After a six-hour wait to get going on an unfamiliar wet day in Manchester this summer, The Blaze comfortably won the first semi-final against Essex. Emma Jones, a beaten finalist with Surrey in 2025, hit an unbeaten 26 from 14 balls as The Blaze burned up just 21 out of their 30 balls to roar
Guernsey have only reached this stage of qualification once, in 2024. The following year they were knocked out by the Netherlands and missed out on a chance to play in the 2026 edition of the competition in India and Sri Lanka. Thomson said: “It’s just the way it is with the numbers and depth of
The Blaze became the first side to secure a top-three finish in this Women’s One-Day Cup and a guarantee of a place in the knockout stage. The Nottingham-based side beat Warwickshire by 70 runs at Edgbaston to stretch their lead over second-placed Hampshire to five points on a day when Somerset, Surrey and holders Lancashire
The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous ‘hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m. Maradona famously punched the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton in Argentina’s 2-1 quarter-final win over England. After the game, he told reporters it had been scored “a little with the head
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The World Cup may be over but the merch and apparel rollout continues this month with the launch of a limited-edition pair of soccer cleats from French star and 2026 Golden Boot Award winner, Kylian
At Edgbaston, Austin looked on course for her second century in three innings for the Bears before she offered a return catch to Jess Woolston six runs short. But Em Arlott’s 44 from just 19 balls and Brooke Halliday, with 37, made sure the momentum was never badly lost as the home side reached 269-9,
