Absent England captain Stokes shines for Durham
LONDON, June 20 : England's slide towards likely defeat by New Zealand in the second test happened as absent captain Ben Stokes was scoring 95 for his county side Durham on Saturday.
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Belgium winger Jérémy Doku out for World Cup match with Iran due to illness
CALIFORNIA: Belgium’s Jérémy Doku will not play in his team’s World Cup match against Iran on Sunday due to illness. The Manchester City winger was ruled out Saturday by the Red Devils for the match at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area. The speedy Doku started Belgium’s World Cup opener last Monday and played into the 86th minute of a 1-1 draw with Egypt. Doku reportedly left a practice early due to breathing issues during the week before the opening match. Doku has been in the spotlight in recent days after telling reporters that he planned to leave the team if necessary for the birth of his first child during the World Cup. Doku’s wife is due in early July, during the knockout stages. Belgium are 10th in FIFA’s world rankings, but they need a strong result against Iran to stay on track to win their group after being held to that surprising draw by Egypt.
Caelan Doris and Tommy O'Brien to miss Ireland's Nations Championship campaign
Ireland captain Caelan Doris and winger Tommy O'Brien will miss Ireland's Nations Championship games in July.
England's Root becomes second player to reach 14,000 test runs
June 20 : England’s Joe Root became only the second player in cricket's longest format to surpass 14,000 runs on Saturday, the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval.
England lose early wickets after NZ set target of 463 in 2nd test
June 20 : England lost two quick wickets in their chase of a huge 463 target set for them by New Zealand, who were all out for 362 in the second innings on day four of the second test at The Oval as they seek to level the series.
New Zealand stretch lead to over 400 against England on day four
LONDON, June 20 : England pace bowler Jofra Archer took two wickets but New Zealand reached lunch on day four of the second test at The Oval with a huge 445-run lead as they seek to level the series. New Zealand began the day on 252-3 and moved to 345-6 by the interval with Daryl Mitchell 66 not out.
Iran to complain to FIFA over World Cup travel restrictions - ESPN
Iran's soccer federation said Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA after its request to travel to Los Angeles two days before Sunday's World Cup match against Belgium was denied.
Commentary: Was FIFA right about ticket pricing?
MEXICO CITY: If you had told me that more than 70,000 effervescent football fans would pack Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on a Monday night to watch, ahem, New Zealand take on Iran, I’d have replied: not in a hundred years.