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T20 World Cup Final: New Zealand wants to ‘break hearts’ against India

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💥 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Santner men don't have to look far for inspiration. The venue for this final is the same as the 2023 World Cup final, when Australia stunned previously unbeaten India to win the title.Under the weight of expectations, India were hesitant with the bat and were bowled out for 240 before Travis Head's century guided Australia to a runaway victory.“Obviously there is a lot of pressure on India to win the World Cup on home soil,” Santner said.“We can go there and try to put more…

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Australia vs India: Annabel Sutherland scores a record fourth Test century as the hosts edge closer to victory

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💥 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Ellyse Perry scored 76 runs to become Australia's leading run-scorer in women's Tests, surpassing Karen Rolton's mark of 1,002 runs. Perry now has 1,006 runs scored.Australia resumed the match on 96-3, trailing by 102 runs, with Sutherland and Perry putting the home side on 133 in a strong position before the latter was dismissed by Deepti Sharma.Wicketkeeper Beth Mooney took out 19 off 53 balls to help Australia go in front and provide support to Sutherland, who played admirably on an increasingly challenging surface.She was…

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Brendon McCullum: England coach ‘makes no apologies’ for informal environment

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💥 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: A relaxed environment has been part of McCullum's England squad since he took charge of the Test team in 2022 - an attempt to ease the pressures of playing international cricket on the players.England were accused of being inadequately prepared for the Ashes, playing only one warm-up match against the England Lions at the club's ground in Perth before the first Test.After the Ashes it was revealed Harry Brook was punched by a nightclub bouncer the night before a one-day international in New Zealand, while…

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Jay Obitaya will lose his IBF cruiserweight title if he fights for the Zuffa Boxing Belt

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Jay Obitaya is set to lose his IBF cruiserweight title if he goes through with his fight against Brandon Glanton on Sunday.Obitaya is scheduled to compete with Glanton for the Zuffa World Boxing Middleweight Title, but the International Boxing Federation said it had "withdrawn the sanction of the optional defense" of his belt.The International Boxing Federation said it initially approved the bout because Obitaya's team told them that the Zuffa boxing bout in Las Vegas would not be a unification bout and that any…

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Winter Paralympics 2026: Fred Warburton competes just one year after his first race

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🚀 Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Fred Warburton can remember the exact date of his first official ski race: February 22, 2025.Just over a year later, he can call himself a Paralympian, having competed in his first event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.Having previously competed in skiing as a tourist, the 31-year-old's journey to the Games began as a desire "just to impress" his Italian father-in-law.This took him to seventh place in Saturday's downhill, where he raced with his guide James Hannan down the famous Olympia delle Tuvan piste, with more…

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Winter Paralympics 2026: IOC president says injured Russian soldiers will be allowed to participate in future games

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✨ Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The comprehensive ban imposed on Russian and Belarusian athletes in 2022 has been reduced to a partial ban in 2023, allowing athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.In September 2025, the International Paralympic Committee lifted this ban completely, but the four governing bodies responsible for the six sports contested at the Winter Paralympics decided to keep the ban in place.In December, Russia and Belarus won their appeal against the Islamic Ski Front – the governing body for skiing and…

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Winter Paralympics 2026: Varvara Voronchikhina wins first medal for Russia at Milan-Cortina Games

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: The inclusion of six Russian and four Belarusian athletes, able to compete under their national flag and in their country's colours, in the 2026 Winter Paralympics has caused an uproar, with seven countries - including Ukraine - choosing to boycott Friday's opening ceremony in Verona.Earlier on Friday, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons told BBC Sport that Russian soldiers injured in the war with Ukraine would be allowed to compete in future Paralympics.An investigation by Poland-based news site Vot Tak, as reported by The…

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Australian Grand Prix: George Russell says Mercedes advantage is ‘perfect storm’ as Lando Norris criticizes new cars

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✨ Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Russell finished the day ahead of his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli, and 0.785 seconds ahead of the first non-Mercedes driver, Red Bull's Isak Haggar."We knew we had a fast car underneath us. I don't think we expected it to be that fast, but Max wasn't there," Russell said.“We made him our number one competitor, and if you look at his speed difference historically over the last seven years compared to his teammate, you would expect him to be in the mix as well.“It was a…

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Jacob Bethell: England’s outstanding winter mixed player offers hope for the future in all formats

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✨ Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Bethel's hitting this winter, from Southampton to Sydney and then the semi-final in Mumbai, has shown a versatility akin to Freddie Mercury's vocal range.His Test debut in the fifth Ashes Test was an old-school epic – 154 runs compiled in six hours of batting. He cut, pulled, drove and cut using snapshots from the oldest textbook.But Bethel's 105 off 48 balls against India, which kept England's record-chasing attempt alive until the end, was more reflective of the modern world. It depicted a man with bleached…

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UFC 326: Max Holloway says coaches don’t like referencing brands but it makes him feel ‘alive’

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🔥 Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Holloway, 34, first landed the takedown against Ricardo Lamas in 2016, while he repeated it against Dustin Poirier last year to become the first fighter to defend the BMF title.In each fight, Holloway started on the landing spot, was at the top of the judges' score sheet and was close to winning, meaning he gave opponents one last chance to steal the victory.“My coaches aren’t a fan of it, they want me to step back, stay out and be smart for 10 seconds,” Holloway said.…

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