Liam Dawson is the cinch Professional Cricketers’ Association men’s player of the year, while Scotland’s Kathryn Bryce becomes the first non-English recipient of the women’s award. Dawson averaged nearly 60 with the bat and 25 with his left-arm spin in the Vitality County Championship for Hampshire to win the award The 34-year-old beat England duo…
The Adair brothers were the heroes as Ireland recorded their first victory over South Africa in men’s T20 cricket. Ross Adair hit a sensational century as Ireland posted 195 for six batting first in Abu Dhabi. Younger brother Mark then took four wickets, including three in the penultimate over, as Ireland won by 10 runs….
England Rugby have appointed Joe El-Abd as the defence coach who joins Steve Borthwick’s coaching set-up for the forthcoming Autumn Nations Series. After a playing career which saw him represent Bath Rugby, Bristol, and Toulon, El-Abd moved to Pro D2 outfit Oyonnax in 2012 initially as a player-coach before transitioning into full-time coaching two years…
Minimum starting salaries will be equalled across men’s and women’s professional domestic cricket from 2025, the ECB has confirmed. The move will apply both at ‘rookie’ level, which is being introduced into the women’s game for the first time and which will typically be a player’s first professional contract, and at ‘senior pro’ level for…
The full draw, and results, from the men’s singles event at the 2024 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York. Men’s Singles Draw (Seedings in brackets) – British players in bold First Round Top Half Jannik Sinner (Ita) (1) v MacKenzie McDonald (USA) QUALIFIER v Alex Michelsen (USA) QUALIFIER v Stan Wawrinka (Swi) Christopher…
Oval Invincibles became the first men’s side to win The Hundred back-to-back after they retained the trophy by beating Southern Brave by 17 runs in the final at Lord’s. Saqib Mahmood (3-17) took three wickets in the space of five deliveries as Brave collapsed from 99-3 to 102-7 while chasing an above-par 147-9 at the…
Steph Curry and LeBron James produced fireworks as the USA claimed a fifth straight gold medal after beating hosts France in Paris. Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win in the final, while Kevin Durant – the first four-time men’s gold medallist in Olympic basketball history – scored 15, as…
Britain’s Noah Williams snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 10m platform final on the penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 24-year-old produced a brilliant comeback to challenge for a podium place towards the end of the competition. Williams was fourth going into the fourth round, but some over-rotation caused him to drop…
Covid-stricken Noah Lyles missed out on an Olympic sprint double after falling short in the men’s 200m final in Paris, with Letsile Tebogo of Botswana taking gold and American Kenny Bednarek snapping up silver. The world champion at the distance was hoping become the first man since Usain Bolt at the Rio 2016 Games to…
Alex Hales wound back the clock to fire Trent Rockets back into the top three of The Hundred men’s competition with a 22-run win over London Spirit at Trent Bridge. The 35-year-old World Cup winner cleared the ropes five times in a typically powerful 68, from 42 balls, before player of the match Rashid Khan…
