The making of a ‘world cricketer’
It occurred to me after last week’s tribute to the cricketing genius of Sir Garfield Sobers to wonder how he would have viewed the state of the game today.
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Para swimmer Toh Wei Soong clinches silver in men's 50m freestyle S7 at Commonwealth Games
SINGAPORE: Singapore para swimmer Toh Wei Soong clinched silver in the men's 50m freestyle S7 at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Wednesday (Jul 29).
Amateur player suspended in finger-clicking trickery furore
July 29 : An English amateur cricketer at the centre of allegations of finger-clicking trickery has been suspended and will not play "for the foreseeable future", his club said on Wednesday.
Explainer-How world soccer is governed: FIFA, UEFA and the balance of power
July 29 : FIFA's plan to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and sell minority stakes to external investors has highlighted the balance of power within world soccer.
Don Mattingly says slumping Phillies 'trying to get better' - ESPN
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly senses his players' frustrations as the trade deadline approaches, especially after blowing a 6-0 lead in an 8-6 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
Danièle Sauvageau, who coached Canadian women's hockey team to 1st gold medal, returns as new GM
Danièle Sauvageau steered Canada to its first Olympic gold medal in women's hockey in 2002. She's been tasked with doing it again in 2030.
Wales to reduce professional franchises from four to three
CARDIFF, July 29 : Wales are to go ahead with plans to cut their number of professional franchises from four to three, spelling the end for either the Ospreys or Scarlets.
Ukraine begins CAS appeal against IOC move to reinstate Russian Olympic Committee
July 29 : The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine has begun the process of appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to provisionally reinstate the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), the Ukrainian ruling body said on Wednesday.