Metro Bank Men’s One-Day Cup final, Trent Bridge Middlesex 231 (49.5 overs): Higgins 100, Duke 55; Holland 5-36 Leicestershire 200 (44.2 overs): Kelly 103; Roland-Jones 3-27, Helm 3-32 Middlesex win by 31 runs Match scorecard Middlesex claimed their first silverware in a decade as they fought back from a tricky start to beat Leicestershire in
Beaumont struck back-to-back fours off Dattani to raise the 50 partnership well before the end of the powerplay and Adams went for 13 in her second over as Sarah Bryce walloped her high over the long-on boundary. It was Wellington who raised Hampshire spirits by dismissing both Bryce sisters in the same over, with Sarah
The Stanley Cup—hockey’s biggest prize—has survived champagne showers, championship parades, accidental drops, and even a trip to the bottom of a canal. But one of its strangest adventures happened before it became the towering icon known around the world. Originally a short, week-long tournament requiring as few as four wins in the 1920s, the Stanley
Jersey’s men will head to Kenya next month for the final round of matches in ICC Challenge League A. Should they finish in the top two – they lead the table with five games to go – they would progress to the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualifier play-off. A good performance in that subsequent tournament
Metro Bank Women’s One-Day Cup semi-final, Utilita Bowl Hampshire 303-5 (50 overs): Bouchier 117*; Luus 2-43 Surrey 109 (27.3 overs): King 34; Wellington 5-19 Hampshire beat Surrey by 194 runs Match scorecard Maia Bouchier majestically scored a century in back-to-back matches to help Hampshire beat Surrey and send them to the One-Day Cup final for
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charlotte Mandrier. It has been edited for length and clarity. On Monday, September 14, I was cleaning up my inbox and deleting emails when I saw that Starbucks was collaborating with the Peanuts brand to sell merchandise inspired by “The Great Pumpkin.” I remembered last year
