nick parrott, bbc news.ing — raith have parted company with boss ian murray, following yesterday's defeat at airdrieonians. it comes just two months after he guided the club to the scottish championship play—off final. elsewhere today dundee came from behind twice to deny dundee united victory on their scottish premiership return in their first derby in more than two years. there were three goals in the opening 22 minutes with miller thomson giving the hosts a 2—1 lead at half time. but dundee finished the stronger and after a penalty was awarded with around ten minutes left luke mccowan earned the visitors a share of the points. in the day's other game st mirren beat hibernian 3—0. in cricket, england opener zak crawley has been ruled out of the test series against sri lanka later this month with a fractured he suffered the injury while attempting to take a catch at second slip in the third and final test against west indies at edgbaston last week. dan lawrence will open alongside ben duckett in crawley�*s

nick parrott, bbc news.l sacking — raith have parted company with boss ian murray, following yesterday's defeat at airdrieonians. it comes just two months after he guided the club to the scottish championship play—off final. meanwile elsewhere today dundee came from behind twice to deny dundee united victory on their scottish premiership return in theirfirst derby in more than two years. there were three goals in the opening 22 minutes with miller thomson giving the hosts a 2—1 lead at half time. but dundee finished the stronger and after a penalty was awarded with around ten minutes left luke mccowan earned the visitors a share of the points. in the day's other game st mirren beat hibernian 3—0. in cricket, england opener zak crawley has been ruled out of the test series against sri lanka later this month with a fractured finger. he suffered the injury while attempting to take a catch at second slip in the third and final test against west indies at edgbaston last week. dan lawrence will open alongside ben

broncos, who picked upjust their third win of the season, as they beat hull fc 29 points to 4, as nick parrottourneys with little reward. they lost their last four matches of this showpiece and josh rourke was desperate to buck that trend. he breached hull fc�*s to fence in just the seventh minute. the black and whites were quick to pull a try back, but that was as good as it got for them. rourke then turned provider. this piece of skill and quick thinking keeping the play alive and ending with jack back in control. rourke�*s seven try in seven games made sure he would be making up with the player of the match. absolutely brilliant stuff! ollie leyland rivalled him for about a word kicking 13 points and rounding things off with a try. they stay bottom of the table on points difference and will be relegated at the end of the season by a new club grading system, but even the sprinklers going off before the end of the match couldn't rain on their parade. nick parrot, bbc news. wigan warriors are now two points clear at the top of the table after thrashing st helens by 20 points to nil in the seco

nick parrott was watching. cup at kilmarnock last season, but boss brendan rodgers feels his side are in a much better place now. it took less than four minutes at celtic park for them to confirm that. they have never lost at home to hibernian in this competition, and that didn't look like changing when the japanese got his second. they perhaps should have had a hat—trick. this file was almost a huge turning point. until then the edinburgh side hadn't even managed a shot on target. that was changed with this effort. it boosted hibs, and they upped their game. rodgers and his side were not ruffled for long, as they undid all that work in the second half. there will have been many easier goals in this. surprisingly, celtic couldn't add any more as they showed they are better this year, but not yet perfect. and in the day's other games, ross graham's first half header was the only goal, in the game between dundee united and st mirren. united winning i—0. and motherwell needed extra—time to defeat kilmarnock in the

despite ending goalless it was entertaining, as nick parrott reports.season, so kicking of the campaign against hearts at tynecastle wasn't going to make life any easier. they drew 3—3 on the final day of last season, and looked vulnerable from the start with lawrence shankland setting the tone. philippe clement has been in charge of rangers for less than a year. he signed a contract extension, butjames penrice showed his side are still a work in progress. the hosts were providing plenty of heart stopping moments before rangers finally showed some intent. connor barron was signed forfree, but looked impressive. dessers, the nigeria forward, was left frustrated more than once. as the match wore on, the chances became less clear—cut. it was a gripping game for the neutrals, but ultimately a frustrating one for both sides, who will need to be more clinical if they are to challenge champion celtic this season. nick parrot, bbc news. the day's only other premiership game between motherwell and ross county also ended goalless. football fans are being warned t

nick parrott reports.n an acceptable result but the hosts dominated possession and it was another debutant and strike at that made the first mark of the match. jamal lowe, who joined for the summer, proved an instant hit. correct mightjoin for a fee over the summer. they kept plymouth under pressure in the second half until galloway cracked and wayne rooney had seen enough and made some changes but that could not halt the slide or turn it around asjeff windrush added to his misery and if you didn't think to get get worse, it did, and with seconds remaining, substitute michael smith added to the ranks. rooney may have arrived with optimism but he and his team have much to do. this time next week, the premier league will be up and running. community shield yesterday, final pre—season friendlies today. arsenal beat lyon 2—0 with goals from centre halves gabriel and william saliba. liverpool beat sevilla 4—1 in the first of two games at anfield, diogo jota with the opener. arne slot�*s side also played against

nick parrott reports.gyle manager wayne rooney and he had a point to prove after his last match with birmingham city ended afterjust 15 games. a drop might have been an acceptable result but the hosts dominated possession and it was another debutant and strike at that made the first mark of the match. jamal lowe, whojoined for a fee over the summer, proved an instant hit. they kept plymouth under pressure in the second half until galloway cracked and wayne rooney had seen enough and made some changes but that could not halt the slide or turn it around as josh windass added to his misery. if you didn't think to get get worse, it did, and with seconds remaining, substitute michael smith completed the round. rooney may have arrived with optimism but he and his team have much to do. cricket now and in the hundred, manchester originals' batter beth mooney was left stranded on 99 not out as she ran out of balls to get her century against northern superchargers. mooney blasted 1a boundaries and three sixes in her