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Soccer - England thrash North Macedonia, inch closer to World Cup spot

SKOPJE : England's Beth Mead scored four goals and Ella Toone hit a hat-trick as they took a big step towards qualifying for next year's women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand by powering past North Macedonia 10-0 at the Tose Proeski Arena on Friday.

Blitzboks as ready as can be - Powell

The Blitzboks are well prepared for their Singapore Sevens campaign this weekend, with coach Neil Powell stressing the players have put in the hard yards.

Squash World Doubles Championships: Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal enter final

Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal made it to the women's doubles final of the WSF World doubles championships in Glasgow on Friday. It wasn’t an ideal situation for the seasoned Indian pair as they received a walkover in the semifinal by the New Zealand duo of Joelle King and Amanda Landers Murphy. Joshna and Dipika will face the winner of the clash between England’s Sarah-Jane Perry and Alison Waters against Malaysian pair of Rachel Arnold and Sivasangari Subramaniam.

Ben Stokes on track for County Championship return next month

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is on course to return to action in the County Championship next month following a scan on a left knee problem he struggled with during last month's tour of the West Indies. The 2022 County Championship began on April 7 and Stokes, who plays for Durham, had said this week that he was unable to make plans on playing for them until the results of his scan were out.