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Pat Cummins: Australia captain ‘unlikely’ to be fit for first Ashes test

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Cummins' injury concerns heading into this winter's Ashes could be a case of a career about to come full circle - but not in the way Australia's captain will have wanted.He made his Test debut as an 18-year-old in 2011 against South Africa, becoming the second-youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in an innings at that time, despite sustaining a heel injury during the match.But his explosive debut proved to be something of a false dawn. Cummins had to wait six years to make his second Test appearance as a young body failed to withstand the load of fast…

NFL results & week six review: Buccaneers & Colts go 5-1, season over for Ravens?

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Could Baker Mayfield (left) be the MVP? The Buccaneers fans think soByPaul HighamBBC Sport JournalistWith a third of the NFL season gone teams are starting to show their true colours, with some surprising names leading the pack.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts became the first teams to reach five wins as they continued their impressive starts to the campaign.The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are emerging as contenders, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking comfortable in the AFC North. The season looks over already for one of the big pre-season Super Bowl favourites…

Luther Burrell: Blowing whistle on racism killed my career

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Burrell told BBC Sport he also faced prejudice within the England set-up, during a Test career that saw him win 15 caps after his debut in February 2014."I've had several traumatic experiences within England camp," he said."Some discrimination and some just old-school mentality that's really unacceptable."Racism had become normalised in dressing rooms, in Burrell's experience."It's something that has been dressed up as banter and that's been the problem that I've personally suffered and seen," said Burrell, who is of Jamaican descent."Over a period of time you just learn to believe that it's the norm and that is fine and that…

Steve Clarke angered by lacklustre Scotland despite World Cup qualifying win over Belarus

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It's not every day Scotland are booed off after winning a match which puts them to within two games of automatic qualification for a World Cup, but such are the level of expectation set by Clarke's team.While the Scots weren't shooting the lights out in attack, they also allowed Belarus to be comfortable for large parts of the game. The fact they had 10 shots more than Scotland is a huge cause for concern."At half-time the manager came in but he was absolutely furious with us," said defender Scott McKenna."We didn't win any first balls, didn't win any second balls…

Football gossip: Pickford, Lewandowski, Zidane, Osula, Rashford, Araujo

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Jordan Pickford set to sign new long-term Everton deal, Barcelona not planning to extend Robert Lewandowski's contract, while Newcastle United could allow William Osula leave.England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 31 is set to extend his spell at Everton by signing a new long-term deal with the Toffees. (Times - subscription required), external Barcelona will not renew the contract of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 37, when his deal expires next summer. (Sport - in Spanish), externalBarcelona are ready to take up the option to make 27-year-old forward Marcus Rashford's loan move from Manchester United a permanent one following his impressive early season…

Ben Davies: Wales and Tottenham Hotspur’s reluctant star

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When Davies was asked about that block before Wales met Slovakia again three years later, he simply remarked: "It's a good memory, but hopefully I won't have to do it again this time around."Those moments are all well and good, Davies thought, but he would prefer a straightforward victory, a clean sheet and, frankly, less of a fuss.By this time, however, he had already joined Tottenham, with whom he would play in one of the most extraordinary ties in Champions League history.Just 24 hours after Liverpool had overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit to stun Barcelona at Anfield, Spurs mounted another…

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025: Australia’s record win over India leaves captain Alyssa Healy one mountain left to climb

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That it took until Sunday's three-wicket win over India for them to complete their first ODI chase over 300, taking back their record for the highest in the women's 50-over format, is, in truth, a compliment to the bowlers that have worn canary yellow (OK, Australia gold) over the past 50 years.It is hard for their batters to hold a record if never given the chance.Ultimately, the result of Australia conceding 330 was captain Alyssa Healy being given an opportunity to produce her latest masterpiece.Then best known as the 19-year-old niece of renowned former Aussie wicketkeeper Ian, she debuted in…

World Cup 2026: Which countries have qualified for the tournament?

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Ghana are the 21st team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup - and at least six more of the 48 places will be decided this week.Asia and Africa are where all of the latest guaranteed spots will come from, with two from Asia and four more from Africa up for grabs.Ghana booked their spot thanks to a 1-0 win over Comoros with Tottenham's Mohammed Kudus claiming the only goal. Mohamed Salah scored twice on Wednesday as Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 to seal their place at a fourth World Cup.Algeria joined them on Thursday with Riyad Mahrez scoring in a…

World Grand Prix Darts 2025 results: Luke Littler demolishes Luke Humphries to win title

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World champion Luke Littler clinically defeated world number one Luke Humphries 6-1 in Leicester to win his first World Grand Prix title.Littler, 18, was knocked out in the first round of the 'double-in and double-out' tournament on debut last year, but was more impressive throughout this campaign.His average was lower than Humphries' in the final, but he was ruthless throughout, winning five of his six sets in final-leg deciders to claim the £120,000 prize money.It gives Littler his seventh PDC major televised title - the joint seventh-highest in history.He has closed the gap between himself and leader Humphries to just…

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez released from hospital after stabbing

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Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez has been released from hospital and prison after he was stabbed in Indianapolis and arrested for his role in the incident.In a condition set by a judge, the 38-year-old had to be processed, which involved him having his fingerprints recorded and a head and shoulders photo taken, at Marion County Jail after leaving hospital.He was then released and briefly spoke to a reporter, saying he was slowly recovering from multiple stab wounds to his torso. "Sorry I can't answer all your questions," he said, adding that his recovery would be "a long process".Sanchez, a pundit…