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- Reuters
Josh Bell, Daylen Lile power Nationals past Reds
July 22 - Josh Bell had two hits, including a home run, and the Washington Nationals jumped out to a 7-0 lead before holding on for a 10-8 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Brady House and Jacob Young had three hits apiece, Daylen Lile had two hits, including a three-run triple, and James Wood had two doubles for Washington, which won for just the second time in eight games. Nationals reliever Andrew Chafin (1-0) pitched a scoreless and hitless sixth inning. Staked to the 7-0 lead, Jake Irvin only made it through 3 2/3 innings, giving up five runs on six hits with three walks. Cincinnati's Gavin Lux singled home Matt McLain to make it 10-7 in the ninth. With one out and runners on the corners, Kyle Finnegan struck out Will Benson. Elly De La Cruz scored on a wild pitch, but Noelvi Marte popped out to end the game. Lux and Marte both had two hits and two RBIs for the Reds. Starter Brady Singer (7-8) lasted just 2 1/3 innings while surrendering seven runs on five hits. CJ Abrams walked to lead off the bottom of the first and scored on Wood's double. Bell doubled with Wood stopping at third and Nathaniel Lowe walked to load the bases. After House struck out, Lile tripled down the first-base line to make it 4-0. Bell increased the lead to 5-0 when he homered leading off the third. House later singled, Lile was hit by a pitch and Riley Adams doubled with two outs to cash in House. Young singled home Lile to make it 7-0. Cincinnati rallied in the fourth. De La Cruz and Austin Hays walked before Lux singled to score De La Cruz. Hays scored on Spencer Steer's single and Marte's single brought home Lux. Jake Fraley singled home Steer and Marte made it 7-5 when he scored on a double play. Wood doubled to lead off the Washington half inning and scored on House's sacrifice fly. De La Cruz walked leading off the fifth, stole second and later scored on Marte's single to make it 8-6. Fraley walked to load the bases with two outs, but Cole Henry retired Jose Trevino. Washington got insurance runs in the sixth on Ahmed Rosario's RBI double and Young's run-scoring single. --Field Level Media
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
'She saved two lives': Rugby star Kennedy Cherrington on the deeply personal story that saw her take on a new role and how you can get involved
Kennedy Cherrington is proving she's a force to be reckoned with, on and off the field. The rugby star is one of the most recognisable faces in the game, playing for the NRLW Parramatta Eels alongside younger sister Rueben, and as part of the victorious NSW Blues State of Origin side. Sydney born, with proud Māori heritage, Kennedy has also represented Australia for the Jillaroos national team, and plays for the Māori All Stars. And the prolific player is using her considerable platform for good. Kennedy, 26, is a mentor for young people, a supporter of a number of charities and helps raise awareness for DonateLife. The sportswoman's connection to organ donation is deeply personal, after her grandmother donated her kidneys. 'Nan made it known to our mum that she wanted to be an organ donor when she passed,' Kennedy tells Daily Mail Australia. 'She ended up giving her two kidneys to two different recipients, who were on dialysis and were quite serious cases, and she ended up saving their lives. 'That just sums up our Nan and the selfless person she was.' Kennedy and Rueben's grandmother Glenda died after suffering a severe asthma attack at home in 2020. After being transferred to hospital via ambulance, the 68-year-old passed away in the ICU. 'When the time came she fulfilled the criteria to be able to give some of her organs as she was already registered, and being in the ICU they were able to transfer her organs quickly.' 'It helped us through the grief, to know she is still kind of living on through other people,' she says. There are currently 1,463 people waitlisted for a kidney. There are also 14,000 more people in late stage kidney failure on dialysis who may one day need a kidney transplant. Having experienced a close family member give the gift of organ donation to others, Kennedy found herself witnessing the other side of the story when she forged a bond with a young fan through volunteering with the Parramatta Eels. 'We cook for the sick kids at Ronald McDonald House in Western Sydney in a program called Meals from the Heart. Back in 2023 I met a girl named Ruby who I really connected with.' Ruby had been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension disorder, which was affecting her lungs. 'I just gravitated toward her, given that I was a HeartKid myself. I related to some of the trauma from what I went through as a young girl, where I was told I would never play sports again or even live past the age of eight. I saw her like a younger sister.' Kennedy was born with a congenital heart defect and had open heart surgery at eight years old. Alongside supporting DonateLife, Kennedy is an ambassador for HeartKids, advocating for kids with childhood-onset heart disease. Kennedy stayed in touch with Ruby and over the next several months while her health deteriorated and helped to raise awareness and money to support Ruby's family. 'She ended up receiving a double lung transplant and it saved her life, and now she's healthy and thriving,' says Kennedy, who regularly checks in with her young friend. 'To see both sides of organ donation has been really eye-opening for me, it opened my eyes to what some people are going through. That's why I just wanted to use our platform to kind of bring awareness to organ donation.' While Ruby was lucky, there are many more in need of an organ transplant who are not. There are currently around 1,800 Australians on the waitlist for an organ transplant and 14,000 more on dialysis for kidney failure who need Australia's help. According to DonateLife, around 50 Australians die each year waiting for a transplant. This number may actually be much higher, as many people are removed from waitlists as their health becomes more unstable. Australians can register to become organ donors from the age of 16. And yet, in 2024, just 174,414 people registered. Kennedy is eager to make her fans, many of whom are young adults, aware of how such a quick and simple thing to do could impact so many lives. 'Becoming an organ donor is so easy,' she says. 'It literally takes less than a minute to register. Just be selfless - there are so many amazing organisations out there that you can be a part of for a greater cause. If you want to help others, being a part of organ donation is the first step.' In the lead up to DonateLife Week, Kennedy and Rueben joined fellow DonateLife advocates, Carlton AFL star Zac Williams, comedian Lehmo, and White Island survivor Stephanie Browitt to film some new videos. The sports star takes her platform seriously, and alongside supporting DonateLife and HeartKids, Kennedy is a mentor for young people in the community. The sports star works with Goanna Academy leading mental health programs in schools, and has also established a leadership program at her former primary school. This DonateLife Week, we want all Australians to register as organ and tissue donors and be the reason someone else gets a second chance at life. We know that 4 in 5 Australians say they support donation, but only 1 in 3 are registered on the Australian Organ Donor Register. One organ donor can save the lives of up to 7 people and change the lives of many more through eye and tissue donation. It only takes one minute to register as an organ and tissue donor at or through your Medicare account. Then, tell your family you want to be a donor - someone's life depends on it. Kennedy says her Māori heritage has informed her sense of social consciousness. 'We are all about being stronger together. 'Kotahitanga' means unity. If someone in the community isn't doing well, we all get together and help lift each other up. The Sydney-born athlete, who re-signed to the Eels this year through 2027, has also recently been named to the Rugby League Players Association Board of Directors, and collaborated on a sports journal. She and Rueben also have a podcast, Cherries on Top, which is currently in its second season. 'It is a really unique experience, being sisters and playing together, as well as living together and now co-hosting our podcast,' says Kennedy. 'At times its been a challenge, we are very competitive, we've had to find a balance so that it doesn't affect our relationship. We've had to learn when to be sisters and when to be teammates. 'We wanted to use our platform to really have our own say on things,' says Rueben of starting the podcast. 'Often as an athlete what you say can be interpreted the wrong way in the media, and so we wanted to take our voice back and make sure it was coming directly from us.' The siblings discuss their sports careers as well as a range of topics from light-hearted sibling banter to representation, culture and leadership, and in a recent episode hit back at misogyny and sexism against female sportswomen. 'We are very passionate about any female sport and often we can find the backlash is in majority from men, who often sexualise us or just portray us in a negative light, says Rueben. 'We are bloody good athletes,' Kennedy adds. 'Don't compare us to the men. Give us a chance, watch the game. 'We want our future daughters or nieces and granddaughters to have female athletes as role models.'
The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire to be honoured at Windsor Castle
Bafta-winning actress Sarah Lancashire will be among those honoured at Windsor Castle on Tuesday as she is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Lancashire, 60, is to attend an investiture ceremony at the royal residence after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours. The actress has won plaudits for her performances in TV shows including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, following her breakthrough role as Raquel Watts in soap opera Coronation Street during the 1990s, appearing in more than 260 episodes. After leaving the cobbles, Lancashire earned praise for her TV drama work including on the BBC's critically acclaimed Clocking Off from 2000 until 2003 – a series about factory workers. She earned her first Bafta award in 2014 for her supporting role in the BBC comedy-drama series Last Tango In Halifax. In 2017 she earned the best actress Bafta for her portrayal of no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley, and became an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama. Also among the personalities to be honoured on Tuesday are cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant. All four are being made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs) for services to cycling. Holl, 25, and her tandem partner Sophie Unwin won two gold medals in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, while Khan, 29, piloted Lizzi Jordan to gold in the women's tandem 1km time trial. Marchant, 32, won Great Britain's first Olympic women's team sprint gold at the 2024 Paris Games, alongside teammates Finucane and Sophie Capewell. Finucane, 22, became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint in the 2024 Paris Games. Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page is also to be made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics. Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai is to be made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming. Tai, 25, topped the 2024 Paralympic podium less than three years after opting to have her right leg amputated by winning gold in the women's 100m S8 backstroke. Penny Briscoe, the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association who also served as chef de mission for the fifth time in Paris, is to be made a CBE during the same ceremony for services to Paralympic sport.
