matthew mott soon turned them into t20 world champions.enge, i want something to really put my mark on," and which he's done with the test team, not only with their upturn in results, but with the way that they play as well. and it's all about the atmosphere for brendon mccullum, the vibes. that's what he's done with the test team. leicester city have won their appeal against a decision that could have led to a points deduction for an alleged breach of premier league profit and sustainability rules. leicester's appeal was based on the fact they were playing in the english football league — not the premier league — at the time the charge was issued. the independent panel has now found the premier league did not have the jurisdiction to punish the club and can't take action. in a statement, the premier league says it's "surprised and disappointed" by the panel's decision. victor 0simhen has long been one of the most coveted strikers in european football. the nigerian fired napoli to the serie a title two seasons ago. he's only 25 and has bee

nathan mcguire goesin in his two years in charge, will now take on the one—day and t20 sides, after matthew motthey were outclassed by the eventual champions india mccullum has also extended his contract until the end of 2027. i asked our chief cricket writer stephan shemlit about why england have taken this step. i think it would be the best news for english cricket after giving brendan mccullough myjob. like you said, for two years, the testjob in the whitehalljob have been separate. england tried that ten years ago. it almost creates a two tiered system that one team maybe gets left behind. the whitehall team has gone backward slightly. it baa has gone backward slightly. it has been curious _ has gone backward slightly. it has been curious since _ has gone backward slightly. it has been curious since the _ has gone backward slightly. it has been curious since the arrival- has gone backward slightly. it has been curious since the arrival of. been curious since the arrival of mccullum, and the white ball teams have just gone backwards. mccullum, and the white ball teams havejust gone backwards.

mccullum replaces matthew mott, who stepped down after this summer's t20 world cup.e inaugural saudi arabia masters in riyadh. the rocket didn't hang about as he beat china's lei peifan by five frames to one. the tournament has raised eyebrows for the number of empty seats. but what it lacks in crowds it makes up for in prizemoney. the winner here will take home half a million pounds — the same as winning the world championship. and how about this for a comeback? judd trump said he was looking at flights home when he went 4—0 down to china's woo yizzer. but with his back to the wall the world number one turned things around to win the deciding frame. we saw it all yesterday at the vuelta a espana. cycling's vuelta a espana continues later, but wout van art — the man leading the sprint classification — won't be there. and this is the reason why. van aert — who's already won three stages — had to abandon his race after this crash yesterday. in wet and foggy conditions, the stage was won by spain's marc soler, with british rider max poole third. australia's ben o'connor