Suzie Bates held her nerve in the final over as New Zealand advanced to the Women’s T20 World Cup final for the first time in 14 years with an eight-run victory over West Indies on Friday. Bates (1-6) bowled her only over with West Indies needing 15 more runs to win the semifinal match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

A full toss from James plinked over square leg for four by Bates, as the sun sets in fiery fashion over Sharjah. 3rd over: New Zealand 10-0 (Bates ; Plimmer 7) New Zealand are lucky that Staphanie Taylor is fielding at mid-0ff,

West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui has apologised to supporters following their 4-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, but is confident there will be “better moments” in the future. West Ham conceded three goals in eight minutes and Mohammed Kudus was sent off for violent conduct after shoving Micky van de Ven and Pape Mate Sarr in the face.

The Hammers have eight points from their first seven matches after the heavy 4-1 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday afternoon. Asked why his team collapsed over eight second half minutes, Lopetegui said: "We have to be aware that this is not enough.

Julen Lopetegui admitted he needs to improve his communication to his players, after West Ham conceded three goals in eight minutes on the way to a heavy 4-1 defeat at Tottenham. Mohammed Kudus scored the opening goal for West Ham but was later sent off for a shove to the face of Micky van de Ven in a match where the Hammers showed ill-discipline both in the defensive and the literal sense.