Southern Vipers cruised to a seven-wicket victory over The Blaze to allow coach Charlotte Edwards to lift the trophy that bears her name for the second consecutive season.Set a target of 115 by The Blaze in this weather-affected final at New Road, the Vipers’ opening pair of Danni Wyatt and Maia Bouchier made a stand of 67 in less than seven overs to leave little doubt about the outcome. Wyatt, potentially warming up for the Women’s Ashes, reached 50 off 28 balls, defying the damp outfield to hit 10 boundaries, before being trapped lbw by Nadine de Klerk.But by then…
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Sunny Edwards successfully defended his IBF world flyweight title for a fourth time with a unanimous decision over Chilean Andres Campos at Wembley.The fight was judged 117-111 in the Croydon-born 27-year-old’s favour by all three judges in a dominant winning performance. Edwards came out bursting with confidence and controlled the opening stages of the 12-round fight, frustrating his previously-undefeated opponent by the midway point.But Campos, seventh in the IBF rankings, began to close the gap down the stretch, forcing Edwards onto the ropes in round eight before the Briton replied with a flurry of shots.Campos found another gear in the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson was ejected in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers for arguing when plate umpire Roberto Ortiz apparently wouldn’t reset the pitch clock after Aaron Nola requested a new baseball. While facing David Peralta with two outs, Nola took a return throw from catcher J.T. Realmuto, circled behind the mound and indicated to Ortiz that he wanted a new baseball and threw the one he had toward the Phillies dugout. Ortiz handed a ball to Realmuto but put both arms out to his side, and the pitch clock…
The Toronto Raptors are hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Darko Rajaković as their new head coach, Sportsnet can confirm. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report the news. The Raptors had the final remaining coaching vacancy in the league after firing Nick Nurse following their play-in loss to the Chicago Bulls. Nurse has since been hired as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Rajaković, a 44-year-old native of Serbia, came to North America in 2012 to be head coach of Tulsa in the G League after several years as a European-based scout for the San Antonio Spurs. Since 2014, he has…
The Denver Nuggets, clearly unsatisfied with their 2-1 lead over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, traded their 2029 first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for three picks over the next two years, including No. 37 in this year’s draft, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The Nuggets are allowed to make this trade despite still being in-season since it doesn’t involve any active players. This trade is helpful for both teams. With the restrictions to the salary cap from the new CBA set to kick in on July 1, the…
CLEVELAND — Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, who leads the majors with 55 RBIs, has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right oblique discomfort. Alvarez was removed after one at-bat Thursday in a 3-2 loss at Toronto, telling reporters that he initially felt discomfort during batting practice. It’s his seventh career IL stint. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 25-year-old outfielder returned to Houston for additional evaluation. Alvarez is hitting .272 with 17 homers in 57 games. “It’s not easy to figure it out, but we’ll make adjustments,” manager Dusty Baker said before the Astros’ game against…
A player in the QMJHL who fights will be issued a game misconduct and suspended for a game for each subsequent fight, commissioner Mario Cecchini announced on Friday. The announcement comes after the league’s member assembly “endorsed a ban on fighting,” in March. Officially, the QMJHL approved the: 1. Addition of a game misconduct penalty for any player involved in a fight;2. Addition of an automatic one-game suspension for any player declared the instigator of a fight;3. Addition of a minimum two-game automatic suspension for any player identified as the aggressor;4. In addition to the game misconduct, an automatic one-game…
At The Races pundit Declan Rix is taking the consistent and hardy Coltrane as his pick for this month’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.The staying Group One heat looks particularly open with the notable absence of star Kyprios due to injury, leaving the coast clear for a new star in the division. Leading pundit Rix thinks the Andrew Balding-trained Coltrane could be the one that takes the step into Group One company, getting the better of Leger hero Coltrane and Broome and Emily Dickinson in the process. “I’m going to nominate Coltrane as one of the most likeable horses in…
Frankie Dettori will replace Richard Kingscote on Desert Crown in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.Kingscote won the Derby on the Sir Michael Stoute-trained four-year-old last season, but the colt was beaten on his first run since Epsom in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown by Hukum. With Dettori available, owner Saaed Suhail has decided to snap up his services in what will be the Italian’s last ever Royal Ascot ahead of his retirement later this year. Suhail’s racing manager Bruce Raymond told Nick Luck’s Daily Podcast: “He [Suhail] just feels that for Desert Crown to win this…
Thousands of West Ham United fans lined the streets of east London for a victory parade after the squad lifted their first major trophy in more than 40 years.A bus carrying the Hammers emblazoned with the sign “Winners” struggled to make its way through the sea of delighted supporters celebrating their team’s 2-1 win against Fiorentina in Prague on Wednesday night. Players travelling on the open-top double-decker bus let off claret and blue flares amid the deafening sound of cheering crowds on the ground.Fans were seen on the statue of the late West Ham and England captain, Bobby Moore, while…