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8 hours ago

Kirsty Coventry takes over as Olympic president and promises to change lives

  • First woman in the role replaces Thomas Bach

  • ‘We are guardians of the Olympic movement’

Kirsty Coventry has promised to change lives and inspire hope during an official ceremony to mark her taking over…

2 days ago

Pope resists Bumrah to lift England after bowlers claw control away from India

  • First Test, day two: India 471 v England 209-3

  • Pope unbeaten on 100 but Root falls late to Bumrah

A day on from that much-debated decision to bowl first by Ben Stokes and the clouds had started to lift…

3 days ago

Fries with everything: fans swelter on Headingley’s Test return as Jaiswal tucks in

Queues for water refills and ice creams surpassed even those for beer at a sun-baked ground offering unseasonably hot sustenance

After two years without a Test here, 23 in which India’s red-ball side …

4 days ago

England are right to stick with a settled top six – Bethell should follow the Lara model | Mark Ramprakash

Ollie Pope retains his No 3 spot for the first Test and India wouldn’t mind having a bit more of that kind of continuity

There always seems to be one man under pressure in England’s batting lineup and…

21 days ago

From hedgehog attacks to a supernatural voyage into colonialism: best podcasts of the week

Do sharks have best pals? Can cute-seeming animals be vicious? And does ancestry matter any more? The answers lie in this week’s finest listens

“Who really gives a shit about roots any more,” asks Das…

24 days ago

Have bat, will travel: Raza and cricket’s wanderers follow in footsteps of WG Grace

Zimbabwe player’s high-profile trip around the world this week should prompt more players to think global and play local

Do you remember the first of Zimbabwe’s three ODIs against Bangladesh in 2022? …

29 days ago

Sean Williams seizes rare Test chance as Zimbabwe show love and pride in defeat | Andy Bull

Veteran’s 88 was full of crisp cuts, punishing pulls and swingeing sweeps – delighting the visitors’ dancing, singing and chanting fans

On 11 June 1890 a column of three hundred colonialists crossed t…

30 days ago

Shoaib Bashir runs through Zimbabwe to set up Test win in three days for England

  • England, 565-6, bt Zimbabwe, 265 & 255, by an innings and 45 runs

  • Williams hits swashbuckling 88 before tourists subside

There were periods of resistance, some wonderful shots, and supporters cheering …

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