Ireland suffer 31 run defeat in T20 against New Zealand
Ireland have been defeated by New Zealand by 31 runs in their opening T20 international in Belfast.
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Ireland lead the way with five players in our XV after their victory over New Zealand, while South Africa are next best with three representatives.
Man Utd vs Crystal Palace: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time & how to watch
Manchester United have enjoyed a positive start to life under new manager Erik ten Hag, with four goals recorded in each of their summer friendly dates so far against Liverpool and Melbourne Victory, and they will be looking for more of the same against Crystal Palace. A depleted Eagles squad suffered a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in their first outing on Australian soil and will need to raise their game against the Red Devils.
Stables century boosts Nantwich Cricket Club league challenge
Marcus Stables hit a sparkling century as Nantwich kept up the pressure at the top of the CCCL ECB Premier League with a four-wicket win at Toft.
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Old-style scoreboard charm as Zimbabwe blast into T20 World Cup
Zimbabwe came up with all the right numbers at the weekend as they qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time since 2016. Craig Ervine's team clinched their ticket to Australia in October when they beat Papua New Guinea in their semi-final last Friday in the country's second largest and southern city of Bulawayo. They then iced the cake with a 37-run win over the Netherlands, who also qualified, in the final at the city's Queens Sports Club, a throwback to another age when cricket did not rely so heavily on the bells and whistles of modern technology.
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Tonight's rugby news as Ireland star cited for brutal All Blacks incident and former Welsh scrum-half dies
Here are the latest rugby headlines on Monday, July 18.