She made India fall in love with women's cricket - now her era as captain is over

India went on to lose the final to England that year but women's cricket no longer remained a passing pursuit for the average Indian fan. That dogged zeal to win she infused into the team helped them lift India's first…

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Rahm to leave LIV Golf over 'unacceptable' terms

The league, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in September after Saudi Arabia withdrew its multibillion-dollar funding, has secured a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners…

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Eckert’s Spygate ban may be lenient, but no sane manager will try the same trick again

It was posed by the Northern Echo's Dominic Shaw after Southampton overcame Middlesbrough in the second leg of May's Championship playoff semi‑final and proved the cue for Tonda Eckert to walk out of his press conference…

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Jon Rahm’s LIV exit set to trigger mass exodus of players from stricken tour

A bankruptcy hearing on Wednesday heard Rahm's lawyer say "unacceptable" terms proposed by LIV 2.0 mean the Spaniard will shortly walk away from a tour which has lingering hopes of continuing as a going concern. Rahm's…

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Southampton manager Tonda Eckert given six-week suspended ban for Spygate scandal

The German has been given a six-week suspended ban and £28,000 fine by an independent commission after admitting all charges of misconduct, but the FA could appeal against the sanction after its lawyers demanded a…

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England ready to level up and embrace ‘calculated risks’, claims Tuchel

The head coach wanted the players to retain their aggression, especially in the high press, to step on to the front foot and to harness the chaos often seen in the Premier League. But he has also tried to get them to…

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Saracens’ Brendan Venter takes aim at ‘autocratic’ Prem over media duties

By the end he had compared Prem Rugby to an "autocracy", mentioned Ukraine and Gaza, and detailed an inspirational talk he recently gave at a school. Of course there was wine to talk, too. An audience with Saracens'…

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Lionel Messi’s Argentina career turned football into a sacred mystery

She was exploring the contradiction she felt around her support of Lionel Messi: "a player who is a God and a man who shakes Trump's hand". Lacombe highlighted the importance of acknowledging the complexities around…

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Verstappen’s victory in Sepang should serve as a warning to Red Bull’s rivals | Giles Richards

In a ride with which he was comfortable and able to take to a dominant victory for Red Bull, Verstappen was in his element. With it came a sense of what might have been had he not been long out of the championship fight…

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SA20 2027 auction updates: Faf du Plessis, Kieron Pollard to play for Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town pick Trent Boult

Here are all the latest updates from the auction. SA20 2027 auction, full updates That is all we have from the SA20 2027 auction. The 18-year-old Jason Rowles was the most expensive player, with JSK splurging R2.9…

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