Wigan duo Will Keane and Jack Whatmough named in PFA League One team of the year
Wigan forward Will Keane has been rewarded for an impressive campaign with a place in the the PFA League One team of the year.
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Indian cricketers break 129-year-old batting record
An Indian cricket team broke a 129-year-old first-class record as nine batters hit half-centuries in the domestic Ranji Trophy.
Nine Bengal batters score 50-plus in Ranji Trophy match, break 129-year-old record
Ranji Trophy team on Thursday created a global first-class record when all nine batters, who took guard, scored half-centuries in a mammoth first innings score of 773 for eight against a hapless Jharkhand on the third day of the quarter-final, here. At stumps, Jharkhand were 139 for 5 in their first innings and it is virtually impossible to stop Bengal from entering the semi-final as the opposition now trails by 634 runs. The match will be remembered for a record that stood the test of time since 1893 when the touring Australian team, in a first-class game against combined universities (Oxford and Cambridge), had eight of their batters scoring fifty or more.
Ranji Trophy: Nine Bengal Batters Score Half-centuries To Set World Record In Quarter-Final Vs Jharkhand
With nine of their batters scoring half-centuries in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Jharkhand in Bengaluru, the Bengal cricket team set a new world record in First-Class cricket. Bengal declared on 773/7 on the third day of the knock-out stage game after all their batters, who got time in the middle, hit at least a half-century each. No. 3 batter Sudip Gharami and No. 4 Anustup Majumdar even reached the triple figures. This is the first time in the history of cricket that nine batters have scored a half-century each in a First-class innings.
These could be the transfer stories that dominate at Oxford United in June
Oxford United fell away at the worst possible time in League One, but still put together a very enterprising and exciting season under Karl Robinson.
Dungannon Swifts boss Dean Shiels reaping the benefits after 'risky' move in March 2021
Dungannon Swifts boss Dean Shiels freely admits the powers-that-be at Stangmore Park took a “risk” when they appointed him as a novice manager in March 2021.
Dungannon Swifts boss Dean Shiels reaping benefits after 'risky' decision in March 2021
Dungannon Swifts boss Dean Shiels freely admits the powers-that-be at Stangmore Park took a “risk” when they appointed him as a novice manager in March 2021.
Police issue CCTV image of man they wish to speak to after two rail staff punched
A man punched two members of rail staff in an aggressive rage after missing his connecting train at Manchester Oxford Road station. The incident, which was reported earlier this month, is now being investigated by police.