What you may have missed

Another action-packed day at Birmingham 2022 saw medals won in sports including Athletics, Lawn Cups, Cycling and Swimming.

Here, we look at the best of the rest of the action.

HOCKEY

Australia remained perfect in Group B as a 1-0 win over New Zealand made it three wins from three.

The Australians are yet to concede a goal in the tournament and a penalty kick from Kaitlin Nobbs in the first quarter was enough to secure victory.

South Africa won the first, a 15-0 thrashing of Kenya.

England also boast a perfect record in Pool A as Hannah Martin, Tess Howard and Giselle Ansley managed to secure a 3-1 win over India.

Grace Delmotte and captain Sara McManus each scored twice as Canada eased to an 8-1 victory over Ghana.

Chloe Walton, Madison Thompson, Madeline Secco and Brienne Stairs were also on target, while Mavis Berko netted for Ghana in the final quarter.

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New Zealand’s defending women’s singles champion Joelle King suffered a shock 3-1 semi-final loss to Canada’s Hollie Naughton, while England’s Sarah-Jane Perry, the silver medalist four years ago, was beaten by compatriot Georgina Kennedy, who takes her place in the final.

Wales’ Joel Makin stunned defending champion James Willstrop to reach the final, where he will face New Zealand’s Paul Coll after his victory over Saurav Ghosal.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Australia’s reigning women’s champions Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho de Solar made it two from two with a routine 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago pair Suraya Chase and Phylecia Armstrong.

Vanuatu are also two from two as Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko beat Solomon Islands’ Hannah U’una and Rose Gwali 2-0.

England maintained their perfect start as Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson secured a 2-0 win over Scotland’s Melissa Coutts and Lynne Beattie as Cyprus got the better of Sri Lanka.

In the men’s competition, Canada defeated St Kitts and Nevis 2-0 and Gambia defeated Sri Lanka 2-1.

boxing

Scotland’s Tyler Jolly earned a knockout victory over Jamaica’s Daniel Hylton to reach the featherweight quarter-finals.

Wales’ Ioan Croft joins him, along with Malawi’s Lewis Zakeyi Mbewe and Papua New Guinea’s Neville Warupi.

For all today’s boxing results, click here.

THE CRICKET

England and New Zealand secured their place in the semi-finals with wins over South Africa and Sri Lanka respectively.

Alice Capsey hit 50 off 37 balls and some late-order knocks from Katherine Brunt took England to a total of 167 for five – the highest total of the tournament so far.

Anneke Bosch and Tazmin Brits gave the Proteas a solid foundation with an opening stand of 64, but they were always behind the run rate and eventually finished 26 runs short at 141 for four.

Hayley Jensen claimed three for five from four overs as New Zealand cruised to a 45-run win over Sri Lanka.

NETTOBOLL

Gold Coast runners-up Australia claimed a 79-33 Pool A win over Wales in the opening match of the day at the NEC to maintain their perfect record with a fourth win.

However, Jamaica kept pace with the leaders, recording their fourth win with a 78-34 victory over Scotland.

In Group B, England maintained their perfect record with a 59-35 win over Uganda, with New Zealand also making it four from four after beating Trinidad and Tobago 80-24.

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