From the Cricket World
5 short reads across Cricket World: Middlesex and Worcs extend 100% One • Everything I am is because of my parents …
Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.
• Middlesex and Worcs extend 100% One-Day Cup starts. Middlesex and holders Worcestershire achieve contrasting wins to extend their perfect starts to this year's One-Day Cup.
• Everything I am is because of my parents - ex-India captain Rahane. Former India all-former captain Ajinkya Rahane tells BBC Sport's Amber Sandhu about how the sacrifices made by his parents during his childhood in Mumbai helped motivate him to reach the top of the game.
• Sivo injury mars Leeds' win over Bradford as hopes of try record dented. Maika Sivo's suspected broken arm marred Leeds Rhinos' 42-12 victory over Bradford Bulls that took them two points clear at the top of Super League with the Fijian winger's hopes of breaking the record for the most tries in a season dented.
• 'You spiteful young man!' 😅| Littler hits SIX 100+ finishes as he retains Matchplay title. Luke Littler smashed in six brilliant 100+ checkouts as he reclaimed the World Matchplay title in Blackpool, beating Gerwyn Price 18-9.
• PSG pull out of Diomande race - Real confident of signing forward. Paris Saint-Germain have pulled out of the race to sign RB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande, with Real Madrid now increasingly confident of landing the Ivory Coast international.