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Over-by-over report from the match at Chester Le Street Joe Root stands alone after Stokes leaves the scene | Email James India : Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c) Tilak Varma, Harshit Rana, Shivan Duber, Axar Patel, Ravid Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Charkravarthy. Shreyas Iyer says its his second series as captain and he’s excited. The Ireland series is histor…

The Bayern Munich forward is yet to score at this World Cup but his style and assists are bringing joy back home By Get French Football News “Go on, feel free to find the issues,” Didier Deschamps challenged journalists after his team sliced Sweden apart to qualify for the last 16 . “Not everything should be rose-tinted, we shouldn’t get carried away,” he said. A day on from the match, though, th…

Brother of Calais Campbell charged with murder Police found Campbell’s mother dead in Atlanta Family asks for privacy after mother’s death The brother of NFL player Calais Campbell has been charged with murder after police found their 71-year-old mother dead at a home in Atlanta during a welfare check. Arrest warrants say Nateal Campbell’s throat was cut and Ciarre Campbell was found in possessio…

33-year-old returns to face South Africa at the Oval ‘I’ve been put through my recovery paces’ Nat Sciver-Brunt will return to captain England in their T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa at the Oval after being “put through my recovery paces”. The 33-year-old missed the last three matches of the group stages after retiring hurt against Ireland with a recurrence of the calf injury she s…

Despite a softening of his cutting edge and an international career defined by near misses, the forward is expected to cause problems for Australia It was fitting that it was Mo Salah who scored to put Egypt ahead in their World Cup match against New Zealand a little over a week ago. The Pharaohs, for all their achievements in Africa, had never won a World Cup match. Fighting back from 1-0 down t…

⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/5pm BST/1am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Scott Here’s how the Democratic Republic of the Congo plotted their way through Group K. A first-ever World Cup finals goal, a first-ever World Cup finals point, and then on from there. A reminder of how England made their way through Group L. They weren’t the best of times, neither were they…

Tournament’s serving machine can deliver balls in the style of anyone from John McEnroe to Elina Svitolina Could you return Emma Raducanu’s 110mph serve, or receive a 145mph stroke from Andy Murray? What about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s 153mph torpedo, which broke Wimbledon records last year? This year’s tournament attenders have had the opportunity to try their luck on court, facing off agains…

The team time trial returns as this year’s Tour starts in Barcelona for the first time in its history The first team time trial since 2019, past many of Barcelona’s prime tourist sites – La Rambla, Sagrada Familia – but with a novel format: riders’ times will be taken individually at the uphill finish. So rather than trying to finish four or five riders together, teams will wear out non-climbers …

In this week’s newsletter we speak to the Lionesses’ record scorer, who has been inducted to the hall of fame at the National Football Museum For a generation of England fans she was the talismanic striker the nation could always rely on to find the net at a major tournament, scoring a record 52 goals for the Lionesses across her 113 caps. But now that it is her turn to live through the stress an…

Liv Apps thoroughly deserves the top award after an impressive campaign, with her Saracens coach, Alex Austerberry, also excelling 1. Liv Apps Thoroughly deserved PWR player of the season. The No 9 has been Saracens’ standout player in an impressive campaign and her playing relationship with her half-back partner Zoe Harrison has made the team tick. 2. Meg Jones The England captain steered Trailf…

On the eve of their last-32 date with Austria, Spain’s unassuming midfielder on team spirit and finding his rhythm after injury At the Embassy Suites on Broad Street, downtown Chattanooga, the vans have pulled out for the last time. The day before departure, like every day, a small crowd of kids had climbed barriers and trees trying to get a glimpse of Spain’s players. A girl stood on a ladder an…

In Wednesday’s last-32 match, the US team have more than just a chance to win against Bosnia and Herzegovina. They’re playing to win over their country It took Mauricio Pochettino a little while to understand that he had accepted an innately vibes-based job. If club soccer boils down to managers exerting control and fitting their players into an intricate system, buttressed by cutting-edge tactic…

Updates from Wednesday’s action in SW19 Order of play | Joint ends Williams comeback | Mail Katy Dan Evans and Henry Searle are two match points down at 2-6, 4-5 against Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. They save the first but can do nothing on the second as a return winner whistles beyond them, bringing the curtain down on Evans’s career. The 36-year-old former British No 1 is struggling to …

Partnerships with Aston Martin, Red Bull and Haas mean students have a rare chance to make it in F1 after graduation Unnoticeable amid the spectacle and heaving crowds at the British Grand Prix this weekend , the school that overlooks the circuit is a definitive success story and will continue its contribution to Formula One well into the future after the roar of the engines has receded. Kian Bro…

The son of two vicars, the smart-cookie Saints forward is eager to front up to South Africa after a chat with their skipper The general view in South Africa is that England don’t fully understand what they are up against. To be a Springbok is to represent the hopes and dreams of millions and feel a uniquely powerful force. Siya Kolisi must have been taken aback, consequently, to be approached aft…