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James Rew called up to England Test squad in place of Jordan Cox

James Rew called up to England Test squad in place of Jordan Cox

Somerset's James Rew has earned his maiden England call-up for the upcoming one-off Test against Zimbabwe, replacing Jordan Cox, who has been ruled out with an abdominal muscle injury.

The 21-year-old Rew has been in fine form this County Championship season, averaging 54.71, and now steps in as the squad’s reserve batter.

"James Rew has been drafted into the England Men’s Test squad ahead of the forthcoming Rothesay Test match against Zimbabwe, which gets underway at Trent Bridge on May 22. Rew will link up with the Test squad at their pre-series training camp next week as preparations begin for the start of the international summer," the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Thursday.

Cox, originally selected after missing his Test debut over the winter due to a thumb injury sustained during England’s tour of New Zealand, suffered another setback over the weekend. While playing for Essex against Somerset in Taunton, he injured his side while running a single on 99 and had to retire hurt shortly after reaching his century.

‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ to now release digitally on May 16, makers say ‘spirit of the nation comes first’

‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ to now release digitally on May 16, makers say ‘spirit of the nation comes first’

The makers of “Bhool Chuk Maaf”, which was initially slated to hit the screens on May 9, announced on Thursday that the film will now release digitally on Prime Video on May 16, in “light of recent events and the heightened security drills across the nation.”

The news of the film’s postponement, starring Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi comes a day after the Indian Air Force targeted the terrorists' sites without crossing the Pakistan airspace.

Maddock Films on Thursday make the announcement on Instagram.

“In light of recent events and the heightened security drills across the nation, we at Maddock Films and Amazon MGM Studios have decided to bring our family entertainer, Bhool Chuk Maaf, directly to your homes on May 16-only on Prime Video, worldwide. While we were eagerly looking forward to celebrating this film with you in theaters, the spirit of the nation comes first.

PSG eliminate Arsenal to book Champions League final spot

PSG eliminate Arsenal to book Champions League final spot

Paris Saint-Germain will play Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final after a 2-1 win at home to Arsenal saw them emerge victorious 3-1 on aggregate.

Arsenal had chances to get back into contention and even overturn the tie, only to be frustrated time after time by PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Although Arsenal had struggled to control last week's first leg against PSG's three-man midfield, Mikel Arteta's players quickly showed they had come to Paris to overturn the first leg defeat, reports.

The game was barely a minute old when Jurrien Timber crossed for Declan Rice to head just wide.

The visiting side looked to asphyxiate PSG high up the field, with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli both active, and Martinelli forced the first of Donnarumma's excellent saves on the night, when he almost bundled in Thomas Partey's long throw.

IPL 2025: Death bowling is like an instinct, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

IPL 2025: Death bowling is like an instinct, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar labelled death bowling as instinctive and tactical, stressing the importance of staying a step ahead of the batter in crunch moments of an IPL game.

"Death bowling is like an instinct. It depends on what is the situation of the match and what you are thinking as well," Bhuvneshwar said in a video shared by RCB. "Sometimes there is a very normal situation going on, but you have an instinct that the batter is going to do something different. So that's when we call it being proactive—to be a step ahead of the batter.”

Mehidy moves to second with career-best ratings in ICC Test rankings

Mehidy moves to second with career-best ratings in ICC Test rankings

Bangladesh player Mehidy Hasan Miraz rose to second spot overall in the latest rankings for Test all-rounders on the back of his superb form with both bat and ball in the recent Test series against Zimbabwe.

The 27-year-old scored 116 runs and claimed 15 wickets across the two Tests to become the second-ranked allrounder for the first time with career-best 327 rating points, overtaking South Africa’s Marco Jansen in the list led by India’s Ravindra Jadeja, who is way ahead with 400 points.

Mehidy was instrumental in Bangladesh's triumph in the second Test against Zimbabwe in Chattogram, scoring a vital century for his side when coming into bat at No.7 and then bowling his side to victory with a five-wicket haul.

Formula 1: Alpine replaces Doohan with Colapinto for next five rounds of World Championship

Formula 1: Alpine replaces Doohan with Colapinto for next five rounds of World Championship

Alpine F1 team has confirmed that Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five race weekends, starting from the upcoming Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, with the team deciding to “rotate” the race seat alongside Pierre Gasly.

"As part of an on-going assessment of its driver line-up, the team has made the decision to rotate one of its race seats for the next five rounds of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship.

“BWT Alpine Formula One Team therefore announces that Franco Colapinto will be paired with Pierre Gasly from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, ahead of a new evaluation before the British Grand Prix in July," said an Alpine statement.

The statement added that Doohan remains with the team as "first-choice reserve driver".

MI skipper Hardik, GT head coach Nehra penalised for IPL code of conduct breach

MI skipper Hardik, GT head coach Nehra penalised for IPL code of conduct breach

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined Rs 24 lakhs. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player and the concussion substitute, were each individually fined either Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser, the IPL statement read.

Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans), Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals), Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals), Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) and Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) have all been penalised for slow over- rate offences this season.

IPL 2025: Will Jacks hits 50 but Mumbai Indians restricted to 155/8 by GT

IPL 2025: Will Jacks hits 50 but Mumbai Indians restricted to 155/8 by GT

Will Jacks scored a half-century but Mumbai Indians failed to capitalise on the opportunities to be restricted to 155/8 by a clinical bowling display by Gujarat Titans in Match 56 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians came into this match on the back of a six-match unbeaten streak but that run is likely to end on Tuesday in this crucial match against GT that both teams need to win to inch closer to the playoff spot.

Asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians landed in trouble in the first over as Mohammed Siraj struck off the second ball. Jacks had to walk into the middle early and made the most of his chance to score his maiden half-century for the Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav moves to second in players with most consecutive 25+ scores in T20s

IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav moves to second in players with most consecutive 25+ scores in T20s

One of the best batters ever in T20 cricket, Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday, inched closer to another record, moving to second in the list of batters with the most consecutive 25-plus scores in the format.

Yadav reached the milestone of 12 consecutive 25+ scores in the 9th over of Match 56 against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium here.

On Tuesday, Surya scored 35 off 24 balls, laced with five fours. and lived up to his reputation of a 360-degrees player with some sweetly-timed shots, keeping the bowlers on their toes by creating unbelievable angles to despatch the ball to different corners of the ground.

IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans elect to bowl first in key clash with Mumbai Indians

IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans elect to bowl first in key clash with Mumbai Indians

Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

Gujarat Titans have made one change in the playing XI with Arshad Khan coming in for Washington Sundar. Mumbai Indians are unchanged from their last match.

Gill said he opted to bowl first because it is always better to have a score to chase. Says it is all about turning up on the day and delivering the best possible performance as a team, and not go to deep into what has happened in the past.

He said, though Kagiso Rabada was available for selection, he would take a couple of sessions to get into the groove.

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