that was always the perspective of rachael heyhoe flint. he traditional home of cricket. rachael heyhoe flint spent over two decades playing for england and a lifetime promoting women's sport. the mcc which owns lords was once a men only club. what this means to me is that there is finally recognition in the most public way for the contribution that rachel made to cricket. she was a trailblazer. traditions always need someone to change them. england's men have been tearing up test cricket. bold, brave, and out. a first success for south africa in the first morning of this series. that was the plan. kagiso rabada again. zak crawley was gone. south africa want bowlers who are tall, strong, quick. yeah, that wasjoe root lbw. so afterjust an hour of play there were two key questions to ask. how long could england survive? how long before it started to rain? jonny bairstow had been immovable earlier this summer. gone here for none. and then stokes the captain was also out on the final ball of the morning. a test indeed for the brave new era for e

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earlier at lord's, the rachael heyhoe flint gate was officially opened by the former england captain'sint was a pioneer of women's cricket, playing for england for more than 20 years, taking on the role of captain for 12, and instigated the first women's world cup. she campaigned for women to be allowed to become members of marylebone cricket club, which finally happened in the late 1990s. emma raducanu says she's growing in confidence after beating serena williams in straight sets in the opening round of the cincinatti 0pen. the 19—year—old was very much in control throughout. williams, who's set to retire after the upcoming us open, causing her very few problems, with raducanu taking the first set 6—4. serena, who's 40 now, has barely played competitive tennis in the last year, and lost the second set 6—0. the match didn't last long — it was over in little over an hour. and the 23 grand slam singles champion didn't hang around for an on—court interview afterwards, but for raducanu it was a night to remember. the atmosphere tonight was amazing, and to play with serena, i mean, forsure

gates were meant to be open, that was always the perspective of rachael heyhoe flint, unveiled by heris there is finally recognition in the most public way for the contribution that rachel made to cricket. she was a trailblazer. traditions always need someone to change them. england's men have been tearing up test cricket — bold, brave, out. a first success for south africa on the first morning, that was their plan. rabada again. zak crawley was gone. south africa want bowlers who are strong, tall, quick. that was joe root lbw. afterjust an hour, two key questions, how long could england survive, how long before it started to rain? pope's busy innings was the positive for england, but watch out. jonny bairstow had been immovable earlier this summer. gone here for none. the final ball before lunch saw the end of ben stokes. relentless fast bowling was what south africa promised and what they delivered. nortje not done yet. now ben foakes. six wickets down, england saw a temporary salvation. by the time the rain arrived, england were well aware of the challenge that will face them in th

well, earlier at lord's, the rachael heyhoe flint gate was officially opened by the former england captain'sof captain for 12 — and instigated the first women's world cup. she campaigned for women to be allowed to become members of marylebone cricket club which finally happened in the late 1990s. emma raducanu says she's growing in confidence after beating serena williams in straight sets in the opening round of the cincinnatti 0pen. the 19 year—old was very much in control throughout. williams, who's expected to retire after the us open later this month, causing her very few problems — with raducanu taking the first set 6—4. serena, who's 40 now, has barely played competitive tennis in the last year, and lost the second set 6—love. the match didn't last long — it was over in little over an hour. but a memorable hour for the british number one. i know what a champion she is, she can come back from any situation, i am so pleased i managed to keep my composure. england striker ellen white will miss manchester city's match against tomiris—turan in the first qualifying round of the women's champ

earlier at lord's, the rachael heyhoe flint gate was officially opened by the former england captain'sms, who's set to retire after the upcoming us open, causing herfew problems — with raducanu taking the first set 6—4. serena, who's 40 now, has barely played competitive tennis in the last year, and lost the second set 6—0. the match was over in little over an hour. serena didn't hang around for an on court interview afterwards — but for raducanu it was a night to remember. it's the final day of the pool based swimming events at the european aquatics championships in italy. great britain's women qualified for the final of the 100 metres medley relay after finishing second in their heat. medi harris, kara hanlon, holly hibbott and anna hopkin swam the fourth quickest time overall. the british men's team are also through to tonight's final of the 100 metres medley relay. jonathon marshall, james wilby, jacob peters and jacob whittle were second in their heat and third quickest overall. gb�*s nick miller is through to the men's hammerfinal, at the european championships in munich the comm