Sunrisers Leeds earn a vital win in the race for qualification by demolishing Birmingham Phoenix, who are subsequently eliminated from The Hundred after a fifth loss in six games.
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An early Robbie Crawford back-heel and a Cammy MacPherson own goal give Partick Thistle victory over Livingston as two of the promotion favourites meet in the Scottish Championship at Firhill.
£10m signing from Spurs scores fine volley on debut for new club Boro go one better than last year and advance to second round Will Lankshear’s debut strike ensured Middlesbrough made a winning start to the season as they beat Wrexham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup first round. Lankshear, a £10m summer signing from Tottenham, scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute as he hooked home an excellent first-time volley. Middlesbrough almost claimed a seventh-minute opener, but while Adilson Malanda prodded Sebastian Berhalter’s cross goalwards from close range, Danny Ward kept the ball out with a superb point-blank save. Continue reading...
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