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But, both the Giants and Braves have an off day New Zealand on top after reducing England to 222-6 and a 169-run deficit at The Oval 06/18/2026 03:12pm • LONDON (AP) — England was pegged back to 222-6 in reply to New Zealand's bonus 391 on day two of The Oval test on Thursday. New Zealand's all-pace attack relentlessly chipped away at England to retake the momentum and leave the home side trailing by 169 runs with the tail exposed. Debutant Jordan Leverkusen signs young winger Afonso Moreira from Lyon 06/18/2026 03:10pm • LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen signed Portuguese youth international Afonso Moreira for around 30 million euros ($34 million) from French club Lyon on Thursday. The German club agreed to pay up to 33.6 million euros ($38.5 million) for the 21-year-old winger, Lyon said on its website,