Somerset and Middlesex notch Championship wins
Somerset rounded off a superb team display by defeating Warwickshire by an innings and 82 runs inside three days of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One game at Taunton.
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No hierarchy in our team: Hardik Pandya on Gujarat Titans' success mantra
Gujarat Titans, said ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has taken to captaincy like fish takes to water in new franchise's inception year. Out-of-favour and struggling with his back injury since his T20 World Cup appearance in UAE last year, Pandya's elevation to captaincy for the new franchise had raised a few eyebrows ahead of the season. But the Titans have turned heads with eight wins from nine matches, five of them coming in a row after their Saturday's six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore to virtually seal their playoff berth in their inception year.
It was a huge step in right direction: Faf du Plessis on Virat Kohli's fifty
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis on Saturday said Virat Kohli scoring his first half-century in 14 IPL matches was a "huge step in the right direction". Kohli's fifty notwithstanding, RCB suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of table toppers Gujarat Titans. Asked about Kohli getting to his season's first half-century after a prolonged slump in form, du Plessis said, "It was a huge step in the right direction to get a solid 50. You want one of your top 4 to get the 70s in the future, so it's good."
IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights: GT's winning run continues, beat RCB by 6 wickets to inch closer to play-offs
Gujarat Titans extended their dominance at the top of the table with a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League on Saturday and inched closer towards clinching a play-off spot in their inception year. After failing multiple times, Virat Kohli finally came out of a prolonged slump in form by registering his first IPL fifty in 14 matches, including nine this season, as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a challenging 170 for six. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableIn reply, Rahul Tewatia (43 not out) and David Miller (39 not out) did the job for GT after the table toppers were struggling at 95 for four in the 13th over. With 16 points which has been the magic mark, Titans are well on course towards a top-two finish at the end of league stage. On the day, Kohli made 58 off 53 balls before walking back to the dugout amid a standing ovation at the Wankhede Stadium. Rajat Patidar blasted a 32-ball 52 -- his maiden IPL fifty -- while Glenn Maxwell blazed away to 33 in 18 deliveries to prop up RCB.
Quirky village pub loved by plane spotters near Manchester Airport wins award
A village pub hailed a "plane spotters’ paradise" has won a top award from real ale society CAMRA. The Railway Inn in Mobberley near Knutsford sits right at the end of Manchester Airport's runway 2 and has become a popular spot for aviation fans to watch the planes fly overhead.
Western Premier cricket: Clydesdale take nothing for granted, new faces, Ayr return to fold
Clydesdale today launch the defence of their Western Premier title with a mouth-watering Glasgow derby against West of Scotland.
Edinburgh Rugby sell-outs can become the norm thanks to change of coach and venue - Allan Massie
Long ago officialdom insisted that the game is for the players, not spectators.