Captain Heather Knight says England are “not far off par” in “tough conditions” at the Women’s T20 World Cup where they made a winning start to their campaign in Sharjah. Linsey Smith starred with the ball as England launched their campaign with a 21-run victory over Bangladesh. Smith turned in figures of 2-11 from her…
Kristen Poole with her two sons outside Pittsburgh, where she recently weighed whether to buy a new home in the area or continue renting. Nancy Andrews for The New York Times Thinking of moving? It’s a confusing time. The median American home-sale price hit a record high in July, forcing more people into the rental…
Lando Norris topped first practice at the Dutch Grand Prix as the 2024 Formula 1 season resumed in hugely challenging conditions at Zandvoort. Wind gusts, which forecasts predicted could be as strong as 50mph, arrived as expected to create a major challenge for the drivers, but the addition of rain in the early stages of…
Freya Kemp is revelling returning to a full role with England after a past 18 months blighted by stress fractures in her back. An injury which commonly afflicts fast bowlers ruled the teenager out of last year’s T20 World Cup and a recurrence in December had restricted her to a batting-only role this season with…
Jamie Smith produced the perfect dress rehearsal for his England debut on day one of Surrey’s top-of-the-table Vitality County Championship clash with Essex. Named on Sunday morning as the only wicketkeeper in England’s 14-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies a week on Wednesday, Smith (100) struck his second century of the…
As someone who has held the unofficial title of ‘best player yet to win a major’, Xander Schauffele can empathise with Rory McIlroy’s decision not to compete at this week’s Travelers Championship. On the heels of missing a pair of short putts over the final three holes on Sunday to finish second by a stroke…
