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The Southern Brave were the first of the winners on a dramatic day of first-class “crash, bang and wallop” cricket which saw a packed Lords crowd no-where short of incredible entertainment and cricket at its very best.

After three weeks of thrilling cricket, The Hundred 2023 reaches its conclusion today after eliminators is set to see two new names on the trophies.

On the penultimate day in Budapest, the United States won the women's 4x100m relay gold as Sha'Carrie Richardson and Gabby Thomas came into the team to see them home ahead of regular rivals Jamaica in a championship record time of 41.03 seconds yesterday.

24-hours ago Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith claimed a gutsy 400m silver as he finished an agonising 0.09 seconds behind Jamaican champion Antonio Watson.

England fans will be able to buy Mary Earps replica goalkeeper shirts after Nike said "limited quantities" would go on sale.

Olympic bronze medallist Josh Kerr delivered another performance of a lifetime to claim the World Championship title in the men’s 1500m, keeping the crown firmly in British hands as he repeated the feat of a teammate from a year ago in leaving pre-race favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen trailing in his wake.

Following her third-place finish in the finals of the Women’s 100-meters at the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, multiple-time world championship medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce is now the first Jamaican woman to lead the World Athletics medal tally.

An 85-year-old woman has encouraged older people to stay active after winning the British Seniors Closed Court Championships at Wimbledon.

Whilst the Lionesses may have just been pipped to the trophy by Spain, they have earned the admiration of fans all around the world, on TV and on social media - the England Instagram account surpassed 1 million followers after Sunday night's final, gaining 213,720 in the past 30 days.

Dina Asher-Smith finished eighth in the women’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest while Molly Caudery produced the second-best performance of her career on day three to earn her own finals place.

Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States stunned Jamaica’s pre-race favourites from the outside lane to win the 100 metres world title at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has apologised for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women's World Cup. Rubiales kissed the Spain forward during the presentation ceremony following the team's 1-0 win over England in Sunday's final.

"I didn't like it," Hermoso said on Instagram, but a statement released later on her behalf defended Rubiales. On Monday, Rubiales said: "I was completely wrong, I have to admit it."

Spain overcame dispute and internal turmoil to lift the FIFA Women's World Cup trophy as England's wait to win a first title goes on after the winner’s deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney.

Looking to become the first England senior side since the men's team in 1966, the Lionesses suffered heartbreak after being outplayed by a side full of flair and creativity. Winning captain Olga Carmona was the difference as she scored the winning goal after sliding the ball past goalkeeper Mary Earps in the first half after England's Lucy Bronze lost possession in midfield.

He started on the back nine today, and birdied 10, and 14 before a brilliant two on the 18th – a difficult 185-yard par-three, that could be the scene of much drama come Sunday. He dropped a shot on the second, but recovered with gains on three, six and eight.

“I have been hitting it really well,” he said. “Today was just about the putting, it is all about the putting. Still need to fix my long putting, I might practice that.”

Jamaica’s national women’s netball and football teams, the Sunshine Girls and the Reggae Girlz, made impressive appearances on the world athletic stage, defying expectations and displaying the resilience and pride emblematic of Jamaicans in the face of significant challenges.

While Jamaica’s national netball team did not win the gold medal they hoped for at the 2023 Netball World Cup (NWC) in Cape Town, South Africa, their assistant coach, Shawn Murdock, said they were happy to win the bronze medal. They overcame errors committed in their earlier game against Australia and defeated the 2019 champion New Zealand team to take third place, the Sunshine Girls ended a 16-year medal drought for Jamaica at NWC.

When England play Spain in both team’s first ever Women's World Cup final, if the new-look Spain squad wins, it will be tinged after 15 of their players refused to compete under head coach Jorge Vilda last year.

In 2022, the Spain Women's national team was thrown into crisis as 15 players declared themselves unavailable for selection while Vilda remained in charge. Each player sent an identical email to the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation) describing how the manager's methods had affected their health and emotional state, with stars of the game including Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati and Patri Guijarro among the revolt.