Bellingham 'put noise aside' ahead of England win over Croatia

England lose two wickets in four balls as Maia Bouchier is caught and Heather Knight trapped lbw as the hosts fall from 31-1 to 32-3, making a dreadful start to day two of the one-off Test against India at Lord’s. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India Day Two Available to UK users only. Source link

Gary: Embarrassing when a club the size of Celtic can’t keep hold of their best players. And, even worse, they can’t seem to replace them when they get sold on for profit. Lack of ambition at the top level and Brendan would be justified to leave his position this time. James: Celtic have proven once…

The Scottish champions will receive £3.7m for reaching the Champions League play-off round, with another £16.1m to come should they reach the league stage. That is before bonus payments of £1.73m per win, £605,000 per draw and £275,000 per finishing position in the table – with additional payments should they progress to the last 16…

That led to O’Brien – who was close to a Wales call-up for 2026 Six Nations – getting his big shot in between experienced scrum-half Richie Rees and stalwart centre Ashley Smith. “It was my first season being in the senior environment,” said O’Brien, who finished with former South Africa fly-half Morne Steyn as his…

Matthew Breetzke produces “one of the most remarkable drops in international cricket” at extra cover to keep Jamie Smith’s innings alive in the third One Day International between England and South Africa in Southampton. FOLLOW LIVE: England v South Africa – third ODI Available to UK users only. Source link

There were tensions between Howe and sporting director Paul Mitchell, who left last summer after less than a year in the job. But Howe has quickly struck up an understanding with Ross Wilson, who replaced Mitchell. Wilson is the third sporting director Howe has worked with since taking charge, while David Hopkinson is the second…