Baseball

England opened their Super 8s campaign with a commanding win over Sri Lanka in Pallekele, extending a long-running T20 streak against the same opponents. While Phil Salt and Will Jacks helped set up the victory, Jos Buttler’s continued struggles at the tournament remain a talking point ahead of tougher tests against Pakistan and New Zealand.

Jannik Sinner’s expected path toward a Doha final with Carlos Alcaraz ended in the quarterfinals, as 20-year-old Jakub Mensik claimed a three-set upset. Alcaraz, meanwhile, survived a long three-set test against Karen Khachanov to set up a semifinal with defending champion Andrey Rublev.

Harry Brook struck an unbeaten 136 and Joe Root made an unbeaten 111 as England posted 357-3 and then dismissed Sri Lanka for 304 to win the third ODI by 53 runs and take the series 2-1 in Colombo.