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SportsOct 10, 2026

Northampton and Bath combine for eighteen tries in remarkable match

Northampton scored eleven tries in a Premiership victory over Bath, with Ollie Sleightholme completing a hat-trick and Tommy Freeman adding two. The teams produced eighteen tries and 119 points between them.

Litchfield’s seventy-seven drives Australia’s first Bangladesh win

Phoebe Litchfield scored seventy-seven from fifty-seven balls as Australia chased Bangladesh’s 166 in 25.4 overs. The hosts lost three wickets in the successful pursuit, extending their unbeaten one-day run at Allan Border Field to twenty-two matches.