February 2023 – adewaley.Wordpress.com blogs

Stokes ‘blessed’ to be a part of thrilling NZ defeat

England captain Ben Stokes says he feels “blessed” to be a part of their thrilling Test match against New Zealand in Wellington.http://dlvr.it/Sk6MTz

NZ beat England by one run in all-time great finish

England lose to New Zealand by one run in one of the all-time great finishes to the second Test in Wellington.http://dlvr.it/Sk6MTs

Watson beats Kovinic in first round in Texas

Britain’s Heather Watson wins her first-round match at the WTA tournament in Austin, Texas as she beats Danka Kovinic in straight sets.http://dlvr.it/Sk6MSy

‘Still so many barriers’ in women’s sport – Adams

Two-time Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams wants women and girls to “get active” as she helps launch the ‘This Girl Can With You’ initiative.http://dlvr.it/Sk6MRV

Canada Soccer president resigns amid dispute

Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis resigns amid an ongoing labour dispute between the governing body and the men’s and women’s national teams.http://dlvr.it/Sk6MPV

Salah willing to leave Liverpool – Monday’s gossip

Mohamed Salah willing to leave Liverpool, Arsenal in contract talks with Granit Xhaka, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic attracts Premier League interest, plus more.http://dlvr.it/Sk3Rmp

How ‘professional’ & ‘disciplined’ Spurs beat Chelsea

Match of the Day 2 pundits Jason Mohammad, Gary Cahill and Glenn Murray analyse Tottenham’s “professional” & “disciplined” 2-0 victory over Chelsea in the Premier League.http://dlvr.it/Sk3Rmn

Gemili ‘hated’ athletics and eyed football return

British sprinter Adam Gemili says he considered quitting athletics and “going back to football” after poor Commonwealth Games.http://dlvr.it/Sk3Rmm

Murphy beats Carter to land Players Championship

Former world champion Shaun Murphy beats Ali Carter 10-4 to win the Players Championship, his first ranking event title since 2020.http://dlvr.it/Sk3Rmg