TAIPEI — In the dead of night, scores of masked military police moved a medley of defensive gear beneath flickering traffic lights and store signs. Hemmed in by rows of shophouses, they laid metal barricades, land mines, and sandbags along an intersection just a mile from Taiwan’s presidential office. Behind them, Clouded Leopard infantry fighting
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This series, the first in charge for new head coach Gary Wilson, ostensibly marked the start of Ireland’s preparations for February’s World Cup qualifiers. Their first fixtures in the format since May 2025 were always likely to display some 50-over rust but to have already lost the series without coming within a sniff of a
The Hundred women’s competition, Old Trafford Sunrisers Leeds 166-4 (100 balls): Sutherland 62* (36); Villiers 2-25 Manchester Super Giants 125-8 (100 balls): Scrivens 31 (24); Jonassen 3-21 Sunrisers Leeds won by 41 runs Scorecard. Table Sunrisers Leeds secured their spot in the knockout phase of The Hundred at the expense of opponents Manchester Super Giants
Warwickshire batter Alex Davies admitted he owes his teammates and supporters runs after helping steer the Bears to victory in their One-Day Cup win over Lancashire. Wicket-keeper Davies, who left Lancashire for Edgbaston in 2022, made an unbeaten 51 as the Bears chased 312 to win by two wickets at Rugby School on Sunday –