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• Australian Open’s scenic riverside path symbolises sport’s long walk to equality | Emma John

  23-01-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Evonne Goolagong Cawley Day is a welcome initiative but meaningful change will only come with a structural approachThe riverside walk to the Australian Open courts is a scenic joy for the sporting pilgrim. Rowing crews train up and down the water, framed by the city’s sun-flecked skyline. The Melbourne Cricket Ground floodlights signal distantly ahead. Beneath the feet of the crowds hurrying to ticket barriers, the concrete path transforms into an artwork: a twisting confluence of eels hon
  
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• Ireland beat Italy in historic T20 warm-up

  23-01-2026 16:08 via bbc.com
  Matthew Humphreys takes 4-16 as Ireland beat Italy in the first of three Twenty20 internationals between the sides in Dubai.
  
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• The cricket simulator that bowls ‘a million variations’ – and won’t judge batters for fresh-airing a few

  23-01-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  With the HiTZ system, batters can select pace or spin, program line, seam and swing, and finally train all on their ownCricket has always held a strange tension between the individual and the team. By design, it demands periods of isolation and mental stamina rarely found in team sports, and so focus tilts towards the solo performance. Yet without the needs of the team, that performance is devoid of meaning.It’s a tenuous relationship that carries through to training. Bowling practice is m
  
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• Curious case of Crawley opening in Sri Lanka sums up cracks in English cricket | Taha Hashim

  23-01-2026 13:35 via theguardian.com
  Opener had not played 50-over cricket in more than two years, meaning the England selectors are going on instinctAnother continent, fresh pyjamas and, after the disappearance of spin in Australia, a contest dominated by the slow stuff. But it was natural at times to rewind to the Ashes during England’s series-opening defeat against Sri Lanka on Thursday, stretching their losing run away from home in one-day internationals to 11.The flashbacks hit immediately when Jamie Overton took the new
  
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• Curious case of Crawley opening in Sri Lanka sums up cracks in English crickert

  23-01-2026 13:35 via theguardian.com
  Opener had not played 50-over cricket in more than two years, meaning the England selectors are going on instinctAnother continent, fresh pyjamas and, after the disappearance of spin in Australia, a contest dominated by the slow stuff. But it was natural at times to rewind to the Ashes during England’s series-opening defeat against Sri Lanka on Thursday, stretching their losing run away from home in one-day internationals to 11.The flashbacks hit immediately when Jamie Overton took the new
  
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• Derbyshire sign spin pair for T20 Blast

  23-01-2026 13:02 via bbc.com
  Derbyshire sign Pakistan spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and bring back Afghanistan's Mohammad Ghazanfar for this summer's T20 Blast.
  
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• Procter retains Northants Championship captaincy

  23-01-2026 12:31 via bbc.com
  All-rounder Luke Procter is to remain Northamptonshire's County Championship captain with winter signing Nathan McSweeney as his deputy.
  
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• Essex sign Mulder for early part of 2026 season

  23-01-2026 11:27 via bbc.com
  Essex sign South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder for the first 10 weeks of the 2026 county season.
  
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• Dutch all-rounder Van Beek joins Yorkshire

  23-01-2026 10:05 via bbc.com
  Logan van Beek will be available for Yorkshire's first eight Championship games and the T20 Blast campaign.
  
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• Suryakumar stars as India cruise past NZ in second T20 - scorecard

  23-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard from the second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand in Raipur.
  
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• Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl Royals - SA20 Qualifier 2 scorecard

  23-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard from the SA20 Qualifier 2 match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Paarl Royals at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.
  
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• India v New Zealand - second T20 scorecard

  23-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard from the second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand in Raipur.
  
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