Will Smeed becomes first batter to hit ton in Hundred during Birmingham win
Will Smeed hit the first century in The Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix thrashed reigning champions Southern Brave by 53 runs at Edgbaston.
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Swiatek ambushed by Brazil’s Haddad Maia in stunning upset at Toronto Masters
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Jack Draper and Dan Evans set up potential Montreal final-four clash
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Two Pakistani Boxers Missing In Birmingham After CWG 2022
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World No.1 Iga Swiatek suffered another shock early tournament elimination as she fell to a 4-6 6-3 5-7 defeat to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in a marathon three-set Canadian Open third-round clash on Thursday in Toronto. The shock result saw Haddad Maia become the first Brazilian player to reach a WTA 1000 quarter-final, and the first female Brazilian to win a match against the World No.
'Very touched and grateful': Feng Tianwei greeted by scores of supporters at Changi Airport
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Hundred history-maker Will Smeed set for ILT20 in UAE
Will Smeed, the history-making young English batter, is set to feature in the first International League T20 in the UAE.
Will Smeed's century in The Hundred "a big line in the sand for English cricket"
Twenty-year-old Will Smeed became the first player to score a hundred in The Hundred after blasting an unbeaten 101 as Birmingham Phoenix defeated Southern Brave.