Sky Sports will come under pressure to make the World Cup final free to air

There are grumblings about lack of coverage of the tournament on terrestrial TV

Sue Barker has been the victim of a terrible slight at hands of the French Open

Amazon has bought documentary covering Marcelo Bielsa's first season at Leeds

Sky Sports will come under pressure to make the Cricket World Cup final free to air should England reach the Lord's showpiece on July 14, with grumblings already about the lack of coverage of the tournament on terrestrial television.

The highlights of England's win against Bangladesh on Saturday, for instance, were not shown until 12.20am on Sunday.

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Rights-holders must wait for three hours until after a match has finished to begin showing highlights, but such a late start hardly encourages the young or casual viewers that cricket is so desperate to capture.

If England reach the World Cup final, Sky Sports will be under pressure to make it free to air

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BBC Radio 5Live are poised to concentrate on the Cricket World Cup final, which starts at 10.30am, instead of the men's singles final from Wimbledon, scheduled for 2pm, on the same day — a busy sporting day which also sees the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and the Tour de France all taking place.

Meanwhile, women's Twenty20 cricket is set to be included as an 'optional sport' at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The discipline is up against archery, shooting, para table tennis and beach volleyball to feature.

All five sports could be selected, but Sports Agenda understands two have already been discounted. Women's cricket is the most likely to make the final cut.

Ian Reid, the chief executive officer for the local organising committee, said: 'The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation will ultimately make that decision.'

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STREWTH! SUE'S PARIS SURPRISE

Quelle horreur! Sue Barker was shocked to hear from Sports Agenda that she has been the victim of a terrible slight at the hands of the French Open.

In the wake of Aussie Ash Barty's victory on Saturday, photographer Ella Ling spotted that next to 1976 champion Barker's name on the Roland Garros women's trophy are engraved the letters 'AUST'.

Barker, 63, who proudly hails from Paignton in Devon, was completely unaware of the long-standing error.

'No idea. How weird,' said the broadcaster. 'I was only 19 at the time, it's very strange.'

It should all be rectified by next year's tournament. 'We know about the mistake now and the plaque will be fixed,' said a spokesperson for the French Tennis Federation.

Former English player Sue Barker celebrates her victory at the French Open back in 1976

Next to Barker's name on the Roland Garros women's trophy are engraved the letters 'AUST'

Amazon has bought the explosive fly-on-the-wall documentary covering Marcelo Bielsa's first season as Leeds boss. Cameras from Yorkshire media company The City Talking were given behind-the-scenes access at Elland Road throughout the club's Championship campaign and had exclusive access as Leeds missed out on promotion. The series is expected to be released on Amazon Prime in the coming months.

West Ham fans got to know their new signing Roberto with a video interview on the club's website, complete with subtitles. 'I think everyone who follows football knows the importance of this club, so I'm really excited,' read one line. The club tweeted the quote and used it as a heading in an accompanying article.

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What those listening to the actual audio heard, however, was: 'I think everyone who follows football knows the importance of this club, nothing impressive, but I'm really excited.'

Club insiders say they think the Spanish goalkeeper meant 'nothing but impressive'.

West Ham recently got to know new signing Roberto with a video interview on their website

Many players at the new Davis Cup finals week — the brainchild of footballer Gerard Pique — taking place in Madrid in chilly November are likely to find themselves changing in temporary cabins.

There are 18 nations, including Great Britain, taking part in the controversial reincarnation of the 119-year-old competition. The cabins are seen as a solution to each team wanting its own space, but the unusual scheme will add to fears around the tennis world that all is not going to plan for the project run by Pique's Kosmos group, in conjunction with the error-prone International Tennis Federation.

A film released a few weeks ago to celebrate the impact of Team Sky on cycling in the UK has caused a bit of a stir within the re-branded Team Ineos.

In a four-minute reflection on a decade of success, there is no mention of Sir Bradley Wiggins or Sir Dave Brailsford, aside from a short piece of Brailsford audio at the very end. One can imagine Brailsford might not be terribly impressed by that.

A film about Team Sky's impact in the UK has caused a stir within the re-branded Team Ineos

Early bird listeners of the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast got a bit of 'bonus' Chris Evans on Friday morning, with the Virgin Radio DJ filling in quite brilliantly for the first six minutes or so until the Scot huffed and puffed his way into the studio.

Evans and co-presenter Ray Parlour discussed England's Nations League defeat the night before on 'The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast — minus Alan Brazil'. The former Ipswich Town striker said he was 'struggling with hay fever'.

The MCC has been quick to tell World Cup ticket-holders that 'the characteristic features of attending a match at Lord's' will still apply for the tournament — so fans can continue to bring their own booze into the ground. Following 'productive discussion with the ICC', spectators will still be allowed to bring in one bottle of wine or champagne, or two cans or bottles of beer, cider or 'premixed aperitifs' if they have tickets for any of the five World Cup matches, including the final, taking place at Lord's.

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This is 'unique in world cricket', says the MCC. Meanwhile, the MCC is understood to be considering incorporating the Old Father Time weathervane within its logo. The new logo would be displayed around Lord's and appear on items for sale online and in its shop.

Contributors: Mike Dickson, Riath Al-Samarrai, Mike Keegan, Kieran Gill, Matt Lawton and Amitai Winehouse