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England v Sri Lanka: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live
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England v Sri Lanka: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live
Women’s World Cup updates, 10.45am BST start
Sign up for The Spin newsletter | And Mail TanyaSri Lanka sprint onto the field led by Athapaththu; Beaumont and Jones stride behind. The ground does not look hugely full to be honest, but I know in India more spectators have come i…
Ross Wilson ends Newcastle sporting director saga in switch from Forest
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Ross Wilson ends Newcastle sporting director saga in switch from Forest
Eddie Howe has been keen to link up with Scot at clubNewcastle agree compensation deal with ForestRoss Wilson has filled the vacant sporting director role at Newcastle, drawing to a close one of English football’s longest-running pursuits.Talks about Wilson’s departure from Nottingham Forest are co…
Keely Hodgkinson crowned 800m queen of New York by Serena Williams
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Keely Hodgkinson crowned 800m queen of New York by Serena Williams
Olympic champion ends injury-hampered season on highWorld silver medallist Georgia Hunter Bell takes secondKeely Hodgkinson won the 800m to end her injury-hampered season on a high at New York’s all-female Athlos meeting. Britain’s Olympic champion outclassed the field in her signature event, finis…
World Cup 2026: which countries have qualified and how did they do it?
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World Cup 2026: which countries have qualified and how did they do it?
Twenty of the 48 places at the tournament have now been filled, including co-hosts Canada, Mexico and the USAFour of the nine automatic places have been filled, with the four best runners-up competing in November’s pan-African playoffs for one place in the intercontinental playoffs. Senegal…
Burst of positivity at Tottenham under Martin Ho is boost for WSL as a whole
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Burst of positivity at Tottenham under Martin Ho is boost for WSL as a whole
New coach has led impressive turnaround with two summer signings but major test at Chelsea awaitsWinless after January and finishing second from bottom in the Women’s Super League, it was unsurprising that the mood was gloomy around Tottenham last season. Bleak, you might say. That is why their cur…
Mariners pip Tigers in record 15-inning epic to reach first ALCS in 24 years
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Mariners pip Tigers in record 15-inning epic to reach first ALCS in 24 years
Polanco’s walk-off lifts Seattle to 3-2 win in 15 inningsLongest winner-take-all playoff game in MLB historyMariners will face Blue Jays for place in World SeriesJorge Polanco grounded a single into right field with one out and the bases loaded in the 15th inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 …
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Bettman: Sabres have chance to host '28 Classic
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says there is a good chance the league in 2028 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its annual Winter Classic in the place where the outdoor event first launched -- Orchard Park, New York.
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NHL suspends Isles' Drouin for cross-checking
Islanders winger Jonathan Drouin has been suspended one game for cross-checking Pittsburgh's Connor Dewar in the head late in Thursday night's game against the Penguins.
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Miller scores twice in 'exceptional' Canes debut
K'Andre Miller twice found the net in Carolina's 6-3 season-opening win against the Devils on Thursday night, showing a glimpse of the potential that enticed the Hurricanes to acquire him from the Rangers and sign him to a long-term deal.
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Acquitted McLeod joins KHL's Avangard Omsk
Michael McLeod, one of five Hockey Canada players who were found not guilty of sexual assault charges in July, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the KHL.
Roebuck hat-trick sets up nine-try rout as Sale pile more misery on Newcastle
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Roebuck hat-trick sets up nine-try rout as Sale pile more misery on Newcastle
Sale 57-5 NewcastleAlex Sanderson’s side 31-0 up at half-time with five triesThere will come a time to truly judge the credentials of a Sale side whose solitary title success came nearly 20 years ago, but Friday night was not it. Not against a Newcastle team who surrendered so meekly during the ope…
Chess: England jump to fifth at European championships, with outside medal chance
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Chess: England jump to fifth at European championships, with outside medal chance
England, seeded fifth among 40 teams at the start, were fifth after six of nine rounds while England women, seeded 12th among 36, were 11thEngland’s open team jumped into an outside medal chance on Friday as this week’s European championships at Batumi, Georgia, passed the halfway mark. However, wi…
Exeter’s Brown-Bampoe in the fast lane for great things for club and country
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Exeter’s Brown-Bampoe in the fast lane for great things for club and country
Wing has a masters in finance but has England ambitions and takes inspiration from Manny Feyi-WabosoIn his quieter moments Paul Brown-Bampoe has a recurring daydream. A packed Twickenham international stage, with him playing on one wing for England and his Exeter teammate Manny Feyi-Waboso on the o…
Aidan O’Brien closes on Group One record as Precise makes it 22 in 2025
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Aidan O’Brien closes on Group One record as Precise makes it 22 in 2025
Precise, the 5-1 favourite for next year’s 1,000 Guineas, took the feature on day one of the Future Champions weekendAidan O’Brien is within sight of his own record of 28 Group One wins in a calendar year after Precise, the new 5-1 favourite for next year’s 1,000 Guineas, took his 2025 tally at th…
Northampton welcome back Lions – and not a day too soon as Leicester loom
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Northampton welcome back Lions – and not a day too soon as Leicester loom
Phil Dowson has Fin Smith, Henry Pollock, Alex Mitchell and Tommy Freeman available again and eager to make up for last season’s 33-0 defeatIt does not feel like a coincidence that the Prem’s first derby weekend of the season marks the return of most British & Irish Lions players and for Northa…
Long throw-in pioneer Dave Challinor salutes return of successful launch
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Long throw-in pioneer Dave Challinor salutes return of successful launch
The original throw-in specialist analyses how Premier League teams are reaping the rewards from set pieces‘You are always looking for a super-strength,” says Dave Challinor. The Stockport manager has a tactics board in front him at the club’s training ground, offering a potential cure to the pain h…
Wigan eye third consecutive Super League title and place among all-time greats
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Wigan eye third consecutive Super League title and place among all-time greats
Hull KR have taken two of Wigan’s crowns this year and stand in the way of Matt Peet’s team at Old TraffordIt is not just the walls of Wigan ­Warriors’ plush Robin Park training complex that are draped with the ­historic moments of rugby league’s most famous club. Almost everywhere you turn in the …
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