Cricket

Luke Procter scores 76 as Northamptonshire attempt to avoid the follow-on against Kent on day three at the County Ground.

Nottinghamshire are in position for victory after day three at Trent Bridge but Derbyshire battle to avoid early defeat.

Warwickshire close on 57-3 at Headingley, still needing another 149 runs to avoid an innings defeat by Yorkshire.

An Essex attack led by Sam Cook and Simon Harmer take 14 wickets on the third day to leave them on the brink of an innings win over Lancashire.

Middlesex reduce Durham to 25-3 at the close after Ben Stokes takes 4-72 to restrict them to a 72-run first-innings lead.

Central Sparks and Southern Vipers maintain their 100% records in the Charlotte Edwards Cup by each recording their third successive win.

Worcestershire overwhelm Leicestershire by an innings and 259 runs with more than a day to spare at New Road.

Hampshire bowler Keith Barker takes 6-27 as Somerset suffer heavy home defeat on day three in Taunton.

Jack Leaning and Grant Stewart both hit half-centuries as Kent tighten grip on day two against Northamptonshire.

Craig Overton takes his 400th first-class wicket as Somerset fight back at the end of a rain-shortened second day against Hampshire.

Ben Duckett passes fifty for the sixth time this season as Notts build a first-innings lead over Derbyshire.

Moeen Ali's all-round display for Chennai Super Kings fails to deny Rajasthan Royals a five-wicket win that sealed second place in the Indian Premier League.

Azhar Ali and Jack Haynes put on 281 - a club record against Leicestershire - for the third wicket as Worcestershire dominate day two at New Road.

Durham's Liam Trevaskis misses out on the opportunity of a maiden County Championship hundred on a truncated second day against Middlesex at Lord's.

Adam Lyth's unbeaten century and 82 by Harry Brook steer Yorkshire to 269-4, a replying to Warwickshire's 244 all out.

Sussex chief executive Rob Andrew says the club will do "absolutely everything we can" for Jofra Archer.

Lancashire collapse to 32-5 in their first innings on a rain-hit second day against Essex.

Surrey sign former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard for this summer's T20 Blast competition.

Opening batter Billy Godleman signs a one-year contract extension with Derbyshire.

Azhar Ali hits another half-century after Worcestershire's bowlers run through Leicestershire on day one at New Road.