because of this overhaul in the competition.— because of this overhaul in the cometition. ., ., competition. away from a football now. britain's cameron norrie has eased into the quarter finals of the barcelona open. he beat home favourite roberto bautista agut in straight sets — winning 6—4, 6—4 , to set up a finalfour tie tomorrow against argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. the victory — which came in less than an hour and a half — was norrie's 200th tour win of his career. the england and wales cricket board has announced eight counties that will host professional women's teams, as part of a major restructure of the domestic game from 2025. the plans will see the creation of a three—tiered domestic competition structure , which the ecb says could lead to an 80% increase in professional women's players in england and wales by 2029. durham, essex, hampshire, lancashire, nottinghamshire, somerset, surrey and warwickshire have all been awarded tieri status — whilst glamorgan and yorkshire join them in 2027. it's a cool thing in this country.