Blue Jays shortstop Bichette named American League player of the week
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has been named the American League's player of the week.
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England 2-1 South Africa: player ratings for the Test series
Ben Stokes: 149 runs at 37.3; 10 wickets at 15.7; one catchIf he threw his wicket away too often, when he really needed to build an innings, he delivered the best knock of the series with a superbly constructed century at Old Trafford. At times, he was unplayable at second change, a ferocious strike bowler swinging and seaming an old ball and a parsimonious stock bowler, maintaining a threat while choking off the runs. Lest we forget, he also engineered a 2-1 win from the wreckage of an innings defeat at Lord’s and has earned the right to meet criticism of his all-out attacking philosophy and loyalty to his players by simply directing his critics to the scorebook. Grade A
ICC Player of Month: Sikandar Raza, Tahila Mcgrath win for August
India's Jemimah Rodrigues missed out as Australia's Tahlia McGrath and Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza were on Monday voted as ICC Player of the Month for August following their outstanding international performances in their respective categories. Rodrigues was nominated for the award in the women's category, which also featured Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning Australian duo of Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath. However, McGrath became the latest Australian star to win the ICC Women's Player of the Month award after helping her country claim the Commonwealth gold in Birmingham.
Former Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo sent off for kicking player in the head
Ex-Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo was given his marching orders for booting a River Plate attacker in the head in Boca Juniors’ 1-0 win on Sunday.
Real Madrid v Mallorca player ratings: Rodrygo 8, Vinicius Junior 8; Battaglia 5, Muriqi 7
Real Madrid came from behind to beat Mallorca 4-1 at the Bernabeu in La Liga on Sunday and continue their perfect start to the season.
US Open 2022: ‘He’s quicker than any player I’ve seen’ – Mats Wilander explains how Carlos Alcaraz is the ‘full package’
Eurosport expert Mats Wilander believes Carlos Alcaraz is the “quickest player” he has ever seen, which is one reason why he has risen up the rankings so quickly. Alcaraz will play in his first Grand Slam final at the US Open on Sunday after a hat-trick of five-set wins, including an epic semi-final victory over Frances Tiafoe. Ad The Spaniard will face Norwegian Casper Ruud, with the winner becoming the new world No.
Barcelona player ratings v Cadiz: Lewandowski, De Jong and Raphinha all 8
Four second-half goals steered Barcelona to a routine 4-0 victory at Cadiz on Saturday as they moved top of La Liga.
PSG player ratings v Brest: Neymar 8, Messi 7, Kimpembe 4
Paris Saint Germain forward Neymar scored his eighth Ligue 1 goal of the campaign as the champions overcame Brest 1-0 at Parc des Princes on Saturday to extend their unbeaten start and reclaim top spot in the standings.