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• County cricket: Nottinghamshire end Lancashire defiance to top Division One

  08-09-2021 21:13
  
  Hampshire half-inched a victory despite being dismissed for 89 on day one while Northamptonshire won a cliffhanger against Surrey Riverside: Durham 503-8dec BEAT Glamorgan 97 and 362 by an innings and 42 runsA stout-hearted second innings by Glamorgan, with valiant innings in particular from Douthwaite and Salter, but the die was cast in the first. Nine wickets in the match for Paul Coughlin, Continue reading...
  
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• Ravichandran Ashwin included as India name squad for T20 World Cup

  08-09-2021 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India announce their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup which is taking place in the UAE and Oman.
  
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• Root confirms Buttler will return for final England Test against India

  08-09-2021 18:02
  
  Wicketkeeper and vice-captain to start in Old Trafford matchEngland face several decisions over make-up of bowling attackHere’s one thing Joe Root is certain about – Jos Buttler will be back in the England team as wicketkeeper and vice-captain for the fifth Test at Old Trafford. Beyond that, Root has got plenty to ponder: about the make-up of his bowling attack, whether England ought to rest either Jimmy Anderson or Ollie Robinson, if they should pick Jack Leach as a second spinner a
  
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• Root calls for Buttler but serving up a win could be hindered by burnout | Andy Bull

  08-09-2021 18:02
  
  Captain has got plenty to ponder heading into England’s final Test against India and wants Test cricket to be a priorityHere’s one thing Joe Root is certain about – Jos Buttler will be back in the England team as wicketkeeper and vice-captain for the fifth Test at Old Trafford. Beyond that, Root has got plenty to ponder: about the make-up of his bowling attack, whether England ought to rest either Jimmy Anderson or Ollie Robinson, if they should pick Jack Leach as a second spin
  
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• Hampshire beat Warwickshire and Durham thrash Glamorgan by an innings – live!

  08-09-2021 15:38
  
  Updates on final day of the latest round of Championship gamesDay three roundup: Essex and Kent speed to innings victoriesAnd you can get in touch with Tanya by email or on Twitter Riverside: Durham 503-8dec BEAT Glamorgan 97 and 362 by an innings and 42 runsA stout-hearted second innings by Glamorgan, with valiant innings in particular from Douthwaite and Salter, but the die was cast in the first. Nine wickets in the match for Paul Coughlin, Continue reading...
  
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• Rohit Sharma finds the way to be India’s cornerstone as Kohli goes for the kill | Anand Vasu

  08-09-2021 15:06
  
  The opener has finally made his first overseas Test century and his captain will be looking for him to help India dominate again at Old TraffordThe one word Rohit Sharma hated more than any other through the initial part of his international career was talent.As heir apparent to the batting greats of the generation before him, the next big thing from the storied Mumbai school of batsmanship, great things were expected of him. And expected of him instantly. When his natural ability did not transl
  
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• MPs tell Yorkshire to make public full findings into Rafiq’s racism allegations

  08-09-2021 13:34
  
  Report upheld several allegations made by RafiqDCMS chairman ‘very surprised’ findings not publishedMPs have called on Yorkshire to publish immediately the club’s report into allegations of racism made by former player Azeem Rafiq.A statement published by the county last month said its report had upheld several of the allegations made and had found that Azeem Rafiq had been the victim of “inappropriate behaviour”. One of the areas considered was whether the club was
  
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• Durham beat Glamorgan by an innings, plus Warks v Hampshire and more – live!

  08-09-2021 12:32
  
  Updates on final day of the latest round of Championship gamesDay three roundup: Essex and Kent speed to innings victoriesAnd you can get in touch with Tanya by email or on Twitter Riverside: Durham 503-8dec BEAT Glamorgan 97 and 362 by an innings and 42 runsA stout-hearted second innings by Glamorgan, with valiant innings in particular from Douthwaite and Salter, but the die was cast in the first. Nine wickets in the match for Paul Coughlin, Continue reading...
  
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• Afghan women to be banned from playing sport, Taliban say

  08-09-2021 12:32
  
  New Taliban interim government has loyalist hardliners in all key posts and no womenAfghan women, including the country’s national women’s cricket team, will be banned from playing sport under the new Taliban government, according to an official in the hardline Islamist group.In an interview with the Australian broadcaster SBS, the deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural commission, Ahmadullah Wasiq, said women’s sport was considered neither appropriate or necessary. Contin
  
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