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Brook to captain England in ODIs with Buttler out

Harry Brook (right) will captain England for the first time with Jos Buttler (left) out injured A right calf issue forced Buttler, 34, to miss the T20 series as well as The Hundred and he has not recovered sufficiently to feature in the five-match 50-over series. Left-arm seamer Josh Hull has also been withdrawn from

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Cristiano Ronaldo hits 1bn social media followers

Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts – making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure. Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts – making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure.The number is calculated by combining his total

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Ronaldo makes difference as numbers add up

Cristiano Ronaldo’s late Nations League winner broke Scotland hearts in Portugal and ensured Steve Clarke’s side’s dreadful run of form continued. The visitors took a shock seventh-minute lead thanks to a Scott McTominay header and performed admirably in repelling Portugal’s 16 shots before the break. Another individual error robbed them of the lead though, when

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All-rounder Moeen retires from England duty

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket, saying “the time is right” to move on. Moeen played all three formats for England after making his international debut in 2014. The 37-year-old was part of the white-ball squads that won the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2019 and the T20 World Cup

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Ronaldo reaches 900 career goals – the numbers behind the landmark

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 900 goals in a career spanning 22 years The 39-year-old struck for Portugal in their Nations League game against Croatia, putting them 2-0 up. It prompted an emotional celebration by the forward, as he dropped to his knees by the corner flag in tears. The goal was his 131st for his

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Sick Draper loses to Sinner in dramatic US Open semi-final

Jack Draper was aiming to become the third British man to reach the US Open final in the Open era The 22-year-old British number one’s breakout run at a Grand Slam tournament ended in a 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 defeat in New York. In the biggest match of his fledgling career, 25th seed Draper caused

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NI starting to know how it feels to win – O’Neill

Dan Ballard has scored in two of Northern Ireland ‘s last three games. Northern Ireland’s Nations League campaign got off to the perfect start against Luxembourg at Windsor Park. The Nations League is a competition that has not been kind to Northern Ireland in the past. In fact, Thursday’s win was only their second in

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Leicester win appeal against decision over PSR charge

Leicester won the Championship in 2023-24 to bounce straight back up to the Premier League An independent panel found the Premier League did not have the jurisdiction to punish the club. The Premier League said it was “surprised and disappointed” by the panel’s decision. Leicester said they had “simply sought to ensure that the rules

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Row over plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower

The rings were originally expected to be removed after the Paralympics’ closing ceremony Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has triggered a heated debate by saying she wants to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower after the summer Games are over.“The decision is up to me, and I have the agreement of the IOC [International

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‘Forever grateful’ – Beckham leads Eriksson tributes

David Beckham paid tribute to “true gentleman” Sven-Goran Eriksson and said he will be “forever grateful” to the former England manager, who has died aged 76. England’s current captain Harry Kane said: “I didn’t have the privilege of playing under Sven but I know how well liked and respected he was by those who played

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