
At Chester-le-Street, opener Bates hit 12 fours for the hosts and shared a stand of 73 with Mady Villiers, who made 36 from 24 balls. The pair led their side to 80-2 in the 10th over before wicketkeeper Bess Heath hit six boundaries in amassing 45 runs from 27 balls to lift Durham to a...
Yorkshire climbed off the bottom of the North Group table after posting a first victory of their T20 Blast campaign, beating Leicestershire Foxes by a thumping margin of 106 runs. Dawid Malan (88 from 48 balls) and Will Luxton (62 from 34) put on 132 for the second wicket and, despite a mini-collapse which saw...
Hampshire Hawks beat Lancashire Thunder while Essex ended Warwickshire Bears’ unbeaten start to the T20 Blast Women season. Read full article at source...
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...
Sam Curran added 77 to his first innings 70, in his first red-ball appearance since last September, as Surrey saw out a rain-hit final day on 289-7 to secure a draw against Essex at the Kia Oval. Curran’s 121-ball effort held Surrey’s batting together as seamer Jamie Porter and off-spinner Simon Harmer threatened to bowl...
Saif Zaib hit a superbly paced unbeaten 141, his highest first-class score and third century of the season, as Northamptonshire staged a sterling fightback on day one of this County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road. Zaib combined with James Sales (81) in a fifth-wicket stand worth 148 in 44.2 overs after Northamptonshire’s top...
As Aberdeen and Celtic prepare to play in Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, watch highlights of the 2017 meeting between the pair when Tom Rogic struck late to give Celtic an unbeaten domestic treble. Read full article at source...
Champions Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 to become the first Women’s Super League side to finish a 22-game season unbeaten. Read full article at source...
“Consistency” was the word repeatedly used by Bompastor to sum up Chelsea’s campaign but it has not been easy. With the former Lyon boss stepping into the big shoes left by Emma Hayes, the squad went through what they described as a “transitional season”, bedding in new players and adapting to the new manager’s style...
Chelsea lift their sixth successive title WSL trophy, after beating Liverpool 1-0 to become the first team to go unbeaten in a 22-game league season. Read full article at source...
Chelsea have an “opportunity to be a part of history” if they finish the Women’s Super League season unbeaten, says manager Sonia Bompastor. The champions are aiming to be the first WSL team to record an ‘Invincible’ season in a 22-game campaign. They face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in their final league match on Saturday...
Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 thanks to a first-half penalty from Catarina Macario to continue their unbeaten run in the Women’s Super League. Read full article at source...
Liam Manning’s Robins host Preston, who are one of several sides battling to avoid relegation, while Coventry face Middlesbrough, who still have an outside chance of reaching the play-offs. Neil, though, says his focus will be entirely on his team’s game. “Our task is really straightforward – we need to win, I don’t want to...