English cricket needs to react as world game continues to shift – Andrew Strauss
Sir Andrew Strauss has warned that English cricket needs to be ready to react as the “tectonic plates” of the world game continue to shift.
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Ugo Monye believes state education is an ‘untapped market’ for English rugby
Ugo Monye recalls how he was not even the fastest in his school year as he highlights the “untapped talent” available to rugby in state education.
English teen Jamie Bynoe-Gittens propels Dortmund to 3-1 comeback win over Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund came back to defeat Freiburg 3-1 on Friday with all their goals coming in the last 13 minutes of the game. With the game drifting towards defeat, Dortmund were again able to rely on their young brigade, with Bynoe-Gittens and 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko scoring two quick goals to see the visitors pick up a valuable three points in their quest for a sixth Bundesliga title. The visitors dominated the early stages, with Anthony Modeste - playing in his first game for Dortmund just days after transferring from FC Cologne - striking up an immediate partnership with captain Marco Reus.
English teen Bynoe-Gittens propels Dortmund to 3-1 comeback win over Freiburg
BERLIN: Eighteen-year-old Englishman Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored one and created another as Borussia Dortmund came back to defeat Freiburg 3-1 on Friday with all their goals coming in the last 13 minutes of the game.
English County Veteran Darren Stevens To Retire Aged 46
Veteran English county cricket all-rounder Darren Stevens has announced his retirement at the age of 46. The Kent favourite said Friday that a first-class career that started in 1997 will end at the close of the current season. Stevens, who joined Kent from his native Leicestershire in 2005, has enjoyed some of his finest moments in recent years with both bat and ball. He hit a career-best 237 and took five wickets in an innings against Yorkshire in 2019 and the following season took 29 wickets with his nagging medium-pace at an eye-catching average of just over 15.5 in the inaugural Bob Willis Trophy.
Former Europa League player Nivaldo signs for Radcliffe FC in seventh tier of English football
A former Europa League footballer has signed for Radcliffe FC in the seventh tier of English football.
Will Smeed's century in The Hundred "a big line in the sand for English cricket"
Twenty-year-old Will Smeed became the first player to score a hundred in The Hundred after blasting an unbeaten 101 as Birmingham Phoenix defeated Southern Brave.
Watch: English Youngster Will Smeed Makes History, Hits 1st Century In The Hundred
The ongoing edition of The Hundred reached a new milestone, after young English batter Will Smeed, representing Birmingham Phoenix, smashed the first century of the hundred-ball competition. The 20-year-old achieved the feat during the clash against Southern Brave on Wednesday at Edgbaston. Smeed thrashed the Brave bowlers to every corner of the ground and brought up the maiden ton of The Hundred tournament in just 49 deliveries. His knock helped Birmingham Phoenix to post a total of 176 and then later on, Southern Brave were bowled out for 123.