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On this day in 2013: Hope Powell left role as England head coach
Hope Powell left her role as England head coach, ending her 15-year spell in charge, on this day in 2013.
Paula Badosa joins Iga Swiatek as she hits out at US Open balls
Swiatek said on Wednesday she did not like the balls set to be used at the US Grand Slam, which are lighter for women than those for men, adding that the female players make more mistakes while playing with them, and she doubted it was "nice to watch visually". "Very much agree," Spain's Badosa said, hailing the words of the Polish world number one on Instagram on Friday, placing her comments over a screenshot of Swiatek's statement.
Watch: Andre Russell Tears Apart Bowlers As He Smashes Blitzkrieg Fifty In The Hundred
Manchester Originals outplayed Southern Brave by 68 runs in a match at The Rose Bowl, Southampton in the ongoing The Hundred tournament on Thursday. While the side posted a total of 188 for 3 in the stipulated quota of 100 balls, it bundled out the opponent for 120 runs in 84 balls. It was an all-round show from Andre Russell that helped Manchester Originals dictate terms in the game. Russell scored an unbeaten 64 off 23 balls and later picked one wicket to not only take his side home but also bag the Player of the Match prize for himself.
2nd ODI: Tim Southee, Trent Boult demolish West Indies top order as New Zealand level series
Tim Southee and Trent Boult combined to demolish the West Indies top-order batting as New Zealand scored a series-levelling victory in the second one-day international of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Friday. After Finn Allen's 96 anchored the Black Caps to 212 off 48.2 overs batting first on another challenging pitch, Southee and Bolt claimed three wickets apiece as the home side limped to 63 for seven off 22.4 overs when a second heavy shower resulted in a prolonged delay to the day/night fixture. Set a revised target of 212 off 41 overs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern scoring method, Yannic Cariah's 52 in his debut ODI innings and a swashbuckling 49 off 31 balls by Alzarri Joseph gave the tourists a fright in a frenetic 85-run ninth-wicket partnership. However, Southee was summoned by stand-in captain Tom Latham and he responded immediately by bowling Joseph while Allen completed an excellent boundary catch to end Cariah's effort as the West Indies were eventually dismissed for 161 off 35.3 overs to lose by 50 runs and set the stage for the series decider on Sunday. Southee's final figures were four for 19 while Boult's six-over spell at the start of the innings earned him three for 18.
Tim Southee, Trent Boult Demolish West Indies As New Zealand Level ODI Series
Tim Southee and Trent Boult combined to demolish the West Indies top-order batting as New Zealand scored a series-levelling victory in the second One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Friday. After Finn Allen's 96 anchored the Black Caps to 212 off 48.2 overs batting first on another challenging pitch, Southee and Bolt claimed three wickets apiece as the home side limped to 63 for seven off 22.4 overs when a second heavy shower resulted in a prolonged delay to the day/night fixture.
Thai test for Urawa as Kobe draw Jeonbuk in Asian Champions League
TOKYO : Two-time Asian Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds will take on Thailand's BG Pathum United in Monday's quarter-finals at Saitama Stadium with South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors facing J1 League strugglers Vissel Kobe.
Gausman pitches 7 sharp innings as Blue Jays shut out Yankees for 3rd straight win
Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0 Friday night.