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Kent's Second XI returned to Second XI Championship action after a two-month gap and beat Surrey by 100 runs at New Malden, with Tunbridge Wells wicketkeeper Ollie Morgan and teenage all-rounder Tejpal Birdi among the standout performers.

Tunbridge Wells beat second-placed Blackheath by one wicket in a Kent Cricket League Premier Division thriller, and Sevenoaks Vine confirmed their safety with a four-wicket win over Minster, after the previous round was almost entirely washed out by rain.

The Southern Counties East Football League has relaunched its Super Six prediction competition for the 2026/27 season, with a tweaked scoring and entry system aimed at keeping leaderboard tallies accurate throughout the year.

Bearsted thrashed Redhill in the opening round of the FA Vase, while Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall's FA Cup campaigns both came to an end at the Preliminary Round stage, beaten by higher-league opposition.

Tunbridge Wells slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Kennington in the Premier Division, Snodland Town and Larkfield & New Hythe had contrasting fortunes of their own, and Staplehurst Monarchs sat idle at the top of the First Division.

Tunbridge Wells CC and Sevenoaks Vine CC both won in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division at the weekend, with Vine now on a three-match winning run, while Tonbridge CC's first team edged a low-scoring thriller against Bickley Park.

Larkfield & New Hythe beat Tunbridge Wells 3-1 to sit top of the early SCEFL Premier Division table, Rusthall scored a stoppage-time winner against Fisher for their first points of the season, Snodland Town lost 2-0 at Chislehurst Glebe, and Bearsted's Dieko Falade scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 FA Vase qualifying win over Redhill.

Bearsted, Snodland Town, Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall all won through in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round, Larkfield & New Hythe fell away at Midhurst & Easebourne, and Staplehurst Monarchs made it a good weekend all round with a 3-1 league win at Bridon Ropes.

England’s World Cup hopes ended after a 2-1 defeat to Argentina, with Thomas Tuchel’s decision to adopt a more defensive approach after taking the lead likely to face heavy scrutiny.