Canadian women's soccer squad to face Australia, New Zealand in September friendlies
The Canadian women's soccer team will head Down Under for a pair of friendlies in September.
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Sam Billings on England captaincy links: 'McCullum and Cummins were taking the mick!'
Sam Billings says New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum and Australia skipper Pat Cummins were among those ‘taking the mickey’ after he was linked with the England Test captaincy.
Salford boss Paul Rowley addresses Elijah Taylor’s future
Salford Red Devils head coach Paul Rowley has addressed the future of his captain in Elijah Taylor.
New Zealand's Jamieson says Root holds the key to England series
New Zealand paceman Kyle Jamieson said the tourists were making fresh plans to combat star batsman Joe Root as they bid to draw level in their three-Test series away to England.
Sam Curran eyes return to ‘exciting’ England Test team under Ben Stokes
England all-rounder Sam Curran is hungry to be part of the Test team’s new era under Ben Stokes and believes his style of cricket would be a perfect fit.
Alex Lees credits experience on and off field for delayed England call-up
England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand, which starts at Trent Bridge on Friday, have been boosted by the apparent recovery of Jack Leach, withdrawn from the opening match after an hour’s play after suffering concussion in the field. Leach will be assessed again on Thursday but is on course to prove himself available for selection, while Ben Stokes is said to be fully fit despite bowling gingerly in the nets on Wednesday afternoon.
Harmanpreet Kaur Replaces Mithali Raj As ODI Captain, No Jhulan Goswami For SL Series
Harmanpreet Kaur was on Wednesday named India women's team captain for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka on a day when her ODI predecessor Mithali Raj announced her international retirement. Harmanpreet, who remains T20I skipper, and Smriti Mandhana were in the running to replace Mithali in the 50-over format. Eventually, the selectors have gone for the 33-year-old Harmanpreet over the 25-year-old Mandhana. India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against Sri Lanka in Dambulla and Kandy, starting June 23. It will be India's first assignment since the early exit from the ODI World Cup in March.
St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf plays down NRL links
St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf has played down speculation linking him to the NRL.