It was another crushing defeat for England at the Cricket World Cup, this time at the hands of old rivals Australia. Elsewhere, Max Verstappen and Novak Djokovic continued dominating their respective sports…
England’s World Cup defence is over after old rivals Australia added the final nail with a 33-run victory in Ahmedabad.
England were already all-but out, but a fifth miserable defeat in succession and sixth in total ended any hope of a freak turnaround.
They did well to bowl out Australia for 286 and showed some fight with the bat, but were still dismissed for 253.
Back in July, the ECB has announced Metro Bank as the new title partner to One Day Cricket.
Luis Diaz came off the bench to salvage a point for Liverpool with a stoppage-time goal at Luton in his first match since his parents were kidnapped in Colombia.
Diaz’s father remains missing, and the forward lifted his shirt to show a message of ‘freedom for papa’ after heading in Harvey Elliott’s cross five minutes into added time.
Substitute Tahith Chong had sparked wild celebrations among the home fans, who were eyeing a famous result after he steered in Issa Kabore’s cross at the climax of a superb counterattack with 10 minutes of the game remaining.
However, Diaz’s goal spoiled the party with the match finishing 1-1.
The Premier League recently revealed its increasing the number of live televised fixtures in the UK from 200 to around 270 in its next rights cycle.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a controlled victory in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to extend his all-time record for wins in a season to 17.
Verstappen fended off a brief challenge from McLaren’s Lando Norris early on before easing away to control the race.
Fernando Alonso took the final podium position after a stunning drive in the Aston Martin, re-passing Sergio Perez’s Red Bull on the last lap after losing the place a lap before.
Mercedes had their worst race of 2023, Lewis Hamilton finishing eighth and George Russell retiring when running 11th.
Rich Lane’s hat-trick was not enough as Exeter beat Bristol 29-20 and went top of the Premiership.
Rus Tuima gave Exeter an early lead, but two Lane tries put Bristol in front after 20 minutes before Ehren Painter put the hosts back ahead.
Tommy Wyatt got Exeter’s third try soon after the restart before Lane got his hat-trick to make it close.
Josh Iosefa-Scott’s try with 12 minutes left secured a bonus point before a late Henry Slade penalty for Exeter.
Premiership Rugby recently renewed its partnership agreement with Land Rover Defender.
Novak Djokovic won a record-extending seventh Paris Masters trophy and a 40th Masters title in total on Sunday.
The world number one beat unseeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in straightforward fashion.
It is the 36-year-old’s sixth title of 2023, which includes three Grand Slam crowns and the Masters trophy in Cincinnati.
Arsenal ended Manchester City’s unbeaten start to the Women’s Super League season with a 2-1 win.
Substitute Stina Blackstenius scored a late winner at Meadow Park, capitalising on a mistake from 19-year-old goalkeeper Khiara Keating, after Chloe Kelly’s equaliser had cancelled out Steph Catley’s opener.
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