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Liam Livingstone came up with a remarkable undefeated 85 from 45 balls to book Lancashire’s ticket to Vitality Blast Finals Day as they beat Kent by three wickets at Old Trafford. Throughout his innings, Livingstone was eyeing the boundary, knocking seven sixes and four fours on the way to wrapping up his side’s win with nine balls remaining as they …

Roy Keane criticised England for falling back “into their old ways” and playing “sidewards, backwards passes” in their uninspiring win over Andorra. An own goal and a second-half header from Declan Rice took England to a 2-0 win at Villa Park to maintain their 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifying but this latest victory was only a slight …

The most dominant rivalry in tennis continues with the US Open men’s singles final as Carlos Alcaraz takes on Jannik Sinner – live on Sky Sports Tennis on Sunday. Alcaraz and Sinner, the two best players in the world, meet in a third Grand Slam final in a row – a historic feat, with it being the first time it …

British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski spurned three championship points as they lost the US Open men’s doubles final in heartbreaking fashion 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 to Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos. Sixth-seeds Salisbury and Skupski were bidding to become the second all-British pair to triumph at a major this year after Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool’s …

Red Roses run in seven tries in Brighton as record-equalling 30th straight win clinches Pool A top spot to set up World Cup quarter-final with Scotland; Australia qualify for last eight as runners-up and they will face Canada Last Updated: 06/09/25 9:11pm Jess Breach scored England’s first try on her 50th international cap Sadia Kabeya and Kelsey Clifford claimed two …

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he and Ferrari have made “progress” by “letting stuff go” after he qualified fifth at the Italian Grand Prix. Prior to the summer break, Hamilton stated he was “useless” following a third successive failure to reach the last part of qualifying. Since then, the seven-time world champion qualified seventh in Zandvoort and fifth in Monza – …

Pakistan’s newly appointed white-ball head coach Mike Hesson during the teams training session ahead of the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 26, 2025. —PCB SHARJAH: Mike Hesson, white-ball head coach of Pakistan men’s cricket team, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the Green Shirts’ performance since he assumed the role. Hesson, who served …

Kalpana’s next target was thrown into doubt after she was beaten by Giavellotto in the September Stakes on Saturday. Andrew Balding’s charge had been vying for favouritism in next month’s ParisLongchamp feature after a campaign that had seen her place in three Group One contests, including when beaten just a length by Calandagan in the King George VI And Queen …

Big Mojo sprang a minor surprise as he ran out a 16/1 winner of the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock. Trained by Mick Appleby and ridden by William Buick, Big Mojo had finished a narrow second in the July Cup on his penultimate run but he unleashed a telling effort in the final furlong to get his head in front …

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (right) and South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke in a heated moment as umpires and teammates look on during an ODI tri-series match in Karachi on February 12, 2025. — PCB LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the schedule for South Africa’s all-format tour to Pakistan, set to begin from October 12. The series will …