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England lose first ODI

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First one-day international, Nagpur England 248 ao (47.4ov) Buttler 52, Bethell 51, Jadeja 3-26, Harshit 3-53. India 251-6 (38.4ov) Gill 87, Iyer 59, Mahmood 2-47 India won by four wickets, lead T20 series against India, Jos Buttler’s England  did not make use of a good start with the bat to be bowled out for 248. Opener Phil Salt who scored 26 from one Harshit Rana over, scoring 43 from 26 balls only to run-out which triggered a collapse of three wickets for two runs in eight balls from 71-0. Captain Buttler mustered 52 before miscuing, leaving Jacob Bethell to bat with … Continue reading England lose first ODI

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England collapse to biggest-ever T20 defeat as India wrap up 4-1 series win

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India 247/9 off 20 overs, Abhishek Sharma 135 off 54 balls, Shivam Dube 30 off 13, Tilak Varma 24 off 15, Brydon Carse 3-38, Mark Wood 2-32, Adil Rashid 1-41. England 97 ao off 10.3overs, Phil Salt 55 off 23, Jacob Bethell 10 off 7, Liam Livingstone 9 off 5, Abhishek Sharma 2-3, Mohammed Shami 3-25, Shivam Dune 2-11. India won by 150 runs , and won series 4-1. England lose series after Sharma’s stunning 135 England slumped to their heaviest-ever T20 defeat, as Abhishek Sharma’s chanceless, shocking 135 off 54 deliveries, hitting 13 of India’s 19 sixes, seven, in … Continue reading England collapse to biggest-ever T20 defeat as India wrap up 4-1 series win

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18-year-old Gukesh is the youngest ever World Chess. Champion

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Gukesh Dommaraju, Chennai  (India) born prodigy, defeated defending champion China’s Ding Liren to become the youngest ever world champion in Singapore at the age of 18. The 14-game match was tied with two wins each after 13 games and looked as through the 14th game was heading towards a draw. Gukesh born in May 2006, playing black, won from a dead-drawn position in the final contest of their best of 14 games when Ding unexpectedly made a blunder on move 55 by trapping his own bishop with his rook. Gukesh entered the FIDE World Chess Championship as a challenger which carries a … Continue reading 18-year-old Gukesh is the youngest ever World Chess. Champion

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Lust while the daylight dims

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Alan Hollinghurst, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty, brings us a dark, luminous and wickedly funny portrait of modern England through the lens of one man’s acutely observed and often unnerving experience. It is a story of race and class, theatre and sexuality, love and the cruel shock of violence, from one of the finest writers of our age. Our evenings the flames of gutter and dwindle pleading for a snuffer. The author’s own life spanning from 1960s boarding school to the scoundrel times of just yesterday, graphic explanations of cosiness battles with lust  amid dimming of the daylight.  … Continue reading Lust while the daylight dims

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Spain beat England after a late goal to win Euro 2024

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Sun 14 Jul 2024 UEFA European Championship – Final at Olympiastatio, Berlin Spain 2                                       England 1 Nico Williams 47’ Mikel Oyarzabal 86’.        C Palmer 73’ Mikel Oyarzabal scored a late winner at the 86th minute to sink England’s 58 Years of pain and disappointment, as they were beaten by Spain in the Euro 2024 final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Spain’s young star wingers powered them to secure the lead nminutes after the break as Lamine Yamal’s pass opened yup … Continue reading Spain beat England after a late goal to win Euro 2024

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Bill, the randy mole

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Bill Edrich and his twin Denis Compton livened up postwar Britain. Crompton the Brylcreem ad, and Edrich the terrible twins scored  a staggering 7. 355 runs for Middlesex and England. Compton with his film star good looks ad flashing strokeplay, was easily characterised as a Cavalier while Edrich, a shorter but pungnacious  roundhead person, with five marriages, innumerable affairs throughout his career  and Distringuished Flying Cross (DFC) to show for his wartime RAF exploits, had the more colourful life. He joined the Lord’s ground staff as an 18 year-old in 1934, won a Middlesex contract three years  later, went on … Continue reading Bill, the randy mole

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Spain beat France to qualify for Euro 2024 finals

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UEFA European Championship- Semi-finals at FuBball Arena Munchen Spain           2                                                                      France  1 Lamine Yamal 21’,  Dani Olmo 25’                           K Mbappe 8’ Spain march into Euro 2024  finals. 16-year-old Lamine Yamal scores equaliser for Spain hits a swerving strike which goes beyond French keeper’s gloves into the top corner in the 21st minute after K Mbappe scored for France within 8 minutes. Dani Olmo puts Spain in front by putting the ball on the edge of the box, and knocks the ball past Aurelien Tchoumeni and smacks a shot towards the bottom corner beating French goal keeper Mike Maignan. Continue reading Spain beat France to qualify for Euro 2024 finals

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Afghanistan qualify for first World Cup T20 semi-final

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25 Jun2024 ICC MEN’s T20 World Cup at Arnos Vale Playing Field, Kingstown Afghanistan 115-5 20 ov Gurbaz 43 off 55, 3 fours, 1 six, Rashid 19 not out off 10, 3 sixes, Hossain 3-26, Mustafizur 1-17, Taskin 1-12 Bangladesh 105 ao (17.5ov) Das 54 not out off 49, 5 fours, 1 six, Hridoy 14 off 9, 2 fours, Rashid 4-23, Naveen 4-26, Farooqi 1-15. Gulbadin 1-5. Afghanistan win by 8 runs  DLS method. Afghanistan who only gained full member status in 2017, beat Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller and made it through to the last four of  World Cup  … Continue reading Afghanistan qualify for first World Cup T20 semi-final

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India beat Australia and roars into semi-finals

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24 JUN 2024 ICC MEN’s WORLD CUP at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia India 205-5 (20 ov) Rohit Sharma 92 off 41, 7 fours, 8 sixes, S Yadav 31 off 16, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Dube 28 off 22 , 2 fours, 1 six, H Pandya 27 not out off 17, 1 four, 2 sixes, Starc 2-45, Hazlewood 1014, Stoinis 2-56. Australia 181-7 (20ov) Head 76 off 43, 9 fours, 4 sixes, M Marsh 37 off 28, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Maxwell 20 off 12, 2 fours, 1 six, Arshdeep 3-37 Kuldeep 2-24, Bumrah 1-29, A … Continue reading India beat Australia and roars into semi-finals

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England Marches to Semi-final after Thrashing USA

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ICC Men’s T20  at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados United States  115 ao (18.5ov) Kumar 30 off 24, 1 four, 2 six, Anderson 29 off 28,  1 six, Jordan 4-10, S Curran 2-23, Rashid 2-13, Livingstone 1-24, Topley 1-29. England 117-0 (9.4ov)  Buttler 83  not out off 38, 6 fours, 7 sixes, Salt 25 not out  off 21, 2 fours. England win by 10 wickets Chris Jordan took a hat-trick England’s first in men’s T20s as USA were dismissed for 115 in Barbados, Defending champions England chase their target in just 904 overs  and gained excellent run-rate, as captain Jos Buttler … Continue reading England Marches to Semi-final after Thrashing USA