US gymnastics coach Larry Nassar sentenced for assaulting female gymnasts

LANSING, Mich. –One of the first athletes to accuse Larry Nassar of sexual assault confronted him Wednesday in a Michigan courtroom where the former sports doctor was due to the sentenced for years of molesting Olympic gymnasts and other young women.

The last of more than 150 victims to offer statements at Nassar’s sentencing hearing was a Kentucky lawyer who stepped forward in 2016 after USA Gymnastics was accused of mishandling complaints of sexual assault.Rachael Denhollander said Nassar groped, fondled and penetrated her with his hands when she was a 15-year-old gymnast in Michigan. Denhollander’s statements to Michigan State University police put the criminal investigation in high gear in 2016.

“You have become a man ruled by selfish and perverted desires,” she told Nassar, who worked at the university and USA Gymnastics, the sport’s governing body, which also trains Olympians.

Nassar faces a minimum prison term of 25 to 40 years when he is sentenced later Wednesday by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina.

The sentence will cap a remarkable seven-day hearing that has given the girls, young women and their parents a chance to confront the doctor in court.

Nassar, 54, pleaded guilty to assaulting seven people in the Lansing area, but the sentencing hearing has been open to anyone who said they were a victim. His accusers said he would use his ungloved hands to penetrate them, often without explanation, while they were on a table seeking help for various injuries.

The accusers, many of whom were children, said they trusted Nassar to care for them properly, were in denial about what was happening or were afraid to speak up. He sometimes used a sheet or his body to block the view of any parent in the room.

“I’d been told during my entire gymnastics career to not question authority,” a former elite gymnast, Isabell Hutchins, said Tuesday.

The judge is likely to be unsparing in her treatment of Nassar. Aquilina has praised the victims who have appeared in her court since Jan. 16, calling them “sister survivors,” while also assuring them that their perpetrator will pay. The women have included Olympians Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber and McKayla Maroney.

“Your words are vital. They are as strong as your martial arts,” Aquilina told Christina Barba, who has known Nassar for decades and practices karate. “They will take him down quicker and cleaner than any kick you’ve got.”

Hutchins and Mattie Larson, a former national gymnast, talked about how Nassar won their allegiance with candy, Olympic trinkets and encouraging words while they were under constant scrutiny from their demanding coaches.

Brooke Hylek, a gymnast who plans to compete in college, heaped scorn on Nassar.

“I cannot believe I ever trusted you, and I will never forgive you,” she said Tuesday. “I’m happy you will be spending the rest of your life in prison. Enjoy hell by the way.”

Emily Morales had a softer message.

“I want you to apologize to me right here,” the 18-year-old told Nassar. “I want to forgive you, but I also want to hear you tell me that you regret all the hurting you caused.”

He did. She replied with, “Thank you.”

Nassar has already been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes. He is scheduled to be sentenced next week on more assault convictions in Eaton County, Michigan.

AP

AIBA Youth Women’s World Boxing Championships come to a close in Guwahati

A total of 160 boxers from 31 countries began the week-long tournament, which also made available four quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Guwahati – Sunday witnessed ten thrilling finals of the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships in the north-east India city of Guwahati, at which Russia, Kazakhstan, USA and South Korea topped the podium along with the hosts India whose boxers dominated the lighter weight categories. A total of 160 boxers from 31 countries began the week-long tournament, which also made available four quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Light Flyweight (48kg)
The day’s first final saw Indian southpaw Nitu looking to stay in close to her opponent, Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Urakbayeva, but it wasn’t until the second round she could really let her hands go, successfully landing some accurate blows against her technically excellent opponent. Urakbayeva was able to work her way back into contention, but Nitu’s patience paid off, and as the Referee raised her hand, the crowd erupted in celebration of their first gold of the day.

Flyweight (51kg)
India’s Jyoti Singh had only recently moved up to Flyweight (51kg), but took the rest of the field in Guwahati by storm to earn gold and crown an impressive campaign. Having recently defeated Russian 17-year-old Ekaterina Molchanova in the final of the Golden Gloves of Vojvodina Women’s Youth Tournament three months ago, Singh looked relaxed meeting her once again, and it was her quick-fire combinations in the opening round that set her on course for victory. Those aggressive attacks continued as the bout wore on, and victory brought both gold and a place at the 2018 Youth Olympics in the Argentina capital.

Bantamweight (54kg)
Sakshi Choudhary proved to be one of the outstanding performers in Guwahati, the Junior World Champion adding the Bantamweight Youth title to her CV in impressive fashion with victory over England’s Ivy-Jane Smith. The two boxers spent much of the first round probing for weaknesses in the other’s defences, Smith looking well organised and efficient with her jabs, but it was Choudhary who raised the tempo most effectively as the bout wore on, crowning an excellent tournament with a hard-earned gold medal.

Featherweight (57kg)
India’s Shashi Chopra made it an incredible four straight golds for India when she edged a tight contest against Vietnam’s lone competitor in Guwahati, Do Hong Ngoc. The Vietnamese boxer went into the final unbeaten this year and looked focused from the opening seconds, stifling Chopra’s attacking instincts early on. The 18-year-old Indian found her rhythm in the second round, however, her jabs finally clicking and finding their target with increasing regularity. Ngoc tried valiantly to outscore her opponent, but the split decision went to Chopra and India had their fourth gold medallist of the day.

Lightweight (60kg)
Italy’s EUBC Junior Champion Vittoria De Carlo had put together an excellent run to reach the Lightweight final in Guwahati, but South Korea’s Im Ae Ji proved to be a tricky target as her footwork repeatedly got her out of trouble. As De Carlo committed more energy to her attacks, Ji was able to counter effectively, and at the end of the three rounds, it was South Korea who were able to celebrate their first ever gold in the competition, De Carlo’s compensation coming in the form of a berth at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Light Welterweight (64kg)
India’s Ankushita Boro grew up just 200km from Guwahati, and the Assam spirit flowed through her as she recorded a famous world title win. Russia’s Ekaterina Dynnik struggled to assert herself on the tie despite some early pressure, and by the start of the final round, Boro looked relaxed and in control. The 18-year-old Indian used her height advantage and kept her distance, picking off Dynnik as she advanced to secure an emotional gold and send the crowd into raptures.  

Welterweight (69kg)
United States’ Citlalli Ortiz looked to have her tactics straight against  Russia’s tall Natalia Sychugova, closing her down and not allowing her to express herself from the first seconds of their Welterweight final. The US boxer, who took up the sport in 2008 at the age of just 8, used all that experience to establish her superiority, and her impressive stamina as the contest drew to a close helped ensure a well-deserved gold for the American.

Middleweight (75kg)
Russia’s Anastasia Shamonova went into the Middleweight final against England’s Georgia O’Connor as Junior World and Youth EUBC Champion, and exuded confidence against the tough and talented English boxer. With just one defeat in her career, there were notably few openings in the Russia defences for O’Connor to exploit, and the latest win for the ever-impressive Shamonova saw gold and a place at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games assured.

Light Heavyweight (81kg)
Russia’s EUBC Youth Champion Anastasia Rybak was faster out of the blocks than Araylym Begdilda at the start of their Light Heavyweight final, the Russian apparently realising that her best chance would come with an early finish against her talented opponent. Begdilda’s neat footwork kept her largely out of trouble, however, with a big right at the end of the first round shaking Rybak and, despite a late rally from her opponent, it was Begdilda who edged the split decision to earn the gold.   

Heavyweight (+81kg) 
The Russian team was able to turn the tide at Heavyweight, however, with Junior World Champion Kristina Tkacheva over-powering Kazakhstan’s Dina Islambekova to record a stylish victory. Tkacheva delivered an inspired middle three-minute period to take the contest away from her opponent, and had enough left in the tank to keep the Kazakh at bay as the bout drew to a close and earn the Russians their second gold in Guwahati. 

 

Ex USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry appeared in Michigan court

Michigan – Former USA Gymnastic team doctor Larry Nassar, accused of sexually assaulting dozens women and girls, pleaded guilty Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in a Michigan court.

Three of those charges applied to victims under 13, and three applied to victims 13 to 15 years old. Other charges were dismissed or reduced as part of a plea agreement. All 125 victims who reported assaults to Michigan State Police will be allowed to give victim impact statements at Nassar’s sentencing, according to the plea deal.

Nassar made a short statement apologizing and saying he was hopeful the community could move forward.

“For all those involved, I’m so horribly sorry that this was like a match that turned into a forest fire out of control,” he said. “I have no animosity toward anyone. I just want healing. … We need to move forward in a sense of growth and healing and I pray (for) that.”

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said Nassar violated the trust of his patients and praised the victims for coming forward.

“You violated the oath that you took to do no harm, and you harmed them selfishly,” Aquilina said. “They are superheroes for all of America because this is an epidemic.”

In all, Nassar had been charged with 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and 11 counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct at the state level, Megan Hawthorne, deputy press secretary for state Attorney General Bill Schuette, told CNN in July.

A number of women, including several gold-medal winning members of the famed “Fierce Five” team of American gymnasts, have accused Nassar of sexual misconduct in his role as the USA Gymnastics doctor.

Nassar was the team physician for the Michigan State University gymnastics and women’s crew teams as well as an associate professor at MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. He worked at MSU from 1997 to 2016 and served as the USA Gymnastics physician through four Olympic Games.

Several of the first-degree charges pertained to victims under 13, and all of the state-level charges involve former family friends, gymnasts and patients of Nassar, Hawthorne said.

Separately, Nassar is also awaiting sentencing on federal charges of receiving child pornography, possessing child pornography and a charge that he hid and destroyed evidence in the case. That hearing is scheduled for Monday.

CNN

Three times Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas sexually abused by USA Gymnastics team physician

New York – Three-times Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas said on Tuesday she was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, the latest in a list of female athletes to accuse the doctor of misconduct.

Douglas, who last week was criticized for placing some of the onus on women to avoid sexual harassment, apologized again for her remarks while adding that she too was abused by Nassar, who is in jail awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday addressing last week’s comments that were viewed by some as victim shaming, Douglas wrote: ”It would be like saying that because of the leotards we wore, it was our fault that we were abused by Larry Nassar.

“I didn’t publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful.”

Jeff Raymond, a publicist for Douglas, confirmed in an email that the gymnast was in fact “confirming that she too was a victim of Larry Nassar.”

Nassar’s attorney, Matt Newburg, was not immediately available for comment but has previously said that due to a gag order imposed he had no comment.

Douglas is the third member of the ‘Fierce Five’ gymnastics team who won a team gold at the 2012 London Olympics to allege abuse by Nassar, joining Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney.

It was after Raisman’s allegations last week that Douglas wrote in a since-deleted post on Twitter that “it is our responsibility as women to dress modestly and be classy. Dressing in a provocative/sexual way entices the wrong crowd.”

(Reuters)

Wrestling: Shadia Bseiso become first Arab women to perform at WWE

DUBAI – World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed its first female performer from the Arab world on Sunday, smashing cultural taboos as the US-based pageant seeks to piledrive its way into lucrative foreign markets.

Shadia Bseiso, a Jordanian versed in jiu-jitsu, dreams of encouraging more Arab women to take up sports – and of one day maybe even crashing a metal chair over WWE mega-star John Cena.

“Female athletes are finally getting the credit they deserve. The world is more open to that, and in terms of how the region will react to it, I‘m hoping its going to be very positive,” said Bseiso.

While women exercising in public is rare in the Arab world and the local entertainment industry often relegates them to docile roles, big companies such as Nike have stepped up advertising geared towards female athletes.

Still, the high-octane physicality and outrageous storylines of professional wrestling remain a novelty in the region.

Speaking to Reuters in the WWE’s Dubai office, Bseiso said she made sure to tell her parents about her colourful career choice in person.

After announcing she would join the ranks of the WWE, they paused in disbelief for a moment, she said, worried for her safety in the often-bruising shows.

They support her fully, she added, as she now heads to the company’s Orlando, Florida, training centre for gruelling in-ring training and what WWE calls “character development” – transformation into one of their trademark big personalities.

She has a Jordan-themed persona in mind, she says, declining to elaborate.

For decades a quintessential if curious emblem of Americana, professional wrestling has now won die-hard fans in the Arab world and beyond, and features widely in apparel and toys.

WWE’s reach deeper into new demographics makes plenty of business sense for the $1.5 billion Connecticut company, which has also recently signed several Indian and Chinese athletes in the hope of snaring millions of potential new devotees.

“Recruiting Shadia to join our developmental system underscores WWE’s ongoing commitment to building a talent roster as diverse as our fan base,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President and himself a popular wrestler.

Bseiso insists the quirky genre has room to expand if only fans could find a hero from home.

“As it is, the WWE’s incredibly popular in the Middle East, but I think having athletes from the region who grew up here – it will change things. You finally have someone to root for.”

Female cricketer dismissed Umar Akmal on very first ball- Watch video

OSLO: Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman Umar Akmal may have missed being a part of Pakistan’s Champions Trophy triumph but that doesn’t keep him away from action both on and off the field. During an exhibition match in Norway – between two women’s teams – he was the star attraction, but the experience didn’t quite end well for him.

Facing a delivery from one of the bowlers – a real half-tracker if you may call it – Umar made a mess of it and the ball crashed onto his stumps. By the look of it, he was trying to flick the ball but it deflected and hit his leg-stump.

This is not the first time Umar that has been at the wrong end of an incident. Known to be having a colourful life, Umar has in the past been trolled heavily on social media for his mischievous acts outside the cricket field.

In February 2014, Umar was pulled over for rash driving and booked under Section 186, 279 and 353 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The same year, with Pakistan playing a Test against Australia, Umar was spotted dancing at a Pakistan wedding which received a public backlash and resulted in him becoming the butt of all jokes.

Even then it’s not as if he has slowed down. Earlier this year, he got into an ugly spat with Pakistan team-mate and fast bowler Junaid Khan during a Pakistan Cup (National One Day) match. During the toss, Umar said that Junaid was replaced by Nasir Nazir and the reason he gave was: “I just found out when I walked into the ground that he [Junaid Khan] is absent. I am very surprised. The manager and coach told me he is not going to be playing today. It is shocking news for me as a captain”.

Minutes later, Junaid released a video message expressing his displeasure over what Umar had said.

Umar also got recently trolled on social media after he posted a picture with a Bentley. “Enjoying London after hard work,” he had tweeted.

Women’s T20 Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by 17 Runs to Clinch Title

Bangkok: The Indian women’s team edged out rivals Pakistan by 17 runs in the final to clinch the 2016 Women’s Asia Cup T20 title.

This is India’s sixth Asia Cup title in as many editions, however the first four editions were played in the 50 overs format.

The women in blue remained unbeaten in the tournament enroute to the title, having beaten Pakistan earlier in the group stage too.

After winning the toss, the Indian team opted to bat first at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok.

Star opener Mithali Raj set the tone for the match, hitting few boundaries early on. Wickets kept falling on the other end but the right-hander held the innings from one end and kept the scoreboard ticking.

Mithali notched up her ninth T20I half century as India posted 121 in the title match for Pakistan to chase.

In reply, Pakistan women’s team started brightly with Ayehsa Zafar and Javeria Khan taking the attack to India.

Jhulan Goswami broke the crucial stand between the openers by removing Ayesha and proved to the turning point of the match.

Captain Bismah Maroof provided some resistance in the middle order but India kept picking up wickets at regular intervals to keep the scoring rate down.

In the end the target proved to be too much for Pakistan as they could only muster 104/6 runs in the allotted 20 overs.

As many as five Indian bowlers ended up picking wickets, with Ekta Bisht being the pick of the lot with figures of 2/22.

Mithali Raj was adjudged the player of the match as well as the player of the series for ending the tournament with 220 runs in four innings and ending up as the tournament’s top run-getter.

Cricket Australia slaps three players with suspensions for betting

Melbourne, Australia 6th July 2016: Cricket Australia has banned two players and suspended a third for breaching its Anti-Corruption Code and betting on cricket.

Hayley Jensen and Corinne Hall, who play in the national women’s league and women’s domestic Twenty20 tournament, were both given two-year bans with 18 months suspended, Cricket Australia said in a media release on Wednesday.

The ban is part of Australian cricket board’s “zero tolerance” approach to gambling-related corruption.

Jensen had admitted placing one bet on the result of the men’s Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane last November.

Hall had made two bets relating to two matches in the men’s domestic One-Day competition in 2015-16.

“Jensen and Hall are prohibited from participating in any form of cricket or cricket-related event for a period of six months until 21 October 2016,” the statement reads.

Joel Logan, who plays for South Australia in the men’s domestic competition, was sanctioned for placing two bets on the winner of the World T20 tournament.

Logan was also given a two-year ban which was wholly suspended due to “circumstances relating to his match contracts and the specific timing” of his bets.

All three players were required to participate in anti-corruption education programs, the board said.

World cricket has been rocked by a number of gambling-related scandals in recent years.

Earlier, three Pakistan players were banned from cricket and jailed in 2011 after they were convicted of criminal charges related to spot-fixing in a Test match during their 2010 tour of England.

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Iranian women complain they’re barred from major volleyball tourney in Tehran

Tehran,Iran 1st July 2016: Iranian women report they are being barred from attending a major volleyball tournament featuring the Olympic-bound men’s national team, reigniting a debate about whether Iran should be allowed to host international matches.

Despite a commitment from volleyball’s world governing body that women would be able to attend this weekend’s World League tournament at the Azadi Sport Complex in Tehran, Iranian women who have pushed to make sporting events more open say they haven’t been able to purchase tickets despite multiple efforts to buy them online.

Female fans are traditionally barred from attending male-only sporting events in Iran – efforts by authorities to enforce strict interpretations of Islamic norms – but many women are pushing to change that practice.

The International Federation of Volleyball, Switzerland-based FIVB, streamed the Argentina-Italy and Iran-Serbia matches Friday, showing a section of women in the stands. It was unclear if the women were members of the general public or invited guests and VIPs. A female announcer handled substitutions during Iran’s match.

FIVB released a statement noting that the Iranian federation said Friday’s matches sold out within five minutes, and that 466 of the 5,000 tickets were allotted for a section set aside for women. The area of seats, shown repeatedly on the livestream, didn’t appear that large.

From the moment tickets became available, the website for sales said the female allotment had been filled, according to several women who say they tried to purchase tickets.

“Honestly when I saw their ‘statement,’ I said, ‘If FIVB were Pinocchio, their nose was from Lausanne to Tehran.’ Why they lie this much?” said a 32-year-old Iranian female representative from a group called Open Stadiums. She declined to give her name out of concern for retaliation. The Open Stadiums Twitter account identifies itself as “A movement of Iranian Women seeking to end discrimination and let women attend stadiums.”

Tara Sepehri Far, an Iran researcher with Human Rights Watch, has tracked the controversy.

“We’ve been following the case closely and I am disappointed to say that despite FIVB’s claims to have assurances from the Iranian Volleyball Federation, the tickets have not been available to women so far,” she said in an email to The Associated Press along with a screen shot of the ticket website.

In 2012, the longtime ban on women from soccer matches in Iran was extended to volleyball. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last year called the ban “ridiculous” and said that nations that are part of international bodies should respect women’s rights.

FIVB has pushed Iranian officials to make concessions for women. The sport’s profile is rising in the country, tied to the national team’s success.

Eighth-ranked Iran qualified for its first Olympic tournament as one of the 12 teams set to play in Rio de Janeiro this August.

“It is important to emphasize that this is a first step of a long-term campaign to reinstate female spectators at volleyball events in Iran and one which the FIVB is 100 percent committed to,” FIVB said in a statement. “Our policy is one of engagement and diplomacy to secure inclusion through sport not through the threat of isolation. While we understand that volleyball alone can’t enforce change, we appreciate that we have a significant platform for creating dialogue and the FIVB will continue to strive for sport’s power as an agent for positive change to be fully realized.”

For a February beach volleyball event at Iran’s Kish Island, women weren’t allowed to watch the tournament with FIVB claiming “misunderstandings” were at the root of the issue. Women then were later allowed to see play from a cafe overlooking the main court.

The issue first drew international attention in June 2014, when British-Iranian student Ghoncheh Ghavami was detained when she tried to attend a men’s volleyball match at Azadi. She spent more than 100 days in prison, much of it in solitary confinement.

The case prompted FIVB President Ary Graca to urge Iranian officials to release her. He told the volleyball federations at the end of their world congress: “We never normally seek to interfere with the laws of any country. But in accordance with the Olympic Charter, the FIVB is committed to inclusivity and the right of women to participate in sport on an equal basis.”

Also, in November 2014, FIVB said Iran would not be chosen to host a boys’ under-19 world championship in the wake of Ghavami’s imprisonment. She was initially sentenced to a year in prison for spreading propaganda before charges were dropped.

USA Volleyball board chair Lori Okimura also has been outspoken on the cause.

“This blatant gender discrimination of not allowing women access to purchase tickets to watch their teams play in Tehran, to me, significantly diminishes the accomplishments of the national teams in the world’s view,” she said Thursday. “Continuing to award Iran international volleyball events, when this condition is in effect sends the message, loud and clear, that gender discrimination is accepted by the FIVB and its 221 member federations. It is not.”

The woman from Iran with Open Stadiums watched on television from home Friday night alongside her mother and sister – eating sunflower seeds and having dinner, not much different from a U.S. baseball game.

“We always watch because we really like our team. I’m sport fan!” she said. “Usually I watch many sport matches.”

Cricket: England to Play Over 20 International Games in Jam-Packed 2017 Home Schedule

London: England on Friday announced their 2017 home international fixture programme with tours by South Africa and the West Indies included in a busy schedule that will also see England staging the ICC Champions Trophy in June.

In addition, they will also play host to the women’s World Cup from June 26 to July 3.

England will begin their 2017 home season with two one-day internationals against Ireland at Bristol and Lord’s on May 5 and 7 — the first time they have met the Irish on English soil.

Later in May, they face South Africa in three ODIs which will serve as warm-up fixtures for the Champions Trophy — a tournament for the world’s top eight teams in 50-over cricket — which begins with England’s match against Bangladesh at The Oval on June 1.

Once the Champions Trophy, which finishes with a final at The Oval on June 18, is over, England and South Africa will play three Twenty20s — including the first match at Taunton since the 1983 World Cup.

England then have a gruelling schedule of seven Tests in just under 10 weeks, four against South Africa starting at Lord’s on July 6 before a three-match series with the West Indies commencing on August 17. There has been speculation that the first match of the West Indies series, at Edgbaston, could be England’s inaugural home day/night Test but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has not confirmed its status.

Once the Tests are finished, England will play the the West Indies in a one-off Twenty20 and five-match ODI series, with the English international season concluding at southern county Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl headquarters on September 29.

“With three different international teams coming here next summer and this country playing host to two major ICC global events — the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Women’s World Cup — there will be a feast of international cricket to excite us in England and Wales,” said ECB chief executive Tom Harrison.

“Both the international and the domestic schedule will have a different shape to previous years. And the early season block for the Royal London One-Day (50-over) Cup — with a new mid-season date for its Lord’s final — July 1 — will support both England’s ICC Champions Trophy preparations and our longer term planning for the ICC Cricket World Cup in (England) in 2019.

“It will also allow players to focus skills on the white-ball game and help more people to understand the structure of the season.”

2017 international cricket fixtures in England

England v Ireland

May 05: 1st ODI, Bristol

May 07: 2nd ODI, Lord’s

England v South Africa

May 24: 1st ODI, Headingley (d/n)

May 27: 2nd ODI, Ageas Bowl

May 29: 3rd ODI, Lord’s

Jun 21: 1st T20, Ageas Bowl (f)

Jun 23: 2nd T20, Taunton

Jun 25: 3rd T20, Cardiff

Jul 06-10: 1st Test, Lord’s

Jul 14-18: 2nd Test, Trent Bridge

Jul 27-31: 3rd Test, The Oval

Aug 04-08: 4th Test, Old Trafford

England v West Indies

Aug 17-21: 1st Test, Edgbaston

Aug 25-29: 2nd Test, Headingley

Sep 07-11: 3rd Test, Lord’s

Sep 16: T20, Chester-le-Street (f)

Sep 19: 1st ODI, Old Trafford (d/n)

Sep 21: 2nd ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)

Sep 24: 3rd ODI, Bristol

Sep 27: 4th ODI, The Oval (d/n)

Sep 29: 5th ODI, Ageas Bowl (d/n)

ICC Champions Trophy

Jun 01-Jun 18: Matches at The Oval, Cardiff and Edgbaston

Group A: Australia, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh

Group B: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

 

AFP