Cricket
Hampshire Sued ECB Over 2023 Ashes Venue Snub
The Guardian reveals Hampshire took legal action against the ECB after losing a 2023 Ashes Test to Yorkshire, with the board later paying around £1m in damages.
Yorkshire
ECB-Hampshire legal row shapes 2027 Ashes venues
A legal dispute over 2023 Ashes venue allocation, which saw the ECB pay Hampshire about £1m in damages, explains why 2027 lacks a northern Test.
County Championship: rain disrupts opening day's play
Weather curtailed most County Championship fixtures, but Jimmy Anderson impressed with 2-19 for Middlesex while several other counties battled the elements.
Fisher and Crocombe shine as 23 wickets fall at the Oval
Yorkshire's Matt Fisher took six for 25 and Essex's Henry Crocombe claimed a hat-trick as bowlers dominated day two of the county cricket season.