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It was announced that former international umpire Asad Rauf has died after a cardiac arrest in Pakistan. He first officiated in a one-day international in 2000, and was a member of the International Cricket Council's elite panel between 2006 and 2013.

Rauf officiated in 64 Test matches - 49 as an on-field umpire - plus 139 ODIs and 28 Twenty20 internationals.

The Premier League clubs set another transfer spending record this year thanks to surging broadcasting revenues and owners with deep pockets. Before the summer transfer window closed, England’s top-flight clubs spent €2.2bn on players, nearly as Italian Serie A, Spain’s La Liga, the German Bundesliga, and French Ligue 1 combined. However, that is one-tenth of the amount England's top-tier football clubs spent on transfers over the past two decades.

Sri Lanka scored 170-6 off their 20 overs, set up by Bhanuka Rajapaksa's unbeaten 71 from 45 balls. Mohammad Rizwan scored 55 in Pakistan's reply but Pramod Madushan took 4-34 to end their hopes.

The win marks a big turnaround for Sri Lanka, coached by former England coach Chris Silverwood, after they lost their opening game to Afghanistan.

he board and members of Cheltenham Motor Club wish to give their sincere condolences to the Royal Family following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

As the organisers of the Hills Ford 3 Shires Stages (September 17/18), scheduled to take place during the period of national mourning, the club has decided to postpone the event until a future date.

Batonbearers who took part in the English leg of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will be gifted a souvenir Baton in celebration of their involvement. Key supporters of the global programme will be given a baton too.

The 2022 premium souvenir Batons replicate the same shape as the official Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton, which was used throughout  the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay – an epic journey across the Commonwealth, with the Baton visiting all 72 nations and territories that participated in the Games.

All English, Welsh and Northern Irish football and senior Scottish football has been postponed this weekend as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Ten Premier League and six Scottish Premiership fixtures were scheduled.

English Football League games were due to take place last night and today, with six Women's Super League fixtures on Saturday and Sunday. England's National League, FA Trophy and grassroots football is also off.

On the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest performances in Olympic history, Mark Spitz has reflected on the nine days in Munich that changed his life.

At the 1972 Olympic Games he won seven gold medals and broke seven world records before retiring aged 22; then, the day after his final gold, he was thrust into the unfolding tragedy of the Israeli hostage crisis that ended with the murder of six coaches, five athletes and one German police officer by Palestinian terrorists from the Black September group.

The brutality of life in the NFL has not put off Haggai Ndubuisi from chasing a career in American football. The 21-year-old Nigerian only began playing the sport four years ago, and seemed to have capped his remarkable rise earlier this year when he signed for the Arizona Cardinals in April.

Warwickshire County Cricket Club has launched a new talent identification process to improve accessibility for aspiring young cricketers who want to join the county’s talent pathway.

As from this month, the Club will accept video footage online to give every aspiring cricketer the opportunity to showcase their talent.

A care home resident and lifelong Wolves fan went on a trip down memory lane at his favourite team’s home ground. Team members at Care UK’s Foxland Grange, in Tettenhall, arranged a surprise trip to a football stadium for resident Fred Green after hearing about his 55 years as a Wolves fan and memories spent watching the football team in action as a child.

Warwickshire County Cricket Club has launched a new talent identification process to improve accessibility for aspiring young cricketers who want to join the county’s talent pathway.

As from this month, the Club will accept video footage online to give every aspiring cricketer the opportunity to showcase their talent.

It’s time for eager runners to sign up for The Wolverhampton City Half Marathon which takes place on Sunday 4 September, returning to its traditional spot in the City’s running calendar after a two-year break due to the ongoing pandemic.

Runners aged 17+ can enter The Half Marathon while participants in the 10km should be aged over 15. Both races take place between 08:30 to 13:30. Make sure you get your entries in before registration closes at noon on Friday 1 September.

Fans of The Hundred were invited to meet, greet and eat with cricketers from Birmingham Phoenix this weekend at Indico Mailbox, as well as get their hands on exciting goodies from the region’s sports team.

Teaming up with award-winning street kitchen and bar, Indico, the team visited the Mailbox-based restaurant yesterday (Saturday 27 August) from to celebrate the special Birmingham Phoenix ‘Brum-Wala Dhaba’ dish on the menu, which was available for a number of fans to enjoy for one day only.

A volleyball match which saw China's national women's team compete while wearing N95 masks has caused a stir on Chinese social media.

Many netizens expressed their anger, suggesting that the health of players was being sacrificed for the sake of the country's zero-Covid strategy. The players later took their masks off for the second set and went on to win.

For most football fans around the world, the English Premier League (EPL) is the pinnacle of the sport. And with good reason – the EPL is by far the most lucrative league globally. According to a Safebettingsites data presentation, the EPL generated a staggering €3.5B in broadcasting revenue in the 2021/22 season.