Graeme Smith (Photo credit: TimesofIndia.com) JOHANNESBURG: When Paarl Royals took on Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Centurion in the SA20 on Thursday, it was a momentous occasion for the league. In its third edition now, with just one game to go, SA20 has done what South African cricket desperately wanted – sustenance. The T20 Global … Read more
Luke Humphries got his BetMGM Premier League 2025 campaign off to a perfect start with a dominant 6-1 victory over Chris Dobey in the Night One final in Belfast. Humphries made a rapid start in the final and in the blink of an eye was 3-0 up, 128 and 100 checkouts helping him dominate. Dobey … Read more
NEW DELHI: Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer on Thursday played a pivotal knock, notching up his 19th ODI fifty against England to help India win the ODI series opener in Nagpur. Iyer came to bat when India were struggling at 19 for two in chase of 249. He launched a counter-attack in his quick-fire 59 off … Read more
‘Mohamed Salah is old and wise enough’ to make ‘right decision’ over his future, says Liverpool boss Arne Slot Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s … Read more
I visited the place where Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe’s match-worn shirts have ended up – and I was stunned by what I found. Every match day, players enter the field of play to compete for the all-important three points. So much preparation goes into getting squads ready for the crucial 90 minutes. … Read more
England suffered a second comprehensive defeat to India in five days as a batting slump led to Jos Buttler’s side losing the first one-day international by four wickets in Nagpur. The tourists were routed by 150 runs in the final T20 in Mumbai on Sunday, rolled for 97 in just 10.3 overs chasing a huge … Read more
Salford Red Devils’ Ryan Brierley believes they can again target the play-offs in 2025 despite the financial uncertainty engulfing the club on the eve of the new Betfred Super League season. Salford were last month issued a reduced sustainability cap of £1.2m and ordered to sell players by the Rugby Football League, which came two … Read more
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid says Patrick Mahomes is the best player he’s ever coached as the team go in seach of a third-straight championship win at Super Bowl 59 on Sunday. With victory over his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, Reid would become just the third coach to bag at least four … Read more
In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the weekend EFL action. Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into the decision-making considerations and also clarification of certain calls to provide an understanding of how the laws of the … Read more
“Data analytics was a big step,” Jan Wendt tells Sky Sports. “This is a giant leap in the evolution of football data.” Wendt is the co-founder of PLAIER, a company that is helping to bring artificial intelligence technology into Premier League football. They are already working with four Premier League clubs and 10 times that … Read more