Cricket club accused of cheating after footage of player goes viral and league launches investigation

A cricket club has been accused of cheating after footage appeared to show a fielder clicking his fingers to simulate the sound of a bat edge during a match.The clip, captured during a second XI Division 2 encounter in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League, has now been viewed more than three million times on social media.The league has launched a formal investigation into the Saltburn player's conduct, with accusations that the deception was intended to fool the umpire into giving...

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Shootouts & regional split for new-look League Cup

Shootouts & regional split for new-look League CupImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The 2025-26 League Cup winners Chelsea will not participate in this season's new-look competitionByJoe BradshawBBC Sport senior journalistPublished1 minute agoThe Women's League Cup will be renamed the Players Cup and operate in a league system with regionalised matches for the 2026-27 season.Last November, clubs in the Women's Super League and WSL 2 voted in favour of proposals to revamp the competition t...

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Milos Kerkez: ‘I’m delighted – Andoni Iraola is the perfect fit for Liverpool’

Full-back on being reunited with former manager, the shock of Arne Slot’s sacking and being mistaken for a bridegroomIt has been quite the summer for Milos Kerkez. There was time at home in Serbia, holidays in Montenegro and Spain, a frantic knock on his bedroom door one day to tell him that Arne Slot had been sacked, an unexpected reunion with Andoni Iraola shortly afterwards, and thousands of well-wishes sent his way after being photographed escorting a bride into church in his hometown of Vrb...

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‘Where has that time gone?’: first Women’s Open champion Jenny Lee Smith on 1976 glory, Kevin Keegan and finding her secret twin

As she heads to Royal Lytham as a guest of the R&A for Thursday’s start of the Women’s Open, the inaugural winner looks backGolf commitments in the United States meant Jenny Lee Smith was unable to accept the North East Sports Personality of the Year award for 1982 in person. She attended the following year’s event, this time to present the trophy to Kevin Keegan. His death last week shocked Smith, prompting her to reflect back on that time. It delivers a snapshot of Smith’s sporting status at a...

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Missing the World Cup? The rugby league version will be here soon

There are similarities between the tournaments – three co-hosts, England challenging and diaspora players – but tickets are cheaper and there are half as many matchesGianni Infantino said the World Cup was like 104 Super Bowls. The men’s event at the Rugby League World Cup will be more like 18 Super League games. Some matches will attract four-figure crowds while others will be played in front of full houses of 50,000. There will be tens of thousands fans visiting rather than millions, but they...

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Bee Gees at the bowls as Scotland para mixed pairs retain Commonwealth gold

Bee Gees at the bowls as Scotland para mixed pairs retain Commonwealth goldImage source, Team ScotlandImage caption, Scotland secured another para mixed pairs goldByAmy CanavanBBC Sport Scotland at SEC CentrePublished21 minutes agoIn hall three at the SEC Centre, the Bee Gees were telling us we should be dancing before 9am.It wasn't some early morning disco, but instead the venue for the para mixed pairs B2-B3 final.This Commonwealth Games has lamped a real focus on inclusiveness. Few sports are...

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France turn to ‘legend’ Zinedine Zidane as head coach in long-awaited homecoming

Four-year deal agreed with successor to Deschamps‘I have so many emotions, I am ready for the challenge’Zinedine Zidane has been appointed as France’s new head coach, replacing Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team he led to glory as arguably its greatest ever player.The French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo announced Zidane’s appointment at the FFF headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, saying he has been given a four-year contract. Continue reading...

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Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he's felt 'off this week and doesn't know why' as he fails to secure a gold medal - hours after his estranged mum released statement saying she loves him

Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he's felt 'off this week and doesn't know why' as he fails to secure a gold medal - hours after his estranged mum released statement saying she loves himHave YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.ukSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy CHARLOTTE DEAN, ASSOCIATE SHOWBIZ EDITOR Published: 08:28, 28 July 2026 | Updated: 10:17, 28 July 2026 e-mail 500 View comments

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Commonwealth Games 2026: athletics, weightlifting and gymnastics on day five – live

Follow updates from Tuesday’s action around GlasgowLatest medal table | Sprinter slams no-shows | Mail WillA little run through from yesterday’s activities …Part-time sprinter given time to shine. Continue reading...

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