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Dog stops play at Leicestershire as title race heats up: county cricket, day three – live

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Lancashire’s off-on-off wicketkeeper – sent to Essex on loan – collects 50, he and Akhter frustrating Yorkshire with an unbroken eighth-wicket partnership of 60. Essex 157 for seven, still 233 behind.

A wave to the Guardian’s Will Unwin who rang the five-minute bell today at Old Trafford, asked by a unwary steward who didn’t know the red rose fury within. Dhariwal and Taylor have now stretched the lead to 215, which feels enough already although conditions are looking easier. goldparty.lat

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 122 of the Seahawks' 200 receiving yards, and Seattle's only TD

On an NFL opening night when the Seahawks' offense was otherwise stalling, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba kept it going.

Smith-Njigba caught a short pass on fourth-and-1 and raced downfield for a 45-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, scoring the Seahawks' only touchdown in the 13-10 win over the Patriots. Afterward, he credited the play call, quarterback Drew Lock and his teammates' blocking more than his own effort.

"I was happy it was a pass play," Smith-Njigba said. "My job was to find a zone and Drew did a great job finding me, and afterward just do what I do, try to get upfield and protect the ball. Great upfield blocking by our tight ends."

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The Seahawks' passing game went 8-for-11 for 122 yards and a touchdown when throwing to Smith-Njigba and 9-for-13 for 78 yards and no touchdowns when throwing to everyone else on the team. Despite that, Smith-Njigba credited teammates Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed, who had a combined three catches for 39 yards.

"It's not all on me. We have Cooper Kupp making big plays, we have Sheed making big plays," Smith-Njigba said. "It's a team effort."

It is a team effort, but Smith-Njigba showed who the best player on the team is.

Declan Rice shrugs off Arsenal concerns and says 60 games a season is sustainable

Arsenal are monitoring midfielder’s workload
Rice received painkilling injections last season

Declan Rice has insisted his body can sustain more than 60 appearances again this season, despite Arsenal’s concerns after he played through pain at the World Cup.

Rice racked up 69 appearances last season for Arsenal and England but admitted during the World Cup he had been receiving pain-killing injections to manage neural back and hamstring pain a hamstring injury in December. It is understood Arsenal are monitoring the 27-year-old’s workload closely after he had only three weeks off before returning to training a week before the Community Shield last month.

FC Barcelona Juvenil A suffers defeat in Youth League debut

Despite dominating possession, the azulgrana side struggled to find a clinical finish in the final third. Nil Vicens scored a late consolation, but defensive errors ultimately doomed the team. This marked a difficult start for a side that has recently lost key talents like Ebrima Tunkara, Hamza Abdelkarim, and Orian Goren.

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Russisk stjerne nektes comeback Kunstløperen Kamila Valijeva (20) har fått avslag på søknaden om å få konkurrere som nøytral utøver. Det internasjonale skøyteforbundet (ISU) slår fast at russeren ikke oppfyller kravene. Beskjeden er motsatt av spekulasjonene fra i sommer. Da var det snakk om at Valijeva kom til å få grønt lys. I stedet

Mike Vrabel: You can't throw three interceptions, Drake Maye knows that Patriots coach Mike Vrabel pointed to quarterback Drake Maye's turnovers as the difference after losing to the Seahawks.

George Russell "should feel aggrieved" after Mercedes Monza strategy call, says David Croft Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has argued that George Russell has every right to "feel aggrieved" after Mercedes' strategy call during the virtual safety car period at the Italian Grand Prix.During the race at Monza, Russell was leading on hard compound tyres, having committed to a long

Ernest Jones: When you think about Seattle, we want you to think about defense The Seahawks didn't put any points on the board until the fourth quarter on Wednesday night, but waiting to get the scoring started didn't keep them from coming up with a win.

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