Baseball

England beat Sri Lanka again as Will Jacks shines, while Jos Buttler searches for form at the T20 World Cup

England’s Super 8s campaign began with a commanding win over Sri Lanka in Pallekele, extending a long-running streak in this match-up. Phil Salt top-scored and Will Jacks made key contributions with bat and ball, while Jos Buttler’s difficult run at the tournament continued ahead of a meeting with Pakistan.

Doha ATP 500: Mensik stuns Sinner as Alcaraz survives Kachanov to set up semifinal clash

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will not meet in the Doha final after Jakub Mensik edged the Italian in three sets. Alcaraz, meanwhile, needed a comeback win over Karen Kachanov and will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in the semifinals.

Brook and Root seal England’s series win with unbeaten ODI centuries in Colombo decider

Harry Brook’s unbeaten 136 and Joe Root’s unbeaten 111 powered England to 357-3 before Sri Lanka were bowled out for 304, despite a maiden ODI century from Pavan Rathnayake, as the tourists won the third ODI by 53 runs to take the series 2-1.