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Mark Wood admits it would be “exciting” to play alongside Jofra Archer in The Ashes but insists they have to earn their places in the side that will take on Australia.Wood and Archer have both been working back from injuries, with the former out since suffering a knee injury during England’s ICC Champions Trophy group-stage defeat to Afghanistan in March. Archer has been in action for Sussex against Durham in his first red-ball match in four years following a a thumb injury that saw him miss England’s ODI series against the West Indies earlier this summer. Please use Chrome browser…
Mark Wood admits it would be “exciting” to play alongside Jofra Archer in The Ashes but insists they have to earn their places in the side that will take on Australia.Wood and Archer have both been working back from injuries, with the former out since suffering a knee injury during England’s ICC Champions Trophy group-stage defeat to Afghanistan in March. Archer has been in action for Sussex against Durham in his first red-ball match in four years following a a thumb injury that saw him miss England’s ODI series against the West Indies earlier this summer. Please use Chrome browser…
Tammy Beaumont believes India will be another step up for England when they go head to head in the T20I series, starting on June 28 live on Sky Sports.World No 2 side England welcome third-ranked India for five T20Is followed by three ODIs in what will be a good test for Charlotte Edwards’ side with the World Cup on the horizon. England enter the series on the back of a dominant T20I series whitewash against West Indies, getting the new head coach’s reign off to the perfect start.For Beaumont, India represent a greater challenge in figuring out just exactly where…
The West Indies bowled out Australia for 180 at the Kensington Oval in the test series opener.Australian bowlers fought back, taking four wickets on the first day. The home side were 57-4 at stumps with Brandon King 23 not out on debut, trying to make up for his three dropped catches in the field.Teammate Jayden Seales took 5-60, his third test five-for, all at home, but Shamar Joseph was the more impressive bowler with 4-46. In nine tests, he has 34 wickets, 17 of them Australians.Australia were all out inside 57 overs for their lowest total in the West Indies…
CNN — Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From the moment you let go of that rope and you see this mountain of water starting to grow behind you, there are instant feelings of fear that are, of course, like a bodily reaction,” Crane told CNN Sports. With waves ranging from 25 feet to, at times, over 70 feet, big wave surfers can reach speeds of up to 100…
CNN — Spain’s High Court on Wednesday upheld a verdict that found former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for an unsolicited kiss on the lips of national team player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 World Cup in Sydney. The court rejected multiple appeals against the conviction, reaffirming Rubiales kissed Hermoso without her consent during the medal ceremony after Spain’s women had won the trophy, according to the ruling seen by Reuters. Rubiales was fined over 10,000 euros ($11,592) and acquitted of coercion charges alongside three co-defendants. Prosecutors had sought a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence and called for…
MLC 2025 Shepherd hit a crucial half-century. © MLC The San Francisco Unicorns juggernaut rolls on. The Matthew Short-led side secured its sixth straight win of MLC 2025 to cruise into playoffs. At the receiving end of this performance was Seattle Orcas, who have now suffered their fifth consecutive defeat and are yet to break their duck on the points table. Short led the way for his side with a fiery half-century and then kick-started Orcas’ downfall in chase with a double-wicket over. He went on to finish with three wickets while Romario Shepherd, too hit a half-century and picked…
CNN — In a weekend filled with star power, sports challenges and high-dollar prizes, one Philadelphia high school teacher stood tall among sports legends. Matt Dennish, a teacher at Red Lion Area High School, finished third in the first-of-its-kind Fanatics Games, held during Fanatics Fest at New York City’s Javits Center. The sports collecting event, created by Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, drew more than 125,000 fans and this year featured a groundbreaking “pros vs. joes” format. Fifty athletes and celebrities were pitted against 50 hand-selected fans in a multi-event skills showdown with nearly $2 million in prizes up for grabs.…
PAKISTAN’S javelin star Arshad Nadeem receives a cheque from Adviser to the Prime Minister on Inter-Provincial Coordination Rana Sanaullah during a ceremony on Wednesday.—White Star ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Inter-provincial Coordination Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday stressed the need for reforms in national sports federations, stating they had “become parking spaces for retired individuals”. Addressing a ceremony where the Pakistan Sports Board disbursed cash awards to international title-winning athletes, Sanaullah said that the country’s sports sector needs to improve. “Sports federations have become parking spaces for retired individuals and we must bring in fresh leadership every three to…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Sports Board’s lifetime ban and Rs1million fine imposed on former Pakistan Boxing Federation president Khalid Mahmood and secretary Retired Colonel Nasir Ijaz Tung over an alleged theft incident during a boxing tour in Italy. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, while announcing the decision, ruled that the PSB’s punitive measures would remain suspended until the adjudication panel of the Board hears the case afresh and delivers a final verdict. The court directed the panel to conduct transparent proceedings and ensure decisions are made strictly in accordance with the law, uninfluenced by prior…