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With much of the cricketing world apathetic towards this T20 World Cup, England captain Harry Brook and coach Brendon McCullum need it more than most.

Leicester, Premier League champions a decade ago, face a relegation fight after being docked 10 points for financial rule breaches.

Sione Tuipulotu may not have played in Scotland’s loss away to Italy two years ago, but he’s under no illusions as to the scars that were left that day.

Minnesota United on Friday officially signed Colombia international star forward James Rodríguez through this summer’s World Cup.

Mikel Arteta has apologised to Chelsea after Liam Rosenior accused the north London side of a “lack of respect” during the warm-ups before Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semifinal, second leg.

Harry Brook’s team opt for confidence building at hotel before opener with practice a three-hour round trip away Sitting in the BCCI’s Mumbai headquarters, adjacent to the Wankhede Stadium, three days before the start of England’s World Cup campaign, Harry Brook was asked about captaining a T20 side in its latest, even-more-wild-scoring iteration, against opponents

There will be twists, flips and turns to savour in a Games whose financial and environmental costs nonetheless continue to spiral out of control Pierre de Coubertin never wanted a Winter Olympics. He spent the best part of two decades lobbying, politicking and organising before he finally got the first summer Games up and running

Meg Lanning, the former Australia captain, will get her first taste of county cricket when she plays for Lancashire in the T20 Blast.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has backed Deco to stay on as the club’s sporting director ahead of elections for a new president in March.

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson post a season-best score in their first performance at Milan-Cortina 2026 but Team GB still struggle in the team event.