Ben Foakes admits he has little chance of breaking into England's limited-overs team despite leading them to victory on debut in Dublin.

Foakes made an unbeaten 61 - the only half-century of the match - to help England secure a win that looked unlikely when they subsided to 66 for 5 within 15 overs of their reply. Keeping wonderfully calm despite the apparently hopeless position, Foakes added 98 in 15 overs with Tom Curran for the seventh wicket to see his side home. It meant that he followed the man-of-the-match award he won on Test debut with a man-of-the-match award on his ODI debut. He makes his T20I debut on Sunday in Cardiff.

But, as he has seen from his Test career, that is no guarantee of longevity. And despite finishing his debut Test series in Sri Lanka as England's man of the series, Foakes was dropped after two more games in the Caribbean as England struggled to balance their side. With Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, who have both been rested following their IPL stints, to come back into the side in the coming days, he knows there is a chance he may never play again.

"Can I break into the team? Probably not," Foakes admitted. "Jos is probably the best keeper-batsman in the world and Jonny is probably second, if not first. It's ridiculous.

"So just to get the game has been great. It's something I didn't expect. I didn't really think I'd make my debut."

While Foakes is probably right in the short term - there were seven first-choice England players missing from this side, after all, and he was only called up when one of their replacements, Sam Billings, suffered an injury - he did show the skills that this England side has sometimes lacked in recent times.

Adapting to the slow surface, he was content to rotate the strike and pick up singles for an unusually long time in modern ODI cricket - his first boundary, a pulled six off Boyd Rankin, came from the 57th delivery he faced - and he showed an unflustered temperament that was a little reminiscent of MS Dhoni. There have been a few times in the recent past that England could have benefited from such composure.

"Jos is probably the best keeper-batsman in the world and Jonny is probably second, if not first. It's ridiculous." Foakes is realistic about his place in the pecking order

"It was one of those rebuilding jobs and I guess that suited my game a little bit," Foakes said. "I just had to get my head down and fight it out. It was a bit of a grind.

"Whenever you lose that many wickets early, you've got a job to do to stick in there and not get out. There were a few nerves, but there was never a stage where the run-rate was getting out of hand. The guys like Tim Murtagh and the slower bowlers were tough work on that sort of wicket, so the job was to see them off, try not to get out, and when a bit of pace came on, get a bit more value for your shots."

At one stage with Foakes at the crease, England scored just nine runs in six overs with Murtagh and George Dockrell - their bowling speeds around 14 mph apart - bowling their allocation of nine overs each for a combined total of just 56 runs. But with both bowled out with eight overs remaining and Ireland obliged to rely on two debutants in Mark Adair and the impressive Josh Little, Foakes always had confidence in himself and his lower-order colleagues to get the job done. Adil Rashid (10 first-class centuries), Liam Plunkett (three) and Jofra Archer were all still to bat.

"Plunkett was coming in No.11 today, so I knew we batted deep," Foakes said. "In that sort of situation you know what the job is, you don't go too far out of your comfort zone. It's just about soaking up the pressure."

Foakes also completed a stumping to dismiss the dangerous Andy Balbirnie. While most of the talk around the dismissal concerned the amount of time Foakes waited for Balbirnie to raise his back leg - Ireland captain William Porterfield subsequently claimed "the ball was pretty much dead" - what was perhaps more significant was the smooth way Foakes collected the leg-side wide.

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"It was quite wide down leg," Foakes said, "but I got it back to the stumps. When it's a sweep you think they might fall over and I just saw he lifted his foot and nicked them off."

Porterfield was less impressed by that moment, and suggested games would last "15 hours" if keepers continually applied such tactics.

"You can say it was great wicketkeeping or you can say it's a bit of a grey area of 'when is the ball dead?'

"The ball was pretty much dead. The batsman wasn't going anywhere or over-balanced. The keeper has waited for three or four seconds. If we do that all day it's going be a pretty long game. How long do you wait? We'll be playing 15-hour games if you wait that long."

While Porterfield admitted the match felt "like the one that got away", he said he was "proud" of his team and accepted that, in retrospect, he should have called for a review when Foakes was adjudged not out to a leg-before appeal when he had scored 37. Hawkeye replays subsequently showed that, had Ireland called for the review, Foakes would have been out.

"We should have reviewed it," he said. "But there were only about 10 overs left and you don't know if you're going to get another chance? It probably looked as high as any of them but it was red. If I could go back an hour I'd be reviewing it."

Meanwhile it seems Dawid Malan, who sustained an injury while batting, will be unavailable for Sunday's T20I in Cardiff. England are likely to call for a replacement player.

Caster Semenya was defiant in every way at what could be her last 800-meter race.

With her raised fist at the start. With her unstoppable victory. And with her reply Friday to the big question of whether she will now submit to new testosterone regulations in track and field and take hormone-reducing medication.

"Hell, no," the Olympic champion from South Africa said.

Semenya responded to her defeat in a landmark court case against track and field's governing body two days earlier with a resounding win in a place where she has done nothing but win the last four years -- over two laps of the track.

She won the 800 meters at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha, Qatar, with a meet record of 1 minute, 54.98 seconds. It was her fourth-fastest time ever. The only person ahead of her at any time during the race was the pacemaker.

Semenya's nearest challenger, the Olympic silver medalist Francine Niyonsaba, was nearly three seconds and about 20 meters behind her -- barely in the picture. Ajee Wilson of the United States was third.

It was Semenya's first 800-meter race this year and first since losing her case against the IAAF this week.

"Actions speak louder than words," Semenya told the BBC. "When you are a great champion, you always deliver."

But Semenya's four-year dominance over two laps -- Friday's win was her 30th straight in the 800, continuing a run that started in late 2015 -- may now be at an end.

Ended not by another competitor, but by new regulations set to come into effect Wednesday. They require the South African star and other female athletes with high levels of natural testosterone to medically lower them to be eligible to compete in events ranging from 400 meters to the mile.

Semenya failed to overturn those rules in her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Now, her career appears to be at a crossroads: Does she take medication to lower her testosterone? The medication will likely inhibit her athletic performance and could blunt her dominance. Or does she switch events and run in long-distance races not affected by the regulations?

She was emphatic when she told reporters after Friday's race that she wouldn't take the medication.

"That's an illegal method," she said.

But Semenya also didn't give a clear idea of what she would do next. She said she wouldn't move up to the 5,000 meters and she definitely wouldn't retire.

"God has decided my career, God will end my career," she said in the BBC interview. "No man, or any other human, can stop me from running. How am I going to retire when I'm 28? I still feel young, energetic. I still have 10 years or more in athletics.

"It doesn't matter how I'm going to do it. What matters is I'll still be here. I am never going anywhere."

Semenya's comments may foreshadow an appeal against the CAS ruling -- aimed first at allowing Semenya to defend her 800 title at the world championships, also in Doha, in September and October, while not taking the hormone-suppressing drugs.

But if she keeps her promise not to lower her testosterone, there is a chance that Friday marked the last time that Semenya runs in the 800, where she is a double Olympic and a three-time world champion, and arguably the best female athlete to run the distance in 40 years.

Her career, however, seems destined to be overshadowed by the testosterone debate, which has the potential for implications far beyond her own results.

Semenya gave away little on the track to indicate it might be her last race at the distance. She raised her right fist when announcers introduced her before the race.

She was presented with a bunch of flowers and tossed them to the crowd at the end. She then gave a thumbs-up to fans, flashed a brief smile and walked off the track.

NEW YORK -- A federal prosecutor on Friday said former business manager Christian Dawkins, a defendant accused of bribing college basketball coaches, lied on the witness stand at his New York City trial.

Dawkins testified earlier this week as the only defense witness. He denied ever bribing coaches at major universities in exchange for help signing NBA-bound players as clients.

Prosecutor Noah Solowiejczyk reminded jurors in a closing argument Friday how images from a sting operation show Dawkins giving envelopes stuffed with cash to assistant coaches from Creighton and schools in Las Vegas in 2017. He said there was no proof backing Dawkins' far-fetched claim that the coaches later gave the money back.

Dawkins and amateur basketball coach Merl Code have pleaded not guilty to bribery.

Defense closing arguments are set for Monday.

HOUSTON -- As the Golden State Warriors continue their quest toward becoming the first team since the 1960s Boston Celtics to earn five straight trips to the NBA Finals, they have had a problem at times throughout the season finding a consistent level of urgency. That has not been the case through the first two games of their Western Conference semifinals showdown against the Houston Rockets. The Warriors head into Saturday's Game 3 with a 2-0 lead, playing some of their best basketball of the season.

"We respected the Clippers, for sure," Warriors forward Kevin Durant said after Friday's practice. "Definitely don't wanna put it that way. But we respect this team just 'cause we've played 'em before. We went seven games with 'em. So that level of respect and the level of knowledge about this team goes to another level when we play 'em. So yeah, we're more locked in 'cause we know this team can beat us."

The Warriors entered into the Clippers series with respect for the young group and gained even more along the way after a hard-fought six-game series win, but the reality is that the Rockets have had their attention from the beginning. They always understood that a team with James Harden and a healthy Chris Paul had the ability to take them out and it's a huge reason why their focus has been so solid to start the second round.

"More of a sense of urgency right away," Warriors coach Steve Kerr explained. "Obviously, that Clippers series, Game 2 changed the entire series -- 31-point lead, and we blow it and we lose a game. Now it's all different. We did a great job of getting off to the right start in Oakland -- winning two, but playing hard throughout. So we're in a good position, but there's a long way to go, and we know that."

For a team that battled a general malaise throughout much of the regular season, the Warriors have been revitalized by the fact that they are playing a team that took them to seven games a year ago and is confident that it can still win the series despite being down 0-2. The Warriors head into Saturday's game with confidence not only in the fact that they have won back-to-back NBA titles, but also because of the fact they are playing some of their best defense of the season as a group, along with Durant who has dominated offensively throughout the playoffs. The Warriors aren't taking the Rockets lightly and have backed up that mindset on the floor.

"The regular season, playoffs -- that's self-explanatory in terms of how it's been elevated," Warriors guard Stephen Curry explained. "But you talk about the Clippers series; they were a great team and they challenged us. We had stretches where we were dominant, and then they challenged us at times. This first series -- the first two games against Houston, we understood how important it was to take care of home court, considering how bad it had been for a while, and were able to do that. It wasn't pretty at times, but we got two wins and that's all that matters.

"Coming into Game 3, I think the conversation was around that first quarter, first half, where we know how hard they're gonna play and -- y'all know who the pressure's on, but it's gonna be a high-intensity type of environment; we gotta be able to handle that and get off to a great start, and continue to build off that momentum, like I said. So this is a great opportunity for us to have a sense of urgency when it comes to the task at hand."

The NBA has fined Ben Simmons $20,000 and assessed the Philadelphia 76ers guard a flagrant foul 1 upon league office review for an elbow to the groin of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in the second quarter of the Sixers' win Thursday night.

Lowry said after the game that Simmons had approached him during the 76ers' 116-95 win to apologize for the incident, which happened when they became tangled after going for a rebound under the basket.

"Yeah, he said it at halftime. Said he didn't mean to," Lowry said. "(Referee) Scott Foster didn't call it on the floor. It's not like I'm going to dwell on it or bitch about it."

While they jostled back-to-back directly under the basket as the ball bounded off the rim, Simmons left his feet before falling onto Lowry's back and landing on the court in a crouch. Lowry then backpedaled for two steps toward the baseline, extending his backside into Simmons' head.

Simmons then extended his left elbow upward, making contact with Lowry's groin area.

Lowry, smacking the court in pain, stayed down for several minutes before resuming play.

"It happened. It's over now," Lowry said. "We got our ass kicked after. It didn't matter."

Information from ESPN's Tim Bontemps and The Associated Press was used in this report.

A look ahead to the BUCS Championships at Bedford Stadium

The BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships is one of the biggest championships on British soil and it takes its usual place early in the domestic calendar as athletes seek early-season form guides.

Among those set to compete over the bank holiday weekend is Niamh Emerson, with the world junior heptathlon champion and European pentathlon silver medallist warming up for the important Götzis Hypomeeting at the end of the month.

The Loughborough student is entered for the 100m hurdles, shot put, long jump and high jump. In the hurdles, she faces defending champion Megan Marrs, plus Jessica Hunter and Melissa Courtney, while she will be hoping to challenge for the win in the jumps.

Denmark’s European under-23 champion Anna Emilie Møller is entered for the 1500m, 2000m steeplechase and 5000m. The longer event also has Jessica Judd and Louise Small, while sub-10 3000m ‘chaser Aimee Pratt should provide the main opposition over the barriers.

World junior 200m silver medallist Charlie Dobson heads the sprints line-up, as Oliver Bromby and Adam Thomas lead the 100m runners.

European under-23 silver medallist Khai Riley-La Borde defends his 110m hurdles title. The 400m sees two of Britain’s bronze medallists in the relay at last year’s World U20s go head-to-head in the shape of Alex Haydock-Wilson and Joseph Brier. Alex Knibbs, another of the quartet, goes in the 400m hurdles, against world junior finalist Alastair Chalmers.

Following his 78m javelin PB in February, GB No.1 Harry Hughes highlights the throws, while Jac Palmer goes in the hammer.

Multiple GB senior Kirsten McAslan is entered for both the 400m and 400m hurdles. Mari Smith and Isabelle Boffey headline the 800m races, while Amy Holder in the discus and Katie Head in the hammer are key names to watch for in the women’s throws.

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Meanwhile, Jon Hopkins will defend his Welsh 5km title in Cardiff on Sunday, with the women’s race likely to see Caryl Jones and Elinor Kirk contest the title along with in-form Clara Evans.

Hopkins will be joined by Ieuan Thomas who was the runner-up 12 months ago. His pedigree includes a third place finish at the Armagh 5km International in 2014.

The Welsh 5km Championships will again take place within the Cardiff 5k – Race For Victory, taking runners around the Whitchurch and Llandaff North areas of the Welsh Capital.

British number one Johanna Konta is through to the first clay-court final of her career after defeating Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets at the Morocco Open.

Konta, 27, beat Australian Tomljanovic 6-2 7-6 (9-7) in one hour and 31 minutes in Rabat.

Prior to this week, world number 47 Konta had never won two consecutive WTA main draw matches on clay.

She will play Greek sixth seed Maria Sakkari in Saturday's final.

The match will mark seventh seed Konta's first final since June 2018, when she lost to Australia's Ashleigh Barty in Nottingham.

Konta broke twice to take an early 4-1 lead in the first set, and while the fourth seed Tomljanovic broke back, Konta restored her double-break before serving out the set.

Both players held their serves throughout the second set before Konta wrapped up the win on her second match point in the tie-break.

Wales back Gavin Henson is one of nine players to leave Dragons.

The 37-year-old only featured three times last season after suffering a knee injury and his departure from Rodney Parade could signal the end of his Welsh regional rugby career.

Other departures are Cardiff Blues-bound Wales back Hallam Amos, fly-half Jason Tovey, scrum-half Rhodri Davies, prop Dan Suter and wing George Gasson.

South Africans Rynard Landman, Zane Kirchner and Jarryd Sage also leave.

Henson is out of contract after signing on a two-year deal from Bristol in 2017.

He has also played for Swansea, Ospreys, Saracens, Toulon, Cardiff Blues, London Welsh and Bath.

The 2005 British and Irish Lions tourist has won 33 caps for Wales, helping them to the Grand Slam triumphs of 2005 and 2008.

Tovey, who last season became the first player to score 1,000 points for Dragons, leaves after completing a third spell at the region.

"We thank all the players for their hard work and professionalism during their time at Dragons," interim head coach Ceri Jones said.

"They leave with our best wishes and we wish them well in their future endeavours."