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In women's cricket, England are firmly in control in Canterbury as New Zealand find themselves in serious trouble at eleven for four in the second T20. Bell opened the damage by bowling Gaze in the first over, then Smith stepped up and took three wickets across her first two overs. England already lead the three-match series one-nil, and they are not letting up.
Meanwhile, real concern out of the WNBA Friday night as Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers took a frightening fall going up to block a shot from Rhyne Howard. She came down hard, a concussion scare that had everyone holding their breath — and yet the Wings kept her on the floor. That decision is drawing serious scrutiny, because player safety cannot take a back seat to a regular season result.
And a massive upset on ice as Latvia handed defending champion United States a third loss at the hockey world championship, winning four to two. Deniss Smirnovs gave Latvia the lead early in the third, and when the Americans pulled their goalie, Sandis Vilmanis buried two empty-netters to seal it. The defending champs are in genuine trouble in this tournament.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
