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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Amanda Balionis sends fans wild with bikini-clad Ibiza selfie as she prepares for NFL sideline gig on CBS
CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis is set to return to the NFL sidelines for the 2025 season. Balionis has been with the network for nearly a decade, establishing herself as one of the most prominent and recognizable golf interviewers on the circuit. The 39-year-old has also covered football for CBS for eight years and it has now been confirmed that she will be part of the network's NFL team for the upcoming season. Balionis will report from a selection of games as part of a team that also includes legendary announcer Jim Nantz. The news emerged as she signed off from 19 weeks on the road with CBS Sports' golf coverage. Balionis has recently been enjoying some downtime in Ibiza alongside friends she met all the way back in elementary school. The reporter posted a selection of photos from her vacation, including one of her wearing a white bikini while enjoying a drink. 'Hard to put into words what 19 weeks on the road really looks like. For us announcers, we have it easy — we show up to work with hotel rooms already booked, everything we need waiting at check-in,' she wrote on Instagram after signing off from golf on CBS for another season. 'Our headsets and mics work flawlessly, our sets are stocked, and our camera operators have been setting the scene for days. 'I say it all the time: what you see on every Saturday and Sunday is just the final 10%. The other 90% is the result of tireless effort by so many hardworking, talented, and passionate men and women. 'Many of them are on the road for months without going home, waking up at 6 a.m. — or earlier — for crew calls, and staying well past the final putt. 'Our broadcast is nothing without our insanely talented technical and production crew. The work ethic is unmatched, but what blows me away most is how they still show up as the heartbeat of this team. They make the road feel like home. 'We have our ridiculous inside jokes, our family fights, our unforgettable nights out. We support each other when things get dark or lonely as they sometimes can. I can't imagine weekends without my people, and I'm thankful every day to be a small part of this incredible whole.'
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
T20 Blast to be revamped in 2026
A shake-up to the domestic white-ball summer will take place in 2026, including a slimmed down Vitality Blast played in one block before the start of The Hundred.A review into the white-ball domestic structure led by the counties - in consultation with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) - recommended changes with an eye on player welfare and competition next summer the T20 Blast competition reduces the group stages by two games to 12 matches per side, with the quarter-finals and Finals Day following on directly so the competition is wrapped up in one two groups of nine sides will be replaced by three groups of six split into north, central and south groups as they were in Women's T20 Blast competition has a similar reduction in games with the group stages featuring 12 games, down from 14. Finals Day will mirror the men's finale with two semi-finals and a final on the same Yorkshire Women moving to Tier 1 on professional terms, the structure of the women's T20 changes to two groups of nine with the second-tier sides playing eight group games and a three-team two-match Finals six-week break between the group stages and quarter-finals in the T20 Blast has come under fire, with critics saying the competition loses its "momentum".Counties and the ECB are also set to announce the results of a review into the schedule and structure of the County Championship but no decisions are expected for at least two weeks. What will happen from 2026 Men's Vitality T20 BlastThe group stage of the Vitality T20 Blast reverts to three groups with North, Central and South Groups with the eight best-placed teams on points and net run-rates going through to the Group: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Durham, Yorkshire and LeicestershireCentral Group: Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Birmingham, Somerset, Glamorgan, WorcestershireSouth Group: Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Middlesex, Essex, HampshireEach county plays the other teams in their group home and away - a total of 10 matches. They will additionally play one home game against a county from outside their group and one away game against a side from another top two teams in each group plus the best two third-placed teams progress to the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals will progress to men's T20 Blast Finals Day. Changes to the women's white-ball summer Vitality Blast women's competition (Tier 1)Group: Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, county will play 12 group-stage matches - six home and six away. They will play four counties twice and four counties top four counties at the end of the group stage will progress to women's Vitality Blast Finals Day, which will include two semi-finals and the Blast Women's League 2 (Tier 2)Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire county will play eight group-stage matches - four home and four away. They will play each county either home or top three counties at the end of the group stage will progress to Vitality Blast Women's League 2 Finals Day, which will include an eliminator and Bank One-Day Cup women's competition (Tier 1)Group: Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, county will play 16 group-stage matches - each county plays each other county at home and top three counties at the end of the group stage will progress to the knockout stages. The top county progresses straight into the final to meet the winner of the eliminator between second and third Bank One-Day Cup Women's League 2 (Tier 2)Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire county will play eight group-stage matches - four home and four away. They will play each county either home or top four counties at the end of the group stage will progress to the knockout stages. The winners of the two semi-finals progress to the final.
The Sun
3 hours ago
- The Sun
Emma Raducanu ‘asks for crying child to be EJECTED from stadium' in tense exchange with umpire and crowd agree
EMMA RADUCANU called for a crying child to be ejected from the stadium during her Cincinnati Open clash with Aryna Sabalenka. The British star was serving at a crucial point in the deciding third set, when cries from the crowd disrupted her focus. Serving at 3-4 in the first set, Raducanu had to fend off several break points for the world No1. Stepping up to serve at deuce, Raducanu halted her motion and turned back after a child cried out. Frustrated, the British star turned to the umpire and said: "It's been, like, 10 minutes." Incredulous, the umpire said: "It's a child. Do you want me to kick the child out of the stadium?" The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
