Scotland 263-9(50 overs): Munsey 106 (101), Van der Merwe 3-34
Netherlands win by 19 runs
Scotland failed to chase down a target of 283 against the Netherlands in Cricket World Cup League 2 despite a superb 106 from opener George Munsey.
Having been shocked by United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Richie Berrington’s side came into the contest under pressure to perform.
After choosing to bat first, half-centuries from Max O’Dowd (64), Zach Lion-Cachet (78) and captain Scott Edwards (70) helped the Dutch post 282-7 in their 50 overs.
Sussex seamer Brad Currie finished with bowling figures of 4-52 for Scotland, including three wickets in the final over of the innings.
Finlay McCreath (38) put on 92 for the fourth wicket with Munsey, who brought up his second one-day international hundred off just 90 balls.
Both batters fell in the space of five overs though, swinging momentum back towards the hosts.
Wicket-keeper Matthew Cross chipped in with 47, but Scotland fell 19 runs short, leaving them with seven wins from 14 matches, while the Netherlands top the table with 11 wins from 18.
“I said from the start when I joined the club, that’s what I had my eyes on,” says Ollie Watkins.
Now it’s official. He is Aston Villa’s record Premier League goalscorer.
Watkins’ winner against Bournemouth was his 75th league goal for the club and moved him one clear of Gabby Agbonlahor’s previous record haul.
It marks a dramatic return to favour for the 29-year-old, who joined from Brentford in 2020.
When he equalled Agbonlahor’s record in April, Watkins said he was “fuming” with his lack of game time – calling out his manager Unai Emery.
But, four matches later, he’s once again Villa’s main man with his boss calling his achievement “very fantastic”.
“He deserves it completely because he is a hard worker,” said Emery. “He is committed with Aston Villa.
‘Really proud to be on top’
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On Saturday at a sun-kissed Bournemouth, Watkins guided Morgan Rogers’ low cross into the bottom corner with a delicate, deft touch.
It was his 16th Premier League goal of the season – no other Englishman has more.
Longevity is key. Watkins has scored at least 10 league goals in all five of his seasons at Villa, helping him move ahead of Dwight Yorke, Dion Dublin and Juan Pablo Angel in the club’s top-scorer charts.
“It’s a big achievement – some unbelievable players have played for this club,” Watkins told BBC Match of the Day.
“You look at the names, so to be up there on the top of that I’m really proud. It’s a great achievement.”
This season, Watkins has had to battle for a starting place with Jhon Duran, who then moved to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr for £71m in January, and Marcus Rashford, who joined on loan from Manchester United in the same window.
Watkins had started each of Villa’s first 14 Premier League matches, but was limited to two league starts and three substitute appearances in April, and did not start either of Villa’s Champions League quarter-final matches against Paris St-Germain.
With Emery preferring Rashford in the starting XI, speculation was rife Watkins may leave Villa.
The club had already rejected a £40m bid for the England forward from Arsenal in January.
But Rashford was ruled out for the rest of the season last month with a hamstring injury and, since then, Watkins has returned up front to shine again.
“He’s shown his weight in gold,” former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie told Sky Sports.
‘Champions League spots going down to wire’
Watkins’ winner ensures Villa cannot finish lower than seventh this season, meaning the Birmingham side will, at worst, qualify for next season’s Uefa Conference League.
Emery’s side have reached Europe for a third consecutive season, and still have a decent shot of a Champions League return via a top-five finish.
Indeed, Villa’s victory boosted their chances of qualifying for the Champions League from 15.5% before the weekend to 34.2% according to the Opta supercomputer.
“I think it is massive for us,” Watkins told Sky Sports. “There are a lot of teams that are pushing for Champions League spots and it is going down to the wire.”
Villa are currently sixth and level on points with fourth and fifth-placed Newcastle and Chelsea, who play each other on Sunday.
Love Island star Jack Fincham has revealed that he has battled the eating disorder bulimia for almost 20 years – and his health may have been damaged for good as a result
Love Island’s Jack Fincham has revealed a secret eating disorder(Image: jack_charlesf/Instagram)
Jack Fincham has revealed he has secretly battled bulimia for the past twenty years and has been left requiring medication to combat damage done to his body. The 34-year-old reality star shot to fame on Love Island in 2018 as a contestant during the fourth season of the long-running dating show.
While Jack appeared confident on the show – and ultimately won alongside then-girlfriend Dani Dyer – he was still battling the eating disorder. Since his Love Island days, Jack has become better known for his sporting career as aa professional boxer.
However, he has acknowledged that the sport is part of the reason he became obsessed with food and keeping himself in shape. In a new interview, the TV star has explained that he was just 14 when his relationship with food took a dangerous turn.
He explained that the eating disorder took hold when he first started out as a boxer as he needed to reach a specific fighting weight. The star has struggled to break free from the condition in the years since.
Opening up to The Sun on Sunday, the reality star revealed: “I have been a bulimic for 19 years, bingeing on food and then being sick.” He then went on to explain there have been times where he binged on McDonald’s, salt- and-vinegar crisps, sweets, pizzas, pastys, sausage rolls, steak slices and more.
The reality star has connected his eating disorder with his history as a professional boxer(Image: JackFincham/Instagram)
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Saying he was left feeling “ashamed” every time he would binge, he also made himself sick. He said: “I’d eat it all, then go to the downstairs toilet at my mum’s — because nobody could hear me, as it was in the hall, next to the front door. I know it’s gross, but for years I didn’t actually think I had a problem.”
It wasn’t just food that he would focus on in his attempts to be a certain weight in time for boxing matches, he would also take hot baths and sit in saunas to reduce his weight. He explained there would be times he would go for as many as five days a week without eating – and on other times he would chew food to gain the taste, but spit out the food without swallowing.
Recounting getting down to just 52kg (114lbs, or 8.1st), he said: “It was a tough time for me. I’d just discovered my dad wasn’t in fact my biological father, and I think that screwed with my head. And I wanted to be good at boxing. Before an evening match I’d go to school and not eat or drink a thing so that I’d be ready for the weigh-in. I could lose 1.5kg in a day doing that. I was just a kid.”
He went on to explain he would also use food to “punish” himself, bingeing and making himself sick on days he lost matches. The experience has left him with a health condition he fears could be with him for life.
Jack revealed: “Eventually it caught up with me because I started to get really bad reflux. I was in agony. I went to the doctor and told him everything. I am now taking tablets to deal with the acid in my throat. I’m in agony without daily medication. I could be on them for ever, I don’t know.”
In the extensive interview, Jack reflected on other recent issues – which have included drugs battles and was in court due to being the owner of a dangerous dog. He also opened up about the collapse of his relationship with Towie’s Chloe Brockett.
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The pair have been together on and off for five years, and he is unsure if their current split will be permanent – admitting he is still in love with her.
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Jannik Sinner said it was an “amazing feeling” to be back on court after beating Argentina’s Mariano Navone at the Italian Open in the first match since his doping ban.
The 6-3 6-4 victory was the world number one’s 22nd in a row – a streak interrupted by the three-month suspension he agreed with the World Anti Doping Agency (Wada).
Sinner wrote ‘Che bello’ (How beautiful) on the camera lens at the end of the match, as chants of ‘Ole’ rang around the stadium.
“It has been amazing to go again on court after such a long time, having a great support also in the last days,” said Sinner, who thought it was the best reception he had ever enjoyed.
His parents were among 10,500 people who offered him a full throated welcome onto the Campo Centrale, but Sinner showed little emotion as he walked on hand in hand with a child mascot.
“From the first day I came here, it has been amazing. I was waiting for this moment quite a long time,” he added.
“The whole match, even when it seems quite comfortable, it’s a roller coaster, no?
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Huge crowds tried to catch a glimpse of Sinner when he practised on Court 5 earlier in the day. A TV camera was rolling throughout, while children balanced on parents’ shoulders and others mounted a fire hydrant and a potted plant to get the best possible view.
“Jannik’s day“ was the headline on Saturday’s edition of Corriere dello Sport. “The wait is over. From 7pm Rome will embrace … the strongest Italian tennis player of all time,” the paper continued.
Sinner signed a lot of autographs this week as he practised with top-10 players like Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud.
He has been greeted with great warmth and excitement – as the overwhelming majority of Italian tennis fans seem to feel a three month suspension was harsh and are treating his return as a celebration.
The match was Sinner’s first since he successfully defended his Australian Open title in Melbourne in January.
Three weeks later he accepted Wada‘s offer of a three month ban for two doping violations last year.
Sinner tested positive for clostebol and was originally cleared of any fault by an independent tribunal.
Even though Wada did not dispute the steroid had entered his system because his physio had been using a spray containing clostebol to treat a cut on his own finger, it initially felt a ban of between one and two years would be appropriate.
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Rome reserved its best weather of the week for the 23-year-old’s return.
As Lazio played Juventus in the Olympic Stadium just a few hundred metres away, Sinner missed his very first serve, but quickly found his stride. He won the first set with a single break of serve and some clean, powerful ball striking.
But the second set was less straightforward as Sinner’s forehand proved increasingly unreliable. He recorded 16 unforced errors off that wing in the match, but by two breaks of serve to one, was still able to complete a straight sets win in one hour and 38 minutes.
His decision making was not as sharp as usual but Sinner had every reason to be delighted with his return.
“I was missing the feedback of official matches, which are the best feedbacks we players can get,” Sinner said.
“At least now I have a bigger picture of what I’m doing well and what I have to improve.
“The nerves and everything, it has to go again into my body. It was a great start from my point of view of this tournament and of the comeback.”
Sinner’s third round match on Monday will be against the world number 93, Jesper de Jong – a lucky loser from qualifying.
Like a galaxy of stars, the who’s who in the showbiz world converged in Lagos on Saturday night for the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). Celebrities stunned the event in a rich display of culture, class, and panache.
From socialite Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike’s exosuit dressing, to dazzling traditional attires, the AMVCA, celebrities did not hold back in their exotic display of glitz and glamour, shining brightly on the night where excellence in filmmaking, acting, and content creation is rewarded.
Pretty Mike, who is renowned for his grand entrance at events, stole the show at the AMVCA awards attended by a retinue of actors, actresses, and industry experts, among others.
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Edinburgh boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship with a vital bonus-point victory over Connacht.
First-half tries from Pierre Schoeman – named in Andy Farrell’s Lions squad on Thursday – and Hamish Watson had Edinburgh in control at half-time, but Connacht hit back after the break.
Finn Treacy crossed twice in the opening 11 minutes of the second half to level the scores and a captivating back-and-forth battle followed.
Ben Muncaster crashed over to restore Edinburgh’s seven-point advantage following a powerful rolling maul, but Connacht – with faint play-off ambitions of their own – continued to fight.
Shayne Bolton dotted down in the corner, allowing home fly-half JJ Hanrahan to make it 21-21 off the tee.
However, with seven minutes to play, a moment of magic swung the match Edinburgh’s way.
Replacement scrum-half Charlie Shiel darted down the side of a ruck and showed an impressive burst of pace to go under the posts for the visitors’ bonus-point score before Ben Healy kicked a penalty in the final minute to ensure victory.
Sean Everitt’s side are ninth in the URC table, just two points behind Benetton in sixth, while Connacht are out of contention in 14th.
