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From Mount Maunganui to Wellington, plus a loss in Hamilton in between, England’s batting failings against the Black Caps were undeniably a concerning trend. Yes, captain Harry Brook lost all three tosses to expose those batters to the worst of conditions on at least two occasions. Yes, New Zealand’s 50-over side, with their 93% win…

England failed to overcome another grim batting failure as New Zealand edged to a two-wicket victory in the third one-day international in Wellington to send the tourists to Australia on the back of a 3-0 series defeat. England’s top order folded once more, bowled out for the third match in a row to continue a…

The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 and set up a deciding seventh game in the World Series after tying the series at 3-3. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shuffled his batting order after back-to-back home defeats, and it took them until the third inning at Toronto’s Rogers Centre just…

Sinner dropped serve in the middle of the second set, but soon re-established his advantage to wrap up victory over Shelton, 23, inside 70 minutes. “At the moment I’m not thinking about the ranking,” added the Australian Open and Wimbledon champion. “It’s a consequence of how I’m playing. “Making the semis here in Paris means…

The calendar for Uefa’s club competitions now stretches across 10 midweeks, rather than the six as it did two seasons ago, with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League each given a standalone week for exposure. The Conference League is also held on consecutive weeks in December, with the final round of games scheduled…

Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens tells Betty Glover how he deals with the “pressure” of being number one at Old Trafford and dealing with fan comparisons to Peter Schmeichel. Source link

The Ravens put on a strong defensive showing at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, restricting the hosts to just two field goals. Jackson admitted after the game that he felt “a little bit rusty” on the first play but he soon settled into a rhythm. He found Andrews with two of his touchdown…

Premier League clubs fight for Karl Etta Eyong’s signature, AC Milan interested in Joshua Zirkzee loan, Manchester United not pursuing Kevin Filling and Chelsea lead race for Kenan Yildiz. Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal are in the running to sign 22-year-old Cameroon and Levante forward Karl Etta Eyong, who wants to resolve his future…

World number one Luke Humphries scraped into November’s Players Championship Finals as reigning world champion Luke Littler criticised tournament officials. Humphries, 30, began the day 58th in the competition’s rankings and could have missed the finals if he had lost in the opening round of the Players Championship 34 event. However, he gained a 6-2…

Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Ollie Smith (Glasgow Warriors), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors, capt), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh); Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors); Rory Sutherland (Glasgow Warriors), Patrick Harrison (Edinburgh), D’Arcy Rae (Edinburgh), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors), Marshall Sykes (Edinburgh), Liam McConnell (Edinburgh), Dylan Richardson (Edinburgh), Jack Dempsey (Glasgow…