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Australia vs India Test series: Uncapped Nathan McSweeney to open for hosts in Perth from November 22 | Cricket News
Uncapped batter Nathan McSweeney will open for Australia in the first Test against India in Perth later this month. The South Australia captain will partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the order after being preferred to previous openers Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft as well as teenager Sam Konstas. The 25-year-old bats in the…
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World Grand Prix: Luke Humphries and Rob Cross cruise into quarter-finals as Nathan Aspinall loses to Ryan Joyce | Darts News
World No 1 Luke Humphries continued his defence of the World Grand Prix title with a 3-1 win over Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko in the second round on Wednesday. In a repeat of their thrilling World Championship match at the end of last year, Humphries showed his class in short bursts to get the better of…
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World Matchplay Darts: Nathan Aspinall title defence comes to an end as Gerwyn Price also crashes out | Darts News
Nathan Aspinall’s World Matchplay title defence came to an end as he lost 11-8 to James Wade and Gerwyn Price was also knocked out on Tuesday. Aspinall was playing with an elbow injury which he’s been suffering from since the latter stages of the Premier League Darts in May and he will now have treatment…
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County Championship: Nathan Lyon gets better of Ben Stokes | Gloucestershire rack up record first-class total | Cricket News
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon came out on top if his latest duel with England Test captain Ben Stokes to give Lancashire the upper hand against Durham at Blackpool. The pair have engaged in several compelling arm-wrestles in the Ashes through the years and another clash was the headline attraction on day two of this Vitality…
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Luke Littler: Celebrity? I’m just a darts player, says 17-year-old after Nathan Aspinall comments | Darts News
Luke Littler insists he is “just a lad doing what he does best” after Nathan Aspinall called him a celebrity rather than a darts player. Littler has transcended the sport following his explosion onto the scene at the World Championship over Christmas. The 17-year-old has been a guest on the Jonathan Ross Show, Comic Relief…
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Australia thrash New Zealand by 172 runs in first Test as Nathan Lyon takes 10 wickets in match | Cricket News
Nathan Lyon claimed a fifth 10-wicket match haul in Tests as Australia thrashed New Zealand by 172 runs in Wellington to take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series. New Zealand folded from their overnight 111-3 to 196 all out in a chase of 369, losing their final seven wickets for 70 runs before lunch…
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Premier League Darts Exeter: Nathan Aspinall puts in dominant display against Rob Cross to claim first nightly win | Darts News
Nathan Aspinall secured his first Premier League nightly win with a dominant 6-2 victory over Rob Cross in Exeter. Aspinall got off to a blistering start in the final against Cross and made it count, taking a 5-0 lead with two breaks of throw. His highlight came in the fifth leg as he hit a…
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World Darts Championship: Nathan Aspinall and Josh Rock suffer shock early exits at Alexandra Palace | Darts News
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The World Darts Championship action returns on 27th December, live only on Sky Sports The World Darts Championship action returns on 27th December, live only on Sky Sports Ricky Evans produced the upset of the World Darts Championship by crushing World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall…
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Australia vs Pakistan first Test: Nathan Lyon moves to 499 Test wickets as hosts dominate in Perth | Cricket News
Australia stayed in control of the first Test against Pakistan despite an early stutter in the second innings after choosing not to enforce the follow-on Saturday. Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja carried Australia to a watchful 84-2 in the last session on day three for an overall lead of 300 after Pakistan collapsed to 271…
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Nathan Lyon: Australia off-spinner joins Lancashire for whole of 2024 county season | Cricket News
Lancashire have signed Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon for the entirety of the 2024 county season. Lyon, who will be available for all competitions, is the eighth-highest wicket-taker in men’s Test cricket with 496 in 122 matches. The 36-year-old, a three-time Ashes winner, had a brief spell in county cricket with Worcestershire in 2017. Lyon played…
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