Leicester Tigers player ratings from Newcastle Falcons cup loss: 'Spoilt for choice'
Leicester Tigers lost their third round Premiership Cup fixture 36-28 to Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park on Friday night.
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Mickey Weir: Elias Melkersen is the type of striker Hibs have been crying out for
So it was really encouraging to see January signing Elias Melkersen doing exactly that to get on the end of Sylvester Jasper’s cross to put us ahead at Fir Park in the 2-1 victory over Motherwell in the Scottish Cup quarter-final. The 19-year-old was making his full debut and immediately endeared himself to the Hibs support.
Frank Lampard confirms teenage midfielder part of Everton squad for Crystal Palace
Frank Lampard is adamant that his Everton side will give everything in their upcoming FA Cup clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday.
SA vs BAN: Bangladesh End Victory Drought In South Africa, Win 1st ODI By 38 Runs
Bangladesh ended their victory drought in South Africa with a 38-run win in the first one-day international at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Shakib Al Hasan led a strong Bangladesh batting effort, hitting 77 off 64 balls as Bangladesh made 314 for seven after being sent in. Fast bowlers Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed reduced South Africa to 36-3 in reply. Rassie van der Dussen hit 86 and David Miller made a hard-hit 79 but South Africa were bowled out for 276.
India vs Australia, Women's World Cup, Live Score Updates: India Fightback With Wickets Of Alyssa Healy, Rachel Haynes
INDW vs AUSW, Women's World Cup, Live Updates: Australia opener Alyssa Healy scored a remarkable fifty but was soon dismissed by Sneh Rana for 72 runs while Rachael Haynes also departed for 43 runs in their bid to chase 278 runs vs India in the ongoing Women's World Cup at the Eden Park in Auckland. Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar propelled India's score to 277/7 after some hard-hitting towards the end of the innings against Australia. Kaur remained unbeaten on 57 while Vastrakar got out on the last ball of the innings as she scored 34 runs off 28 balls. Earlier, India got off to a poor start after being put in to bat first by skipper Meg Lanning. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma both departed with India reeling at 28/2. However, half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia (59) and Mithali Raj (68) helped India recover in the middle-overs and laid down a perfect platform for batter to hit towards the end. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Fast bowling lapses under scrutiny after SA's shock defeat to Bangladesh
In the aftermath of their 38-run defeat against Bangladesh in the first ODI on Friday at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa's fast bowlers came under sharp scrutiny.
ICC Women's World Cup: Mithali Raj Equals Huge Record With Half-Century vs Australia
India Women's team captain Mithali Raj equalled Debbie Hockley's record of most 50+ scores in Women's World Cups following her brilliant half-century against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. Mithali along with Yastika Bhatia helped India recover from early blows after Darcie Brown had removed both openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, cheaply. The Indian captain played a knock of 68 to provide her team the perfect foundations of a late assault. With her 68-run knock, Mithali now has 12 50+ scores in Women's World Cups -- same as New Zealand's Debbie Hockley.
Steven Gerrard makes Aston Villa transfer promise as Christian Purslow helps wrap up new contract
Hello and welcome to our morning Aston Villa bulletin from ahead of Villa's fixture with Arsenal later. Here's the top stories ahead of today's 12.30pm kick-off.