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The Latest Breaking News from Division Two

Ben Brown’s Hampshire captaincy starts with five-wicket win against Yorkshire

Adam Lyth ground out 106 to give Yorkshire hope of a sensational turnaround victory.

The Independent UK

County Championship 2025: team-by-team guide to the new season

Surrey look primed to make it four titles in a row and Lancashire have enough to jump back to Division One

The Guardian - UK

Which footballers have won most under-age caps and switched allegiances?

Plus: winless quintets this far into an English top-flight season, more unlikely tattoos and first-half shellackings

The Guardian - UK

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Ron Yeats obituary

Footballer who captained Liverpool under Bill Shankly and helped win the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history

The Guardian - UK

Vitality County Championship leaders Surrey on top against Worcestershire

In Division Two Yorkshire wrapped up victory inside three days at Scarborough.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Surrey wrap up innings win, Durham draw with Essex – as it happened

The champions proved far too strong for Hampshire while Leicestershire are top of Division Two after drawing with Northants

The Guardian - UK

Who was the first footballer booked for removing a shirt in celebration?

Plus: most goals conceded with a positive GD, more refuseniks and managerial replacements with the same initials

The Guardian - UK

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Hybrid pitches to be used for first time in 2024 County Championship season

Hybrid pitches will be used for the first time in the 2024 County Championship and matches will take place every month of the season with two games in late August

The Guardian - UK

Middlesex relegated from Division One as Kent survive on dramatic final day

Middlesex fell just short of the victory they needed at Nottinghamshire to stay up instead of Kent.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Hampshire v Surrey, Kent v Lancashire, and more – as it happened

Surrey need only two more points to win the title after bowling out Hampshire for 219 at the Rose Bowl

The Guardian - UK

Durham are Division Two champions after bowling out Worcestershire

With promotion already secured last week, Durham required a maximum of five points to clinch top spot.

The Independent UK

From Surrey’s title march to Bazball at Durham – county run-in highlights

There is plenty to look out for in the championship climax, including thriving England discards and famous young names

The Guardian - UK

Zak Crawley puts Kent in command as Lancashire dominate Middlesex

Tom Bailey took three wickets for the Red Rose while in Division Two, Yorkshire’s Shan Masood and Finlay Bean were on form.

The Independent UK

James Fuller takes four wickets as Hampshire wrap up Nottinghamshire win

Hampshire, Somerset and Worcestershire forced three-day victories.

The Independent UK

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Belfast Live

Down vs Meath: Mournemen can improve from facile Laois win insists Ceilum Doherty

Conor Laverty's side hit eight goals against the O'Moore County in their Tailteann Cup semi-final to set up a decider with Meath at Croke Park this weekend

Irish Mirror

Mickey Graham calls time on Cavan reign

Graham made the decision despite having a year left to run in his current term after agreeing a two-year extension with the county board following the 2022 campaign.

Belfast Live

Donegal could drop to Tailteann Cup in 2024 warns Michael Murphy

Finishing in the bottom half of Division Two would leave Donegal vulnerable to falling into the second tier competition

Irish Mirror

Donegal must be wary of Tailteann Cup in 2024 - Michael Murphy

Finishing in the bottom half of Division Two would leave Donegal vulnerable to falling into the second tier competition

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Irish Mirror

Paddy Tally: Tyrone poacher turned Kerry gamekeeper

'All of a sudden we turn around and he was down in Kerry winning All-Irelands - so he wasn’t good enough for Down at that time but he was good enough to go to Kerry, and that was my biggest thing.'

Belfast Live

Behind enemy lines: A profile of Paddy Tally - the Tyrone coach at the heart of Kerry’s management team

Red Hand legend Brian McGuigan and former Down star Kevin McKernan give their insights into Tally’s coaching methods

Belfast Live

Down hoping to follow Derry's recipe for success says captain Pierce Laverty

The Mouremen are hoping to reach the final of the Tailteann Cup at the expense of Laois when they go head-to-head at Croke Park on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Manchester City’s odyssey from Dickov to the brink of immortality

After escaping the third tier in 1999, City are one win from the treble. We chart the defining moments that transformed their fortunes

The Guardian - UK

Which capital city has had the longest wait for European football?

Plus: league winners missing out on promotion; relegated champions; and who were shipwrecked on their way to a game?

Irish Mirror

Five talking points as Dublin pinned back for a draw by Roscommon

Roscommon went after the Dubs and were very nearly rewarded with their first Championship victory at Croke Park since 1980.

The Independent UK

Has ‘Bazball’ taken hold in county cricket? What the numbers tell us

Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes are keen to see their England side’s aggressive approach replicated in the domestic game.

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