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• Ben Stokes: England all-rounder ruled out of IPL with broken finger, say Rajasthan Royals

  13-04-2021 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes is out of the Indian Premier League with a broken finger, his Rajasthan Royals team say.
  
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• IPL: Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai

  13-04-2021 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending champions Mumbai Indians somehow earn their first win of the new Indian Premier League season with a 10-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders.
  
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• England’s Ben Stokes faces spell on sidelines after breaking finger in IPL

  13-04-2021 19:59
  
  All-rounder out of IPL after suffering injury in fieldBroad, Archer and Stone all clear to return to actionBen Stokes faces a spell on the sidelines ahead of England’s international summer after being ruled out of the Indian Premier League with a broken finger.The all-rounder suffered the injury to his left hand while diving to take a catch in the deep off Chris Gayle as his Rajasthan Royals side lost their opening match of the new IPL season to Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai on Monday night. R
  
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• England handed pace boost as Broad, Stone and Archer cleared to return

  13-04-2021 16:20
  
  Broad back in action ahead of schedule for NottsArcher to bowl at full intensity from next weekEngland’s pace attack is starting to move through the gears with Stuart Broad and Olly Stone returning to county action this week and Jofra Archer given the all-clear to resume training after his recent surgery.Broad was originally down to miss the opening two rounds of the County Championship while managing his workload before the Test summer starts but after sending down just 52 overs in Sri La
  
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• Prince Philip funeral: Premier League, EFL, Premiership Rugby, F1 & racing schedules moved

  13-04-2021 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premier League, EFL, Premiership Rugby, F1 and British Horseracing change schedules on Saturday to avoid clashing with Prince Philip's funeral.
  
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• The Spin | The Hundred must avoid any more ‘outs’ or risk falling on stumps

  13-04-2021 13:00
  
  With a cascade of PR missteps and the tournament launching in less than 100 days, authentic endorsements still seem in short supplyThe opening round of the County Championship may have been played out in temperatures akin to those endured by the final crew of HMS Terror, and returned just three wins from the nine games, but over four days it threw up plenty to savour.Glamorgan’s draw at Headingley struck a blow for those of us who are younger siblings when Billy Root brought up his hundred
  
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• The Spin | The Hundred must avoid any more ‘outs’ or risk falling on its stumps

  13-04-2021 13:00
  
  With a cascade of PR missteps and the tournament launching in less than 100 days, authentic endorsements still seem in short supplyThe opening round of the County Championship may have been played out in temperatures akin to those endured by the final crew of HMS Terror, and returned just three wins from the nine games, but over four days it threw up plenty to savour.Glamorgan’s draw at Headingley struck a blow for those of us who are younger siblings when Billy Root brought up his hundred
  
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• Jackson Bird: Injury rules out Lancashire stint for Australian seamer

  13-04-2021 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia seamer Jackson Bird is ruled out of a County Championship stint with Lancashire as he recovers from a neck problem.
  
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• Jofra Archer clear to resume training after hand operation on fish tank injury

  13-04-2021 11:08
  
  Pace bowler able to resume light training this weekArcher’s IPL involvement still in the balanceJofra Archer has been cleared to resume training following an operation last month on his injured hand.The England and Sussex bowler underwent surgery on 29 March to remove a piece of glass from a broken fish tank that became embedded in the middle finger of his right hand after an accident in January. Related: Heather Knight welcomes India Test in busy summer for England WomenContinue reading..
  
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• England bowler Jofra Archer clear to resume training after hand operation

  13-04-2021 11:08
  
  Pace bowler able to resume light training this weekArcher’s IPL involvement still in the balanceJofra Archer has been cleared to resume training following an operation last month on his injured hand.The England and Sussex bowler underwent surgery on 29 March to remove a piece of glass from a broken fish tank that became embedded in the middle finger of his right hand after an accident in January. Related: Heather Knight welcomes India Test in busy summer for England WomenContinue reading..
  
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• Jofra Archer: England bowler to resume training after hand injury

  13-04-2021 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Jofra Archer will return to light training this week after having surgery on a cut to his right hand.
  
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• Heather Knight welcomes India Test in busy summer for England Women

  13-04-2021 09:00
  
  Bristol to host first non-Ashes women’s Test since 2014Knight highlights importance of Tests in women’s gameEngland Women will begin their international season with a Test against India at Bristol in June in a move which their captain, Heather Knight, hopes will signal a revival of the multi-day format in the women’s game.With women’s cricket now centred on the 50-over and 20-over formats, a Test is a rarity in the calendar, normally confined to a one-off biennial event a
  
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• England to play India Test & host New Zealand during summer

  13-04-2021 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will play a one-off Test against India as part of a summer schedule that also includes a limited-overs series with New Zealand.
  
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• How Vanuatu is using traditional island cricket to change and save women's lives

  13-04-2021 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vanuatu's Women's Island Cricket Programme is using the sport to combat disease and domestic violence in the Pacific nation.
  
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