The Spin | Schrödinger’s six, tiny boundaries and the hollow spectacle of ghost-town T10 cricket

For once this was unquestionably not a six but a five, a wide plus four: a six can only be struck off the bat. But the pertinent question was, what even is any of this? "It's crazy. My goodness," laughs Faf du Plessis…

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Can you name every non-UK & Irish Liverpool player to make 300+ appearances

Once you’ve completed this quiz, why not try and name every Liverpool player to score in the Premier League under Jurgen Klopp? If you enjoy our quizzes, head to our new Football Games home where you can search an…

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Russell’s penalty, Mercedes’ leap backwards and more Singapore GP talking points | Formula 1

Here are eight talking points for the Singapore Grand Prix. Russell’s penalty blow Azerbaijan gave George Russell a glimmer of hope that he might get back into the championship fight. He took pole and withstood…

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Pidcock ‘mad’ after two teammates collide with police motorcyclist in Italy

Speaking after the race in northern Italy, in which he finished second, Pidcock said: "A police motorbike was going the wrong way down the course and crashed into two of our guys. I wanted to stop racing myself. I was…

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Arsenal and Chelsea set to miss a month of next WSL season due to Club World Cup

The Guardian revealed last week that the inaugural Women's Club World Cup is set to be awarded to the US , with transatlantic travel to cause additional problems for European sides, while the proposed dates of 5-30…

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Leicester hooker Theobald-Thomas forced to retire

The 23-year-old joined Tigers ahead of the 2023-24 season and made 33 appearances. The Prem club did not disclose the nature of Theobald-Thomas's injury, but said that they and the Rugby Players' Association will…

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A tribute to the fantastic but flawed Middlesbrough side of 1996-97

But for a brief period during the mid-1990s, they definitely were. An area synonymous with high crime and unemployment, held together by chemicals and steel, Boro is a rather unique industrial town with a population of…

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Exeter's Capstick set to miss much of season

The 26-year-old, who missed the start of last season with a knee problem, has not played since February and had surgery on his shoulder earlier this year. When fit Capstick, who has played in the back row and second row…

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India spinner takes first-ever U19 Test 14-wicket haul

World record for Tanmay Baloda Haryana left-arm spinner Tanmay Baloda set a new world record for most wickets in a Youth Test match. With 6-32, Baloda had first reduced Australia U19 to 65-6, then bowled them out for 174…

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Close of Play: Give it up for the volunteers

From rolling the wicket to coaching the juniors to making the sandwiches, over the years the recreational game has benefited massively from the actions of those who give up their free time to contribute to keeping…

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