Sports from Thursday, July 24th, 2025

England will host New Zealand and Pakistan in a test series next year, and India and Sri Lanka will visit for white-ball tours, the country's cricket governing body (ECB) said on Thursday.

Rishabh Pant hobbled back out to the middle to resume his innings amid remarkable scenes at Old Trafford on Thursday, helping India to 321-6 at lunch on day two of the fourth test against England.

Barcelona have cancelled their pre-season friendly match against Vissel Kobe in Japan, citing contractual breaches by the promoter, while their two scheduled friendlies in South Korea are also at risk of suspension, the club said.