Cricket
NZ romp home after Boult’s 5-for restricts India to 92
Trent Boult bowled his 10 overs in a stretch and finished with figures of five for 21 as India were skittled out for 92 in the fourth ODI at Hamilton.
The Kiwis chased down the target with ease and won the match by eight wickets, inflicting India’s heaviest defeat in terms of balls left in the process, as 212 balls were remaining in NZ’s innings.
Football
Liverpool fail to make the most of Man City’s slip
A victory for Liverpool on Wednesday would have given them a seven-point advantage at the top of the Premier League after Manchester City slipped to a 2-1 defeat on Tuesday against Newcastle.
Liverpool, however, were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester City, meaning that their lead is now only five points.
Tottenham Hotspur closed in on City as their 2-1 win over Watford left them just two points behind City in third place.
Chelsea, meanwhile, were humiliated by Bournemouth as they were defeated 4-0. The defeat saw them slip to fifth place in the table, behind Arsenal on goals scored.
