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• Captain fantastic to Irish joy: farewell to the Women’s T20 World Cup | Raf Nicholson

  06-07-2026 23:24
  Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Molineux led their teams expertly and Australia v India at Lord’s felt like a finalIt’s easy to understand why Beth Mooney was chosen as player of the tournament after her magnificent innings in the final. Also in the running mustbe Danni Wyatt-Hodge, whose hundred on the opening night at Edgbaston set the tone for a confident campaign by England (at least until they ran into the Australia juggernaut in the final). Continue reading...
  
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• The Hotspot | Why willows put the rest in the shade when cricket goes planting trees

  06-07-2026 12:03
  In today’s newsletter: a tree that has provided for the game over hundreds of years is now protecting it for the futureIn those dog days of late June, when it was too hot to do anything but count down the hours until the sun went down, sport frazzled as well. Horse races were cancelled, a guest village provided shade at the Wimbledon qualifiers, and all around the UK school activities were wiped out, from sports days to the national rounders tournament.At the third Test at Trent Bridge, wh
  
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