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Women’s endurance – Katie Archibald, Meg Barker, Neah Evans, Josie Knight, Sophie Lewis, Anna Morris, Jess Roberts Men’s endurance – Dan Bigham, Rhys Britton, Josh Charlton, Ethan Hayter, Noah Hobbs, Mark Stewart, Charlie Tanfield, Josh Tarling, Ollie Wood Women’s sprint – Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant, Lowri Thomas Men’s sprint – Harry Ledingham-Horn, Hayden Norris, Joe Truman

The 2024 iteration of the Women’s T20 World Cup was moved to the UAE from Bangladesh at short notice because of civil unrest. Matches are being played at two venues in Dubai and Sharjah. Both have previously regularly hosted men’s cricket, in particular. Dozens of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches were hosted in the UAE during seasons impacted by Covid-19, …

India wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh pulls off a “stunning” catch to dismiss Fatima Sana 13-8 in their Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai.

  Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen says the team will approach the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Libya like a “World Cup” final.    The three-time African champions will face the Mediterranean Knights in a matchday three encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo next week Friday.    The West Africans will battle with …

South African Darren Fichardt hit a superb 11-under-par 61 at Kingsbarns to lead by one stroke on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The 49-year-old world number 462 finished one off the course record of 60 which was struck by his countryman Branden Grace in 2012. Fichardt last struck a round of 61 at the 2001 Sao Paulo …

The movie is set to premiere next month at Poland’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Cinematography Film Festival in the city of Toruń.  This comes three years after the tragic accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. A bullet fired from a loaded prop gun killed her on set.    Halyna Hutchins  The premiere event will also feature a special panel to honor Hutchins’ life.  …

World shares slipped on Thursday as investors continued to monitor an escalation of tensions in the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT World shares were mostly lower on Thursday after US stocks stalled as investors awaited developments in the Middle East. Germany’s DAX shed 0.7% to 19,026.36 while the CAC 40 in Paris gave up 0.8% to 7,514.49. In London, the FTSE 100 …

Many are of the opinion that we are witnessing the beginning of World War 3.  Missiles or missile fragments appear to have struck near downtown Tel Aviv causing massive explosions.  Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel and air defences were seen intercepting the projectiles over the country.  Video footage appears to show that at least some of the missiles or large …

Watch as Sarah Storey retains her C5 road race title in very wet conditions at the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland. READ MORE: GB’s Storey retains women’s C5 world road title Watch the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.

Charlie Edwards took a positive step towards securing a world-title shot after dethroning European bantamweight champion Thomas Essomba with a points win at London’s York Hall. An emphatic points decision for the Englishman did not tell the full story of a close fight. Edwards outworked Essomba for much of the 12 rounds, but the Cameroonian landed more of the power …