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3rd T20i: England, 128-9, bt Sri Lanka, 116, by 12 runs Bethell takes four wickets to help seal 3-0 series win It was a thriller on a Pallekele turner, the triumph going England’s way. Jacob Bethell’s part-timers turned lethal, his three-wicket over dismantling Sri Lanka’s tail to secure a 12-run win in the third and final Twenty20 international. The tourists defended just 128, their total mainly…

Tommy Freeman knows an 11-match winning run brings expectation but Saints star is keen to thrive under pressure England will embrace the expectation surrounding their bid to end the wait for a Six Nations title, according to Tommy Freeman, who has vowed that Steve Borthwick’s side will “have a bit of swagger” during the Championship. Accusations of English arrogance, particularly from their Six N…

Winger suffers online racism on return to France Abuse of Frenchman’s family led him to leave Mexico Lens have condemned the racist abuse aimed at new signing Allan Saint-Maximin after a previous racist incident involving the former Newcastle winger’s children ended his career in Mexico’s top flight. Saint-Maximin joined Lens on a six-month deal during the winter transfer window. He left Mexican …

League’s star said to be unhappy over his club’s transfer dealings and Karim Benzema’s move. Now he could face his first backlash Jurassic Park sounded great given the spectacular beasts on display, but there was chaos after they started to do their own thing. When Cristiano Ronaldo, surely the T rex, and Karim Benzema, perhaps a velociraptor, are scoring in spectacular fashion there are headline…

Aim is to ensure athletes feel at home Exercise bikes and an F1 simulator at the base Team GB’s athletes at the Winter Olympics will be fuelled by 130kg of Quaker porridge oats, 5,050 Aldi teabags and a Formula One simulator. The Guardian was given rare access to the team’s base at the Olympic Village in Milan, where 10 of their 55 athletes, including the figure skaters Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fea…

Successful shot would have made $1m for charities Social media users say event was ‘dystopian’ The NHL has received backlash after slashing a donation to cancer research by $800,000 after a missed shot during a charity promotion. The incident came during Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins. Rob Higgins, the athletics CEO of the University of South Florida, was brought …

As the winter transfer window closes, here are the patterns which have emerged across Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues Were there an Early Bird Award for prompt recruitment, Eintracht Frankfurt would be making space in their trophy cabinet. Before the transfer window even opened they had announced the signings of Younes Ebnoutalib and Keita Kosugi, reportedly for a combined £13m, while Ayoube Amaimoun…

Chelsea offer for Jennifer Echegini rejected by PSG Leicester looking at loan for Chelsea’s Lexi Potter Everton are working on a deal to sign the Slovenia midfielder Zara Kramzar from Roma on a relatively quiet-looking Women’s Super League transfer deadline day. The 20-year-old is in Merseyside hoping to finalise a loan for the remainder of the season to Everton, who have made two other loan sign…

Vonn confident despite ACL rupture before Olympics Will decide after testing knee at race speeds soon fast Olympic downhill scheduled for Sunday at Cortina Lindsey Vonn said she is “confident” she can compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Games despite revealing she has been managing a ruptured ACL, maintaining that her Olympic comeback remains on track after a crash last week raised fresh doubts …

Tonali linked to Arsenal on last day of transfer window ‘Almighty challenge’ to reach Carabao Cup final Eddie Howe has admitted he is “not in control” of Sandro Tonali’s future, but Newcastle’s manager believes the Italy midfielder remains happy on Tyneside. A quiet transfer deadline day at St James’ Park featured swiftly crushed suggestions that Arsenal were poised to bid for Tonali. There were …

Organisation formed by journalist Miriam Walker-Khan is taking the next step in making sure South Asian women and girls feel welcome in football at all levels There was a different kind of energy in an upstairs room at Stamford Bridge after escaping the buzz of the match-going crowd before Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat of Chelsea in the Women’s Super League 10 days ago. There was a celebratory, empowering…

The Test captain will follow the men’s T20 World Cup from home but is confident the team can shake off their lacklustre warmup matches The sea is angry today and so is Pat Cummins. A back injury ruled him out of four of five Ashes Tests this summer and it has now kiboshed his T20 World Cup hopes. “It’s annoying,” he says, sitting by Bronte beach, just a cover drive from his home. “I was very keen…

Team GB’s world champion will face off against China’s Eileen Gu for gold in Milano Cortina having conquered her fear of flying high above a 22-foot wall of ice As part of Zoe Atkin’s degree at Stanford University she is learning how the brain conquers fear. The Team GB freestyle skier is about to put theory into practice in one of the most dangerous – and dazzling – sports at the Winter Olympics…

ITV Sport opts for studio in Brooklyn BBC will stay in UK until at least quarter-finals ITV has gained an early advantage over the BBC before their ratings battle at this summer’s World Cup by securing a studio in Brooklyn with views of the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge. ITV Sport will be basing all of its World Cup coverage, to be presented by Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods, from its New …

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