Kent captain Sam Billings set to lead England Lions at The Spitfire Ground as they face South Africa's Test team
Kent skipper Sam Billings is set to lead the England Lions at his home ground against South Africa's Test team.
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Gavin Hoyte the natural successor to George Elokobi as Maidstone United captain
There was only one choice for the Maidstone captaincy following George Elokobi’s retirement.
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta signs new two-year contract with Blues
Cesar Azpilicueta has committed his future to Chelsea by extending his Blues contract until 2024.
England Captain Heather Knight Ruled Out Of Commonwealth Games And The Hundred Due To Injury
England captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred tournament due to a hip injury. "England Women's captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred. The hip injury she sustained in the first T20I against South Africa has failed to settle down as expected and Knight will continue to receive treatment," said England Cricket in a tweet. "Nat Sciver will remain Team England's captain in the Commonwealth Games. No replacement player can be named, so England will compete with a 14-person squad," it added.
Marlies captain Clune retires, will join Leafs staff
Toronto Marlies captain Rich Clune announced his retirement from professional hockey on Thursday.
From Delhi University cricket captain to CWG 2022 lawn bowls gold medallist, Pinki says 'we had to do it'
Commonwealth Games said to themselves: "Iss baar to karna hai" (we have to do it this time). And they won a historic gold. India listened to Rupa Rani Tirkey very carefully on live broadcast. She is the 'Skip' of the Indian 'Women's Fours' lawn bowls team, comprising Lovely Choubey (Lead), Pinki (Second) and Nayanmoni Saikia (Third) as the other three members. That's the order in which they bowl. The 'Skip' gets the last turn to bowl. Rupa the 'Skip', who is a District Sports Officer from Ranchi, was telling her teammates how to release the ball and what line to bowl so that it turns and ends up closer to the 'Jack'. Watching a sport for the first time is like reading credits rolling on the screen: who is who and what is what? The 'Jack' is a yellow ball. The players have to bowl (the balls) in a way that they turn and roll up closest to the jack. The team that has more balls closer to the jack compared to the opponents' gets the most points at the completion of an 'End'. The distance between the Jack and the balls is measured by a device called 'box measure'.
On this day in 2008: Kevin Pietersen named England Test and one-day captain
Kevin Pietersen was named as England’s new Test and one-day captain on this day in 2008.
Luke Donald named Europe’s Ryder Cup captain
Luke Donald has been named Europe’s Ryder Cup captain for next year’s contest in Rome after Henrik Stenson was stripped of the role.