Nottinghamshire 139 for 7 (Clarke 35, Griffiths 3-21) tied with Leicestershire 139 for 7 (Swindells 58, Christian 2-24) – Notts won higher Powerplay score Leicestershire let a golden opportunity slip through their grasp – literally as well as figuratively – to allow Nottinghamshire to book their place in a Vitality T20 Blast semi-final against Lancashire.
Courtney Walsh has been named head coach of West Indies’ women’s team and, according to a Cricket West Indies statement “will lead the preparation and development of the women’s team at least up until the end of 2022”. Walsh, who is West Indies’ leading wicket-taker in Test cricket with 519 scalps, had worked with the
Hours before the Tampa Bay Lightning popped the 2020 NHL playoff bubble by winning the Stanley Cup, coach Jon Cooper was asked about what he’d miss about the quarantine experience. Cooper looked to his right and gave his eyes a roll. He took a deep sigh through a smile, which was an appropriate physical reaction
A 37-ball 73 from Zeeshan Ashraf went in vain, as Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan ripped through the Southern Punjab line-up, setting up a 27-run victory for Northern in Multan. Rauf and Shadab shared seven wickets between them to restrict Southern Punjab to 176 for 9, paving the way for Northern’s second straight win. Batting
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is the favorite to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. 1 Related Typically the second race run in the Triple Crown, the Preakness will be the final leg after the schedule was altered because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tiz the Law, who is not running in the
The ECB have confirmed that Mitchell Claydon, the Sussex seamer, missed Thursday’s T20 Blast quarter-final defeat against Lancashire due to a nine-match suspension for ball-tampering after applying hand sanitiser to the ball. Claydon, the veteran Australian who joined the club from Kent last winter, admitted a charge relating to altering the condition of the ball
Mumbai Indians 191 for 4 (Rohit 70, Pollard 47*, Hardik 30*, Cottrell 1-20) beat Kings XI Punjab 143 for 8 (Pooran 44, Bumrah 2-18, Chahar 2-26) by 48 runs After Rohit Sharma made his second half-century in his last three innings in IPL 2020, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya went on a boundary-hitting spree to
Surrey 169 for 2 (Amla 73*, Roy 56) beat Kent 113 for 7 (Jacks 4-15) by 56 runs Surrey marched confidently on to their first Finals Day appearance since 2014 with a comprehensive dismantling of Kent, an eighth successive win in the T20 format ensuring they will extend their season a little deeper into the
Isabella Mir, the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, is going to follow in her father’s footsteps. Mir, 17, has signed with Ikon Fighting Federation to make her pro MMA debut on Oct. 22 in San Carlos, Mexico, her manager, Malki Kawa, told ESPN. She will be fighting Danielle Wynn in a 135-pound
The UFC has formally offered Conor McGregor a non-title lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier, Dana White told Barstool Sports on Wednesday. Additional UFC sources confirmed to ESPN that the promotion on Tuesday sent a physical contract to McGregor for a potential bout against Poirier. Sources close to McGregor confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the
England and Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out for six months with an Achilles injury, according to the Gallagher Premiership side’s director of rugby Steve Diamond. Tuilagi, 29, was injured 12 minutes into Sale’s 14-34 win over Northampton Saints on Tuesday. “Manu will be a loss to England and Sale,” Diamond at
ABERDEEN, Scotland — Paul Lawrie is making his 620th appearance on the European Tour at the Scottish Open this week. It also will be his last. The 1999 British Open champion is quitting the tour after the tournament at The Renaissance Club because of problems with his back. Lawrie will play on the senior circuit
Daniel Evans, Great Britain’s top-ranked player, had to be separated from an opponent by a French Open chair umpire during a heated disagreement in a first-round doubles match at Roland Garros late in the evening on Wednesday. Evans and his partner, Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, were ahead and serving at 4-2 in the third set
Azeem Rafiq says that anonymity needs to be granted to witnesses in the investigation into allegations of racism within Yorkshire cricket. Rafiq, who triggered the review after claiming that “institutional racism” at the club had left him on the brink of suicide, believes potential witnesses may be prevented from sharing their experiences by a fear
Lancashire 140 for 8 (Croft 41, Vilas 40, Garton 3-28) beat Sussex 95 (Wright 36, Livingstone 4-23, Parkinson 3-9) by 45 runs Lancashire’s spinners were too good for Sussex on a slow wicket at Hove, returning combined figures of 8 for 50 in 9.2 overs to seal their spot at Finals Day for the eighth
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers waited 13 seasons for his first look at the NBA Finals. Goran Dragic‘s finals debut for the Miami Heat comes in his 12th season. Heat star Jimmy Butler is headed there for the first time in his ninth year. Long waits, for certain.
The Tuscan Grand Prix and Russian Grand Prix (pictured) in September were the first races of 2020 to have fans in attendance More than 13,000 spectators will be able to attend each day of the Emilio Romagna Grand Prix this year. The race will take place over the weekend of 31 October and 1 November
Jos Buttler says that the early-tournament form of England’s IPL contingent is further proof of the value of exposing such players to the global franchise circuit. However, he feels that the national squad needs to play together more often – at the expense of 50-over cricket if needs be – to ensure that England can