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Emily Arlott took four wickets in an over – including a hat-trick – as Central Sparks thrashed defending champions Southern Vipers by 120 runs to maintain their 100 per cent record in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. The 23-year-old seamer trapped Maia Bouchier (1) on the crease with the first ball of her fourth over before claiming her hat-trick with The GAA has confirmed that up to 200 people can attend GAA matches in Ireland from June 7 onwards. This follows the latest easing of Covid-19 restrictions by the Irish government. The figure of 200 will be in addition to essential personnel, including players, stewards, media attendees, etc. Currently north of the border, 500 fans are permitted to attend matches Double Olympic champion Jade Jones will spearhead Team GB’s five-fighter taekwondo squad at the forthcoming Games in Tokyo. The 28-year-old from Wales is seeking a third successive gold in the -57kg category following triumphs at London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016. Bianca Walkden, who won bronze in Brazil four years ago, and fellow returning Olympian Mahama Cho have also “Just be patient and trust in what you’re doing and how you’re doing it, and eventually it will be okay… people will eventually look over the fact that you’re a bigger girl.” They are the words that Britney Clarke, 21, would say to her teenage self, who was wondering whether or not to stay in the sport that she loves, Cork confirmed their place in the final Littlewoods Camogie League Division 1 sextet in the following their 3-15 to 1-13 triumph over 14-woman Waterford at Walsh Park. The table-toppers will be joined from Group 2 by Tipperary, who had done enough by defeating the Déise in the previous round. The other two ties served only to determine the finishing positions Clare GAA have released a statement backing their senior hurling manager Brian Lohan following his comments at the weekend. Lohan alleged that the Wexford players who tested positive for Covid-19 had worked with the HSE to identify close contacts. On Monday morning, the Yellowbellies’ county board issued a statement branding the statement as ‘factually incorrect’. O’Connor: Baffling contact-tracing saga raises After two nights of the Premier League finale in Milton Keynes with fans in attendance, Sky Sports spoke to the players on a return to ‘proper darts’. “I am a big football fan, and a big golfer and I looked at Rory McIlroy – he had missed the fans, the fans came back and he won a tournament, look at What did we learn on the third weekend of intercounty GAA action this year? Kerry finish with a flourish to lay down an early marker for the summer When Dublin patiently worked Cormac Costello’s point to open the second-half scoring, they denied the Kingdom a chance to get their hands on the ball for almost five minutes and looked in Australia bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have reiterated they knew nothing about a plan to tamper with the ball using sandpaper during a 2018 Test match against South Africa in Cape Town. The incident, which plunged Australian cricket into crisis with the suspension of former captain Steve Smith, deputy David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer injured. Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran and Chris Woakes set to be rested after their IPL stints. England’s Test squad to face New Zealand – which is to be announced on Tuesday – will look a little different. Here, we assess those in the running to be the ‘new faces’ Ashley Giles spoke ofRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks’ Emily Arlott takes hat-trick in win over Southern Vipers
GAA confirms return of supporters: Up to 200 fans can attend intercounty matches from June 7
Tokyo 2020: Jade Jones spearheads Team GB’s five-fighter taekwondo squad for Olympics
Saracens Mavericks’ Britney Clarke discusses body image in elite netball
Camogie: Six counties confirmed for league knockout stages after wins for Kilkenny, Cork and Galway
Clare GAA back senior hurling manager Brian Lohan in row with Wexford over Covid-19 contact-tracing
Premier League Darts 2021: Nathan Aspinall, Michael van Gerwen enjoying fans’ return to darts
GAA weekend talking points: Kerry don’t lie down, advantage rule issues, and hurling’s goal drought
Australia ball-tampering: Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Starc and Nathan Lyon deny knowledge of sandpaper plan
Ollie Robinson in line to be one of England’s ‘new faces’ for Test series against New Zealand