Somerset got off to a bright start after winning the toss and electing to bowl, reducing Northants to 26-3 in five overs with Riley Meredith trapping Ricardo Vasconcelos in front for 15 before Craig Overton removed Nathan McSweeney (1) and Willey (6) cheaply. Chris Lynn, the second-highest run-scorer in this season’s T20 Blast so far,
Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant display to claim their first Women’s T20 Blast title, defeating Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval. The 35-year-old, who retired from international cricket with England earlier this summer, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce, who scored her
Durham upset the form book to beat Hampshire Hawks by four wickets to reach the final of the Vitality Women’s Blast at the Oval as Heather Graham played a winning hand with the bat. The Hawks were favorites to set up a showdown with The Blaze having finished top of the table and nine points
A shirt worn by Pelé during the 1958 World Cup final sold for $4.9 million (£3.6 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. It is the second most valuable football shirt sold behind the Argentina shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the 1986 World
By the time he turned 19, Messi had scored 11 goals in his career and had won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League once each. Lamine Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, has already scored a whopping 56 goals and won the League three times and the Copa del Rey once, as well as
Gloucestershire have brought back South African bowler Duan Jansen for the remainder of their T20 Blast campaign after Liam Scott suffered an injury. Left-armer Jansen, 26, took 16 wickets early in the competition when he played in six of the team’s group matches. He took a wicket every 8.25 balls in his 22 overs in