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The Independent
28 minutes ago
- The Independent
Charley Hull charges into Women's Open contention at Royal Porthcawl
England's Charley Hull climbed into contention at the AIG Women's Open after a superb third-round 66 left her three shots behind leader Miyu Yamashita. Hull began the day at Royal Porthcawl on even-par, 11 shots off the lead, but launched her charge with seven birdies and one bogey as her six-under score catapulted her up the leaderboard into a tie for fourth place. Japan's Yamashita, who led by three shots overnight after a bogey-free 65 on Friday, carded a two-over 74 and saw her lead cut to one shot after South Korea's Kim A-lim posted a five-under 67 to climb into outright second. American Andrea Lee also shot a 67 and sits third, while Japan's Minami Katsu sank seven birdies and an eagle for a brilliant 65 – spoilt by two birdies – to climb alongside Hull, American Megan Khang (68) and Rio Takeda (74). When world number 20 Hull was asked if she would go for victory on Sunday, she told the media: 'Yeah, 100 per cent. I've got nothing to lose have I? 'I hit it in the bunker on the first and made a good up and down there. Then I just made birdies when I gave myself an opportunity to make a birdie, apart from the last hole. 'I just kind of enjoy chasing. It's quite fun. I like it. It's more fun that way. I like hunting someone down.' England's Georgia Hall, Open winner in 2018, also climbed up the leaderboard, a four-under 68 leaving her tied in eighth place with Taiwan's Hsu Wei-ling (69) and Switzerland's Chiara Tamburlini (72). Lottie Woad, in just her second event as a professional after winning the Scottish Open last week, is a shot further back on three under after shooting a 71. The pre-tournament favourite from Surrey, who birdied the final hole after squandering several other chances, is among a group of seven tied in 11th after her one-under round alongside England's Mimi Rhodes (70). World number one Nelly Korda finished two over for the day after a 74 and sits in a group tied in 36th place, which includes New Zealand's defending champion Lydia Ko (70).
The Independent
28 minutes ago
- The Independent
Zak Crawley falls to last ball of day with England set 374 to win fifth Test
England will need to rewrite the record books with another spectacular chase after India left them chasing a mammoth 374 in the series deciding fifth Rothesay Test. The ground record at the Kia Oval stands at 263 and has stood since 1902 and an already epic challenge became even more difficult when Zak Crawley was cleaned up by a perfect Mohammed Siraj yorker with the last act of day three. Crawley and Ben Duckett chalked up the half-century before that last-gasp sucker punch, leaving 324 still to get with England closing on 50 for one. Yet a fearless England do not have far to look for inspiration, having chased 373 for five at Headingley in the first match of this series and their highest ever, 378 for three, against the same opponents at Edgbaston in 2022. That the target is so steep will still be a source of regret, India putting a patched up attack to the sword at several key moments. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unflappable 118 to lead the way, including a morale-crushing stand of 107 with nightwatcher Akash Deep in the morning session. Deep's colourful 66 was his highest score in any professional cricket and there was more pain to come from the bat of all-rounder Washington Sundar, who smashed four huge sixes in a late flurry worth 53 in 46 balls. England dropped three more catches on the day, taking their tally to six for the innings, adding to the work of their weary three-pronged seam attack. With Chris Woakes unable to bowl due to a dislocated shoulder, a trio thrown together hastily this week due to the absence of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse were found wanting at times but kept charging in. They got through 79 overs between them, Josh Tongue claiming five for 125, Gus Atkinson three for 127 and Jamie Overton managed two for 98. The tourists were just 52 ahead and two down overnight but England were insipid in the opening session as they allowed India to add another 114 for the solitary wicket of Deep. Having been sent up the order on Friday evening to shield his captain, Deep fully embraced his free hit. He began with a handful of agricultural slogs across the line, most of which went in his favour, and eventually graduated to steering the ball to third man with soft hands. He should have been gone for 21, narrowly surviving Tongue's lbw shout on umpire's call and then edging the next delivery to third slip. But after a hat-trick of handling errors on day two, Crawley produced another as he failed to hold on. Ollie Pope disappeared to the dressing room 40 minutes into the session, seemingly to seek advice from head coach Brendon McCullum, but India continued to progress as a flurry of steers and thick edges skimmed into the same gap between third slip and gully. Deep passed fifty with three fours off the tiring Atkinson – showing off unexpected range with a square cut, an uppercut and a pull – but finally succumbed by popping a short ball from Overton to backward point. Gill arrived at the crease needing 32 to beat Sunil Gavaskar's national record of 774 runs in a series but fell for just 11 when Atkinson nailed him lbw with the first ball after lunch. Dismissing the prolific skipper lifted English spirits, with Atkinson adding Karun Nair for 17 when he edged behind, but Jaiswal's relentless march to the first hundred of the match dampened the enthusiasm. He was put down on 20 and 40 earlier in his innings but moved serenely to a 127-ball ton before Duckett's fumble at leg-slip gave him a third reprieve of the innings on 110. He ran out of lives when he slashed Tongue to deep third, with Overton the man to cling on, but a weary England had more problems to contend with. India added another 123 for their last four batters, taking the target from awkward, to tough and all the way to fiendishly difficult. The most galling damage was done by Sundar, one of last week's antagonist centurions at Old Trafford. While protecting last man Prasidh Krishna he smashed a furious 53, with four massive sixes and four fours, before finally underhitting one off Tongue to complete his five-wicket haul. Crawley and Pope both went for the catch, ending up in a tangle on the floor, but the former emerged with the ball safely pouched. There was enough time for 14 overs before stumps and England's top two did well to survive 13.4 of them before Siraj produced a magic ball to send India into day four with the wind in their sails.
Daily Mirror
29 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
Liverpool willing to let three more stars leave as summer transfer overhaul continues
Liverpool are making big moves in the transfer market after embarking on a huge summer spree, while also letting Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz leave the club - and there could be more outgoings Liverpool could let three youngsters leave the club this summer as Luca Stephenson, James McConnell and Lewis Koumas gain interest from a number of teams. The Reds have been one of the most active clubs in the transfer window after spending nearly £300million on high profile stars like Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong. There have also been a handful of outgoings after the departures of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid for £10m and Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich for around £63.5m. And the Premier League champions are open to sanctioning more exits for some young players as manager Arne Slot continues to overhaul his squad to keep it in fighting contention for the Premier League title once again. Stephenson has featured in pre-season under Slot and has impressed Slot after being included in the pre-season tour to Asia, but he has interest from Dundee United , Swansea, Reading, Rotherham and Cardiff over a loan move. Aberdeen are also fans of the 21-year-old and are considering a permanent transfer, according to the Liverpool Echo. Meanwhile, McConnell is attracting interest from West Brom, Ipswich, Derby, Oxford, Swansea and French side Metz after impressing for Liverpool in cup competitions in recent years - having caught the eye while starting for the team in a Champions League clash against PSV last season. And Koumas is another player who could be on the move as Norwich, Sheffield United, Hull, Preston, Birmingham and Wrexham all monitor the player. Koumas - who has already made his international debut for Wales - scored on his Liverpool debut in the FA Cup last year during a 3-0 win over Southampton and scored six times on loan with Stoke last season. There has even been an approach from La Liga giants Sevilla over Koumas' signature, with the Spanish club looking to rebuild after a relegation battle in 2024-25. It comes as Liverpool work on securing a massive deal for Alexander Isak after seeing a £120m bid rejected by Newcastle. Isak has already told the Magpies he wants to consider his options this summer and has refused to travel with the team for their pre-season tour in Asia - with manager Eddie Howe admitting the situation is "not in my control".
