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This is one way to nail a 300-plus chase, a method no cricket manual, traditional or modern, would recommend. West Indies themselves may have not planned to finish it off this way, but they did. Jason Mohammed, played the innings of his…

Lewis Hamilton has called for a rethink of Formula 1's procedures in bad weather following a farcical day of practice at the Chinese Grand Prix. Cars ran for just 15 minutes of three hours' scheduled practice because the medical…

Spin bowler Stephen O'Keefe has been fined by Cricket Australia for making "highly inappropriate comments" while under the influence of alcohol. O'Keefe, 32, made the remarks at an end-of-season awards night in Sydney last week. Read…

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has signed a new contract at Old Trafford that could earn him £100,000 a week. The 24-year-old England international is now committed to the Premier League club until 2021 and there is the…

Lasith Malinga became the fifth man to take a Twenty20 international hat-trick but it was not enough to prevent Sri Lanka losing by 45 runs to Bangladesh. The paceman bowled Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe Mortaza before trapping Mehedi…

Liverpool have been fined £100,000 by the Premier League and handed a two-year ban on signing academy players from other clubs for a rule breach. It relates to the club's approach to a 12-year-old academy player at Stoke City in…

Former New Zealand skipper Brendan McCullum has been named Middlesex captain for this season's T20 Blast. The 35-year-old batsman will link up again with his ex-Black Caps team-mate Daniel Vettori, who was appointed Middlesex's Twenty20…

Double gold medallist Nicola Adams wants to emulate Muhammad Ali's route from Olympic glory to world titles as she prepares to make her professional debut in Manchester on Saturday. Ali, who died in June, won gold at Rome 1960 before…

Alec Stewart feels plans for a new city-based Twenty20 tournament may not be enough to help counties in debt, and has concerns over how it may affect other formats of the game. The eight-team event, set to begin in 2020, was outlined by…

Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook made the highest scoring triple-double in NBA history as his side beat Orlando Magic 114-106. Westbrook scored 57 points as well as notching up 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Read more:…

The "time is right" for cricket to apply for a place at the Olympics, according to International Cricket Council chief Dave Richardson. Cricket has not been played at the Summer Games since Great Britain beat France to win gold in 1900.…

Kent have appointed former Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie as assistant to Matt Walker on an interim basis. The 41-year-old will stay with Kent until Allan Donald earns the qualifications to gain a visa and become assistant on a…

Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane admitted he was "extremely proud" to play Sheffield Shield cricket for New South Wales during an eventful winter. Crane, 20, became the first overseas player to represent the Australian state side since…

Sport England has awarded a further £27.1m of funding to seven sports including rugby league and swimming. More than half of the latest tranche will be used to increase participation, with the rest for talent development. Read more:…

Kevin O'Brien defied a hamstring injury to steer Ireland to a three-wicket win over Afghanistan and square the five-match One-Day series at 2-2. All-rounder O'Brien took four wickets and then hit an unbeaten 72 despite having to go off…