Bairstow six seals one-wicket win for Yorkshire

Needing just 158 to win with more than five sessions left in the match, they suffered a major wobble in which seven wickets fell for 61 runs. But skipper Jonny Bairstow flat-batted Pakistan seamer Mohammad Ali for six…

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Gloucester’s Dewi Lake in full flow with two tries in emphatic win at Exeter

The Cherry and Whites had a bonus point on the board before half-time on a breezy afternoon in Devon and had more than enough in the tank to build on a 14-point interval lead and secure a morale-boosting early away…

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Kent celebrate promotion by beating Gloucestershire

And by the time Kent started the chase they already knew they'd been promoted, after learning their only rivals, Northamptonshire had lost to Middlesex at Lord's. Sam Northeast then hit an unbeaten 49 and England's Zak…

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Gloucester shock Exeter for superb victory

The Cherry and Whites only once won on the road last term as they finished eighth, but they matched that immediately with this superb showing. Summer arrival, and new captain and Wales skipper, Dewi Lake led the way with…

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Zoe Harrison rescues Red Roses with thrilling last-gasp try against New Zealand

It was extra sweet for the Red Roses fly-half who had moments earlier missed a match-clinching penalty, but as the Black Ferns looked for their own victory moment, Harrison intercepted the ball to put her name up in…

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England's Harrison scores last-gasp try to beat Black Ferns

With the scores level at 19-19 in the 81st minute and having missed a penalty moments earlier, Harrison intercepted a pass as the Black Ferns tried to counter-attack, the fly-half diving over the line and piled up on by…

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Ospreys dominated by Sharks but earn Durban bonus

Sharks led 28-14 at half-time thanks to tries by Nick Hatton, Manu Tshituka, Luan Giliomee and Lili Bester. Ospreys stayed in the contest with scores by Luke Morgan and Sam Parry, then were right back in it when former…

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Lando Norris says Colapinto ‘shouldn’t be in F1’ after crash ends title hopes

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was won by Mercedes' George Russell but Norris was forced to retire from eighth place after Colapinto caused the accident that all but ended the defending world champion's title hopes. Colapinto…

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Everything Pep Guardiola ever said about Manchester City’s 115 charges

The Athletic’s David Ornstein dropped the colossal news yesterday that the club had been “found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations” but were expected to launch an…

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USA edge past Wales in WXV with Tafuna hat-trick

Number eight Freda Tafuna, a standout player in USA's victory over Ireland last week, bagged a hat-trick as the error-strewn hosts struggled to find the fluidity that saw them cruise past South Africa. Erica Coulibaly…

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