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Saturday’s Irish Premiership fixture between Ballymena United and Glentoran at the Showgrounds has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The game was called off on Saturday morning following cold weather which brought snow and ice to parts of Northern Ireland this week. There will also be a pitch inspection on Saturday morning ahead of Glenavon’s game against Coleraine at …

A teenage football prodigy related to a former Liverpool star has d!ed on the pitch after collapsing mid-game.  Kaylen Dennis, 17, was playing for Walthamstow Football Club on Wednesday, Dec. 11, when he d!ed suddenly in the middle of the match.  The youngster, who was cousins with Sheffield United player Rhian Brewster, was described by coaches as an “incredible talent”.  In a statement, …

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed and was rushed off the pitch in an ambulance during his side’s Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday, December 1     Bove, 22, went down in the 16th minute with referee Daniele Doveri stopping the game to allow him to receive treatment.     The match was later suspended and the players returned to …

After England won a run-filled first Test of this series, Pakistan opted to reuse the same pitch in Multan for the second Test. Their spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shared all 20 wickets as the hosts levelled the series. Captain Shan Masood expressed a desire for the Rawalpindi pitch to turn, and pictures emerged on social media on Sunday …

England lost their eight remaining wickets before lunch on Friday morning to be dismissed for 144 in pursuit of 297. Captain Ben Stokes stopped short of criticising the surface but said Pakistan winning the toss was a “massive” factor. “They used the home conditions in their favour,” he said. “If we had won the toss it could have been completely …