Durham showed they are no one-man show in the One Day Cup as Will Rhodes stepped up to maintain their unbeaten start on a day that also featured wins for Yorkshire, Sussex and Warwickshire. Talisman Ben Stokes has been in top form since leaving the worries of Test cricket behind him, recording unbeaten scores of
Greece’s decision to tap into its sizeable Australian diaspora (more than 400,000 people in the country have Greek ancestry) will inevitably draw some comparisons with Italy. The Azzurri participated in their first T20 World Cup earlier this year after making it through sub-regional qualification. None of the Italian team in that tournament was born in
European football’s governing body UEFA and Prime Minister Andy Burnham have criticized FIFA’s proposals to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup. FIFA, sport’s world governing body, said it intends to expand “football development funding” to more than $10 billion (£7.5 billion) and invite third parties to invest in a new company.
The win kept Notts four points clear at the top of Group A, but Lancashire joined the chasing pack of Somerset, Surrey and Leicestershire on eight points after backing up Sunday’s victory over the Foxes with a six-wicket victory against Kent at Preston. Introduced by the hosts, Kent’s total of 223 after 46.5 overs never
Infantino also addressed criticism surrounding the standard of refereeing at the tournament, particularly concerns about political interference after US striker Folarin Balogun was made available for the round of 16 match when FIFA lifted his one-match suspension, following intervention by US President Donald Trump. Of the other 191 red cards shown at a men’s World
Worcestershire He seemed to be moving towards victory when Hampshire, Chasing 308, he needed 48 runs to win with 21 balls remaining and a wicket in hand. A fine knock from Andrew Neal took Hampshire to the brink of stunning success but, needing five more off the last three balls, he outplayed spinner Fateh Singh