'Weary' England toil at Oval as Nicholls ton takes New Zealand lead past 350

New Zealand assumed complete control of the second Test as Henry Nicholls' century punished England errors on another day of frustration in the field at The Oval.

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…Sport journalistThere will be an empty chair at Ella Toone's wedding this summer.The England and Manchester United midfielder is preparing to walk down the aisle without her dad Nick - the man she dedicates every goal to and credits as the "main reason" where she is in her career.In a new BBC documentary, 24 Hours with…

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…exploring the country. "I find that the food generally is significantly better than in England," says Ire Balogun, who is travelling from Oxford. "I'm surprised even with their fast food, there's just so much more flavour. I am sure it's not good for you in many other ways ... but the flavour comes through across the b…

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…shots or more in their opening game but only two actually found the back of the net - England's Harry Kane and Argentina's Lionel Messi.Kane's double drew him level with Gary Lineker as England's all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 10 goals, while Messi's hat-trick saw him equal Germany's Miroslav Klose as the al…

…will everyone fare in the second set of matches, including Scotland versus Morocco and England against Ghana?Chris is predicting the outcome of all 104 games at the World Cup, and he has also picked the order he thinks each of the 12 groups will finish in.AI's predictions have been generated using Microsoft Copilot Cha…

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…was an errorNew Zealand's Glenn Phillips scores his first Test century against England at The Oval, to help his side reach 391 on the second day of the second Test. FOLLOW LIVE: Second Test: England v New Zealand - day twoAvailable to UK users only.SubsectionCricketPublished18 JuneShare pageAbout sharing

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…run out as NZ make breakthroughThis content isn't available any more.There was an errorEngland lose their first wicket as Ben Duckett is run out for 36 by New Zealand's Nathan Smith on day two of the second Test at The Oval, with the home side 45-1 in their first innings. FOLLOW LIVE: Second Test: England v New Zealand…

…Aberg and Tommy Fleetwood also enjoyed solid starts.Swede Aberg also shot a 69 while England's Fleetwood knocked in birdies on the fifth and sixth holes - his 14th and 15th - as he posted a level-par 70.World number one Scottie Scheffler found greens and birdies hard to come by as his bid to become the seventh player t…

…of them all, not just in 28 years but, arguably, in the 154 years since Scotland played England at the West of Scotland Cricket Club in the first international match ever. Then, as now, Scotland were captained by a man with firm roots at Queen's Park. A 0-0 draw then would go down a storm now.Stalemate against Morocco…

…during the anthemsByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished18 June 2026England head coach Thomas Tuchel has won a battle with Fifa to get photographers moved away from the bench during the national anthems.Tuchel said he "could not see my team" before Wednesday's 4-2 win over Croatia, with a wall of photogra…

…ShemiltCricket Correspondent at The OvalPublished18 June 2026Ben Stokes could return as England captain as early as next week for the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson are under investigation for their part in an incident in a London nightclub, when they broke England's…

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…contact with Everton over Barry. Arsenal have had their first bid for Leicester City and England Under-19 winger Jeremy Monga rejected - the 19-year-old one of the club's long-term targets for the summer. (Telegraph - subscription required) , externalThe Gunners are also preparing a bid for Paris St-Germain and France…

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…off a late Bath surge to win 27-26 in their semi-final last weekByBrent PilnickBBC Sport EnglandPublished19 June 2026Two dressing-room scenes less than 14 months apart could not tell more aptly the story of how far Exeter have come as they prepare for Saturday's Prem final.At the end of April last year, there was foota…

…50 and then gives wicket away This content isn't available any more.There was an errorEngland opener Emilio Gay makes a patient 53 in the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval, but after reaching the milestone, he's then caught in bizarre circumstances in the very next ball as England fall 142-3 in their first in…