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Pope hits fastest test double hundred in England!
England’s Ollie Pope scores the fastest Test double hundred by any player on an English ground. Source
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Ireland defending resting bowler Josh Little for England Test – ‘A special occasion, not a pinnacle event’
Ireland have defended the absence of key seamer Josh Little for next week’s Lord’s Test against England, with the World Cup qualifying tournament in June and July taking priority. Little, who recently played in the IPL for Gujarat Titans before featuring in a white-ball series against Bangladesh, requested a break following his busy limited-overs schedule.…
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Stuart Broad: England Test schedule makes playing every game ‘a big ask’
Stuart Broad concedes that England’s packed schedule over the next two months would make it ‘a big ask’ for him to feature in every test this summer. Broad is part of the squad to take on Ireland in a one-off test at Lord’s, starting a week on Thursday before cramming in a six-match Ashes series…
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Blackwater hangs on, NLEX puts Coaches Challenge to test in exhibition – rezal404
PBA PICTURES MANILA, Philippines—NLEX earned the distinction of being the first team to use the experimental Coaches Challenge during a losing cause against Blackwater in the opener of the PBA On Tour exhibition series on Sunday in Caloocan City. Coach Frankie Lim opted to challenge a call with 3:22 left in the fourth quarter of…
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Gilas women face major test vs Indonesia; men bow to hosts – rezal404
After a strong showing against Singapore, the Gilas Pilipinas women will next battle dangerous Indonesia. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ARIYA KURNIAWAN/IG: @ARIYAKURNIAWAN16 Two wins into the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, coach Pat Aquino feels it’s time to empty his sleeve of aces. “You always try to save something for the big games,” he told the Inquirer on…
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Toby King: Wigan Warriors move proves revitalizing for one of England’s mid-season Test debutants
Toby King is enjoying his time with Wigan after joining on a season-long loan from Warrington Toby King was one of 13 players to win their first Test cap for England in the mid-season clash with France, but the center is no stranger to the international stage. King’s first outing came barely six months after…
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Matt Wooloff: How an ancestry test took USA international from Wigan Warriors to the Wheelchair World Cup
Matt Wooloff featured for the USA at last year’s Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup Like nearly everyone in wheelchair rugby league, Matt Wooloff has a fascinating and unique story to tell. Unbelievably though, the Wigan Warriors player’s tale is perhaps even more incredible than any you have heard before. There is the inspirational side of…
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