Archive September 1, 2025

Following a significant increase in the prize pool, the women’s world cup winners will receive more money than Australia did when they won the previous men’s version.

The eventual champions of the tournament, which will take place at India and Sri Lanka starting at the end of this month, will receive a prize of £3.3 million, compared to the £2.96 million that Australia received for winning the men’s World Cup in 2023.

The $ 990,000 that Australia won for winning the previous Women’s World Cup in 2022 is an increase on that sum.

The tournament’s overall fund is now worth £10.26 million, which is a significant increase from the previous $ 2.59 million investment. In contrast, the total cost of the 2023 men’s World Cup was £7.3 million.

Co-hosts India and Sri Lanka will meet for the first time on September 30th for the eight-team tournament to begin in Guwahati.

On October 3, England kicks off their campaign against South Africa at the same location.

This increase in prize money is a historic moment for women’s cricket, according to Jay Shah, the chairman of the International Cricket Council.

Women cricketers must know they will be treated equally to men if they choose this profession, our message is simple.

The boost “underlines our ambivalence to produce a world-class World Cup and to inspire the next generation of players and supporters.” Women’s cricket is on a remarkable upward trend, and we are confident that the momentum will pick up with this change.

Troy Parrott has been injured, but Johnny Kenny has been named in the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup qualifying team.

Parrott, an AZ Alkmaar forward, has scored 10 goals in seven games so far this season, but he was sidelined for the international window due to an unspecified injury in training last week.

Kenny, 22, has appeared in under-21 matches for his first time in the senior squad.

After two productive loan spells with Shamrock Rovers, he was dropped from the Celtic squad for their 0-0 draw with Rangers on Sunday, but he was reinstated as a member.

As coach Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side prepares to face Hungary at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, September 6th, all other players from the original squad have arrived for camp.

Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jake O’Brien (Everton), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Dara O’Shea (Ipswich Town), Bosun Lawal (Stoke City), Liam Scales (Celtic), and Ryan Manning (Southampton) are the defenders.

Josh Cullen (Burnley), Jason Knight (Bristol City), Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town), and Killian Phillips (St. Mirren) are the midfielders.

Sonny Baker will start for England on Tuesday against South Africa in Headingley, starting with a fast bowling match.

In seven games for Manchester Originals, the 22-year-old regularly bowled around 90 mph while threatening with the new ball in particular.

Baker, who made his first-class debut for England Lions against Australia A in Sydney at the beginning of this year, has just made his latest rapid rise.

England captain Harry Brook attributed the attention to his previous appearances in the Welsh Fire and England Spirit, respectively, and to Kane Williamson and David Warner.

Brook told BBC Sport, “He was all over them and they were all world-class batters.”

He bowled skillfully and with a high level of pace. Everyone was talking about him when he was amazing to watch this year.

Baker attended a light training session in Leeds on Monday morning and again with England on Sunday.

Although the five English squad members who did not attend the Sunday Hundred final travelled from London on Monday morning and were absent, Joe Root and Will Jacks both made the lineup.

Nobody is without cricket, according to Brook, “but in an ideal world we would have liked to meet up yesterday, train yesterday, train today, and play together.”

Everyone is eager to leave and adores playing for England.

After missing the final Test against India in July, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse are both included. It will be Archer’s first one-day international since the Champions Trophy in March.

Baker has taken two five-wicket hauls in six County Championship games this season and left Somerset at the end of last summer.

However, his breakout event was The Hundred. In addition to his hat-trick against Spirit and Fire, he also performed a hat-trick against Brook’s Northern Superchargers.

After being called into the England white-ball team, Baker revealed to BBC Sport that he drinks “bone broth” every day to help prevent further problems after being previously injured in his career.

He’s previously appeared in The Hundred, Brook continued.

“He can swing it both ways with exceptional death skills, so it’s awesome to have him on the team and great to have him open up tomorrow.”

Brook’s second appearance in a white-ball series since taking over as head coach earlier this year.

Under Brook earlier in the summer, England won all six of their matches against West Indies, including three ODIs and three T20s.

England are just getting started on the preparations for the 2027 50-over World Cup, after three disappointing international competitions in a row. The Ashes are set to be the focus this winter.

In February of next year, India and Sri Lanka will host a T20 World Cup.

“We’re trying to create a climate where we’re working toward something, like Eoin Morgan Morgs did when he took over years ago,” Brook said.

“South Africa’s cricket is a little different from that of West Indies.

We must evaluate situations more quickly when working with a team like this. They have a more traditional side.

Eight days prior to the Proteas’ 2-1 victory in an ODI series against Australia, they have arrived in the UK. At the Champions Trophy in March, they defeated England by seven wickets, which Jos Buttler’s final capitulation.

Kagiso Rabada, who has a workload of his own, is included in their squad, but he won’t play the first ODI.

Only the T20 squad includes Donovan Ferreira and David Miller, who both had a positive impact with The Hundred.

Dilane Bakwa, a Strasbourg winger, is close to agreeing a deal worth more than £30 million.

The 23-year-old is expected to move to the City Ground, which would increase Forest’s spending this summer by about £180 million.

Since joining Strasbourg from Bordeaux two years ago, the France Under-21 international has made 66 appearances.

Forest will sign left-back Cuiabano for Botafogo for his 10th summer signing, and Bakwa will also complete that deal.

Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich for £37.5 million, James McAtee from Manchester City for around $ 30 million, and Rennes striker Arnaud Kalimuendo for $ 26 million are the new signings for Forest.

Before the club’s 19:00 BST transfer deadline on Monday, Jota Silva and Taiwo Awoniyi could leave.

After his public criticism of Forest’s transfer business, manager Nuno Espirito Santo is scheduled to meet with owner Evangelos Marinakis over the international holiday.

The Portuguese acknowledged that Marinakis’ relationship had changed while the Portuguese believed the club had moved too slowly for their goals.

Nuno, the former manager of Wolves and Tottenham, is being told that despite the information, is expected to be in charge when Forest travel to Arsenal on September 13th.

Victor Lindelof, a former defender for Manchester United, and Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho are both closing in on loan deals with Aston Villa.

At the end of last season, Sweden’s captain, 31-year-old Lindelof, had left his United contract.

Sancho, a 25-year-old United winger, turned down a move to Roma earlier in the window, and fellow Italian side Juventus has also shown an interest.

Meanwhile, Elliott, a 22-year-old midfielder for Liverpool, is about to make a move that includes a $35 million purchase.

Sancho and Elliott are currently at Villa to finish their loan applications and paperwork.

According to United sources, Aston Villa will pay 80% of Sancho’s wages, with respect to bonuses that are reasonably possible that will bring the total to 100%.

Sancho has spent the last 18 months on loan at Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund, but neither club has made a permanent commitment.

United were fined £5 million by Chelsea for breaking their contract to sign the England international.

In their Premier League game against Newcastle, Elliott made just one appearance for Liverpool this season.

He stated in June that he would take his Liverpool future into account and that he did not want to be “wasting years” in his career.

As Liverpool won the title last year, he was only allowed to make 18 Premier League appearances, 16 of which came as a substitute.

Aston Villa needed reinforcements, not whether they arrived on deadline day or before.

The squad’s frailties were exposed by Sunday’s 3-0 home loss to Crystal Palace, their first Premier League defeat at Villa Park in a year.

In their first three Premier League games, Villa have only earned a point and lack the energy that has been hallmark of Unai Emery’s side.

A worrying decline has resulted in the need for reinforcements in the wake of Villa’s commitment to profit and sustainability regulations.

This summer, pushing back moves were always going to happen, as were the Under-21 European Championship and the Club World Cup. Therefore, it needs to be seen as good business rather than late business when Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho arrive, in addition to Victor Lindelof.

Elliott won the player of the tournament award after scoring twice in the quarter-final, a double in the semi-final, and the opener against Germany in the final.

He has won the Premier League, the EFL Cup twice, the Super Cup, and two Under-21 European Championships and is a mature and respectful 22-year-old with a lot of experience.

The lack of game time at Anfield was Elliott’s only gripe. He lacks any evidence, but he will give a Villa team that looked lifeless at the start of the season class and guile.

Sancho, in contrast, appears to be moving up a gear in his quest to establish his ability to perform best in the Premier League.

When Marcus Rashford was on a loan from Manchester United last year, Emery successfully utilized his ability to make a comeback in the England squad.

Is it still unclear whether Sancho’s association with United will end.

Sancho’s contract expires at the end of the season, but the Red Devils have the option to extend it to 2027.

After England made it to the Euro 2020 final, what seemed like such a promising arrival from Dortmund has turned out to be a complete disappointment. Since August 2023, he has made 83 United appearances, with the exception of one in the 2024 Community Shield.

Prior to that, he missed three months after Erik ten Hag sent him away from Sancho to train in the Netherlands because he thought Sancho’s mental and physical state was unacceptable. The pair had a public disagreement after Ten Hag criticized Sancho’s training results.

Sancho spent four months of independent training before returning to Dortmund on loan, where he had a significant role in their 2024 Champions League triumph over Real Madrid.

Sancho was able to travel to the USA for seven minutes on the previous summer’s tour and make a seven-minute Community Shield appearance after United’s then sporting director Dan Ashworth brokered an uneasy agreement between the player and manager.

However, that was nothing more than applying a large amount of sticking plaster.