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Tammy Beaumont scored 71 and skipper Heather Knight 67 not out as England Women eased to an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the ODI series opener in Christchurch – the tourists’ first 50-over international in over a year. Beaumont’s 10th ODI half-century and Knight’s 20th underpinned a serene pursuit of 179 in just 33.4 overs after England had razed the Graham Thorpe hopes a “rejuvenated” Jonny Bairstow will help England recover from their crushing second-Test defeat to India when they meet in the day-night third Test in Ahmedabad. England lost by 317 runs on a turning pitch in Chennai as India levelled the four-match series at 1-1. Both teams will now have to cope with the challenge of a pink With just 842 balls bowled, England’s defeat to India in Ahmedabad was the shortest completed Test match since 1935. While Virat Kohli and his team celebrated going 2-1 up with one game left in the series, and for all the excitement of seeing 30 wickets fall in just over a day and a half, there was a sense of disappointment Day-night Test cricket isn’t quite uncharted territory for India and England, but neither side has that much experience when it comes to playing the longest form of the game with a pink ball. The two teams head to Ahmedabad for Wednesday’s third Test locked at 1-1 in the four-match series, for what will be only the second Test played in Dates, fixtures and results for the 2021 Premier League will appear here once they have been confirmed by the PDC. Jonny Clayton was confirmed as the 10th player to complete the line-up after the first nine names were announced following the conclusion of the World Darts Championship. The new campaign had been due to begin at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Eighty per cent of female athletes believe the growth of women’s sport during the pandemic has been hindered by inequalities compared with men’s sport, a new report has found. Research carried out by Nottingham Trent University and shown exclusively to Sky Sports News has revealed the worries elite athletes have about their future in sport. One of the biggest sponsors Jack Leach removed Rohit Sharma late on day four to leave England needing nine wickets on the final day to win the first Test in Chennai. Set 420 to win after England dragged out their second innings, India closed on 39-1 as Shubman Gill (15no) and Cheteshwar Pujara (12no) made it safely through the last half hour. After Leach and Ajinkya Rahane is ready to take “a back seat” as the India captaincy reverts to Virat Kohli for the four-match series at home to England. Rahane skippered India in the final three Tests of their 2-1 series victory in Australia, steering his team to two wins and a draw while Kohli was back home on paternity leave. However, the batsman Joe Root will join an exclusive club when he leads his side out against India at Chennai from Friday – becoming only the 15th England player to win a century of Test caps. Root has provided the backbone of England’s batting line-up for much of the eight years since his debut – including in Sri Lanka last month – and Stars from the sporting world have met with the government to discuss the impact of head injuries in a bid to step up efforts to improve player welfare. Among those taking part in the virtual call was former England cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, former Tottenham footballer, Ryan Mason and former rugby union player, Simon Shaw. The Secretary of State forEngland Women cruise to win over New Zealand as Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight hit fifties
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