Group One winner Scope suffers fatal training injury
Ralph Beckett's Group One-winning stayer Scope has been put down after suffering a serious injury in a routine piece of work.
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Seamus McEnaney steps down as Monaghan boss
Seamus McEnaney has called time on his second spell as manager of the Monaghan senior footballers.
Nurse, 22, says sore throat left her with 'leopard print skin'
A nurse claims a mild sore throat is thought to have left her with 'leopard print' skin. Ashling Armstrong said she first noticed red marks on her chest in January that she initially thought could be acne but within a week they spread across her entire body. The 22-year-old visited the doctor and was diagnosed with Guttate psoriasis, a type of psoriasis that appears as small, red and scaly teardrop-shaped spots on the skin, the following month. The gym-lover said she spent months covering angry patches on her red, scaly skin due to 'embarrassment' - often mistaken for severe burns by gawping strangers. But when they reached her face Ashling realised she could no longer hide them, so decided to share her condition online. Ashling claims being loud and proud about her psoriasis is the 'best thing' she's ever done as her confidence has since 'sky rocketed' and she's been able to help many others in the process.
"Making Pakistan Proud": PCB Reacts To Babar Azam Breaking Virat Kohli's Record
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has now been at the top of T20I rankings for batters for the most number of days, after retaining his top billing in the recently released rankings. As a result he surpassed former India captain Virat Kohli's record of 1,013 days at the top. In the latest ICC rankings released on Wednesday, Babar held his position at the top of the T20I rankings charts, ahead of compatriot Mohammad Rizwan. His form in limited overs cricket has been phenomenal and the Pakistan skipper is also at the top of the ODI rankings, ahead of second-placed Kohli and third-placed Imam-ul-Haq.
Mohammed Shami Not In Indian Cricket Team's T20 World Cup Plans: Report
After clinching victory in the two-match T20I series against Ireland, Team India is now all set for the multi-format Tour of England. As only a few international matches are left before the T20 World Cup 2022, the selectors will be keeping an eye on every player's performance. But, according to sources, pacer Mohammed Shami is not on the selectors' radar. "Selectors are not seeing Shami for T20 World Cup as he is not fit for the format. Selectors want to invest in young bowlers and give them maximum chances before the World Cup in Australia. They might pick Bhuvneshwar Kumar as one of the senior bowlers but probably Shami could miss the Australia flight this time for the T20 World Cup," a source told ANI.
Healy Ireland's main concern ahead of All Blacks Test
Cian Healy has emerged as the major injury concern for Ireland following their costly defeat to the Maori All Blacks in Hamilton.
"Why Don't You Go There Like A Warrior": Deepak Hooda On Mindset For Century vs Ireland
The big-hitting Deepak Hooda believes himself to be "a warrior" when faced with the task of tackling the new ball in conditions favourable to bowlers. Because, according to him, there is no other option but to just face the challenges head on when batting at the top of the order. Riding his powerful striking abilities, Hooda hogged the limelight with a 57-ball 104 in India's second T20 International against Ireland here on Tuesday. Batting at number three, Hooda became only the fourth Indian batter to score a century in the shortest format.
Eoin Morgan: A 'great guy' and a key architect of England's limited-overs resurgence
Eoin Morgan announced his arrival on the international circuit back in 2006, for Ireland in an ODI vs Scotland, little did he or the world know that the then 17 year old would end up being England's first and so far only ODI World Cup-winning captain. The 35-year-old Morgan on Tuesday left many in the cricketing world stunned with his decision to bid adieu to international cricket with immediate effect. Reports of Morgan having decided to announce his retirement in fact did the rounds began doing the rounds a day before the actual announcement. According to a Sky Sports report. Morgan wanted to lead the English side in this year's T20 World Cup in Australia, but decided to call time on his cricketing career after struggling with form and fitness issues.