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Updates from the second match in Tauranga Play at Bay Oval starts 7.15pm local/4.15pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Hello cricket fans! Welcome to game two of the Guardian’s live coverage of Australia v New Zealand in the men’s T20I showdown for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy . Angus Fontaine with you for the afternoon of action and feel free to email as it all unfolds. Australia lead…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Jonathan Wilson as Liverpool lose back to back games, Spurs are lucky to win a point in Norway and Chelsea welcome back José Mourinho to Stamford Bridge Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast and Stitcher , and join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and email . On the podcast today; anoth…

An Exeter theatre is staging the world’s most improbable new play about the glorious rise of the Chiefs and the individuals who tore up rugby’s script Ladies and gentlemen, it’s almost time to take your seats. The most compelling West Country drama since Poldark? Friday Night Lights with pasties? Or, if you like, a little dash of Scrumpy & Western? Never let it be said we lack creative enthusiasm…

Rule tweaks and ‘K’ balls have put special teams at the center of the NFL season like never before, from 65-yard field goals to newfangled kickoff formations Vic Fangio, the Philadelphia Eagles’ crafty defensive coordinator, took great pride watching his defense force a third-down incompletion Sunday, leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 47 yards from the Eagles’ goal line with only four seconds left…

Both teams embraced the history of their sports to embody strong identities they needed to dig deep when it mattered Making history is such an overused phrase in sport. There’s a danger we start to believe it’s easy, expected, nothing special. Or that it just happens by magic in an instant on a golf green or a rugby pitch. We envisage “Henry V speeches” on the eve of battle urging players to make…

The England white-ball veteran on his post-captaincy career, his Ashes struggles and the recent death of his father Another summer is over and, for Jos Buttler, life and cricket feel more precious than ever. The fleeting nature of both has been accentuated by the loss of Buttler’s father, John, after his unexpected death in August. The 35-year-old will soon talk movingly about grief and acceptanc…

A bumper year for the unfancied East Midlands when Surrey were surprisingly knocked off their gilded throne A memorable County Championship finished in the most dramatic fashion, with Durham falling down the stairs and losing all their clothes while crashing out of Division One on the final day of the season. The Spin has picked her jaw off the ground, and dusted down the awards for a summer to r…

San Francisco 49ers 26-23 Los Angeles Rams (OT) Crucial fumble costs Rams against NFC West rivals Eddy Piñeiro hit a 41-yard field goal in overtime before the San Francisco defense stopped Kyren Williams on fourth down with 3:36 to play, and the short-handed 49ers hung on for a thrilling 26-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. Mac Jones, playing instead of the injured Brock Pur…

Australia’s focus may be on beating the All Blacks on Saturday but R360 upheaval is looming and a change of coach just months away The Wallabies’ hopes for an unlikely Rugby Championship triumph are hanging by a thread ahead of their final match against the All Blacks in Perth on Saturday, and despite looming international upheaval the Australians are trying not to look further ahead. The final h…

Don Rea Jr writes letter to organization’s members European players and wives were verbally abused The president of the PGA of America, who had initially dismissed abuse directed at Europe’s players during this year’s Ryder Cup as no worse than at “a youth soccer game”, has issued an apology. “Let me begin with what we must own. While the competition was spirited – especially with the US team’s r…

Sunderland eye an upset at Old Trafford, Arsenal hope to settle old scores with West Ham and Everton look blunt Unbeaten in the league since their Friday night opener at Anfield, Bournemouth’s early momentum has been stalled by consecutive draws: at home to Newcastle and at Leeds last week. Fulham visit the Vitality on Friday, offering Andoni Iraola’s side a presentable chance of recapturing winn…

Dingler’s first postseason hit puts Detroit ahead Pérez, Greene, Torkelson spark four-run seventh Tigers head to Seattle after wildcard road win Dillon Dingler homered in the sixth inning, Wenceel Pérez drove in a pair of runs in a four-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Thursday to advance to the American League Division Series. It is the second straight seas…

Ange Postecoglou finds himself in an awkward spot. As Midtjylland streamed forward on the counterattack to score their third goal of a sobering evening, the Nottingham Forest head coach rested both hands on his head. The scenes that followed were close to extraordinary, sections of the home support singing: “You’re getting sacked in the morning.” Then things got even more painful, the same suppor…

Forward’s effort ruled out despite appearing to hit his face Brendan Rodgers’ side have one point from two games Kelechi Iheanacho was on the wrong end of a hugely controversial handball decision before Braga wrapped up a 2-0 Europa League win at Celtic . Iheanacho appeared to have brought the hosts level in the 51st minute after Kasper Schmeichel made a mess of dealing with Ricardo Horta’s long-…

The Crystal Palace juggernaut is showing no signs of letting up. Goals from Daniel Muñoz and the substitute Eddie Nketiah ensured Oliver Glasner’s side marked their first appearance in the main phase of a European competition with a comfortable victory over Dynamo Kyiv despite a late red card for Borna Sosa. It was the perfect reward for the 3,500 supporters who had made the pilgrimage from south…