LONDON, England -- Manchester City beat Liverpool on penalties to lift the Community Shield following a 1-1 draw at Wembley.

Gabriel Jesus scored the deciding spot kick after Georginio Wijnaldum had missed Liverpool's second effort to give Pep Guardiola's Premier League champions the edge over the Champions League winners, after an entertaining game that, at times, became far more feisty than the friendly tag suggested.

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Earlier Raheem Sterling had put City in front in the first half before it was cancelled out by Joel Matip's header to send the game to a shoot-out.

Liverpool were without Sadio Mane after a summer spent at the Africa Cup of Nations but Jurgen Klopp was still able to pick nine of the team that started the Champions League final two months ago.

Guardiola handed a competitive debut to £62.8 million record signing Rodri but left Ederson and Sergio Aguero on the bench after their Copa America exertions.

Leroy Sane was picked from the start despite fresh speculation linking him with a move to Bayern Munich but he lasted just nine minutes after falling awkwardly under pressure from Trent Alexander-Arnold. It didn't disrupt City, though, and before Jesus could take his place, they were in front.

From the resulting free kick, David Silva hooked the ball back into the box and Sterling got in front of Jordan Henderson to score from close range. It was Sterling's first goal against the club he left in 2015 and the perfect reply to the boos from Liverpool fans that followed his every touch.

At the other end Mohamed Salah gave Oleksandr Zinchenko a torrid time down City's left without ever finding the finish to go with the build-up.

The second half started with the woodwork rattled at both ends.

First Sterling hit the post after being sent clean through before Virgil van Dijk struck the underside of the crossbar. Salah saw another effort come back of the post and Sterling fluffed his finish after being put through a second time to round off a frantic 15 minutes.

Liverpool had to wait until 12 minutes from time but did finally get the equaliser their second-half performance deserved.

Henderson's free kick reached Van Dijk at the back post and he looped a cross towards Joel Matip -- on as a second-half substitute -- who beat Claudio Bravo with a header from five yards.

Liverpool would have won it in stoppage time but for an acrobatic clearance from Kyle Walker from underneath his own crossbar after chasing down Salah's header, before Wijnaldum's miss and Jesus' successful fifth kick decided the shoot-out to earn City the Community Shield for the second year in a row.

LONDON, England -- Pep Guardiola says he is expecting Harry Maguire's imminent arrival to transform Manchester United into title challengers after watching his Manchester City side strike an early blow over Liverpool in the Community Shield on Sunday.

City won a shoot-out at Wembley after a 1-1 draw to claim the preseason trophy for the second year in a row.

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City and Liverpool finished 25 points clear of their nearest rivals last season during a thrilling Premier League title race that was decided by a single point. But Guardiola believes the pair will not be as dominant this year -- particularly after sources have indicated that United have beaten City to a deal for Maguire.

Asked whether Maguire was good enough to turn United into contenders, Guardiola said: "Yes. He is an excellent, top-class player.

"We were interested but we could not afford it and United can afford it.

"He made an incredible World Cup, strong in the air, good with the ball and drives with the ball so fast. He has all the qualities to work for United. Congratulations to United for the signing.

"I don't know if it'll be like last season with two real contenders to win the Premier League. I think United, with Maguire, and the others have bought -- Arsenal as well and Chelsea and Tottenham. So I think there will be many contenders this time."

City are still searching for a centre-back themselves after Vincent Kompany's departure, while there is also fresh speculation Leroy Sane could move to Bayern Munich.

The German lasted just nine minutes at Wembley after appearing to suffer a twisted knee, but Guardiola is hopeful the damage is not too serious. Sane left Wembley with strapping around his leg but was not limping heavily.

"The first impression was not good but I don't think it's bad," said Guardiola. "I honestly don't know, I haven't spoken to the doctor -- we'll wait and see. I think he will be OK."

City start the defence of their league title with a trip to West Ham on Saturday before facing Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium a week later.

Guardiola has taken his team to China, Hong Kong and Japan during the summer, but he insists he can only start preseason now after missing key members of his squad because of the Copa America and the Africa Cup of Nations.

"Now is good, it's the start of the real preseason," said Guardiola.

"In Asia, we had to survive with the humidity and the jet lag. And you cannot sleep and in the morning -- you are exhausted and go to the training sessions which is humid and it's impossible.

"Now of course we start the competition in the Premier League and we need to try to take points because we tried but we are not fit right now. We knew it, and we know it after this game, but we have long weeks. We don't have a midweek game, and that is a real preseason.

"We have two or three weeks training and concentrating [on] ideas and take it day by day. Sergio [Aguero] came just three or four days ago, Fernandinho came for the first time [on Sunday] and [we] try to avoid injuries and, day by day, to get in a better condition. This month is going to help us get our rhythm and ideas we want to play for the rest of the season."

Manchester United are ready to end talks over Paulo Dybala's proposed move to Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN FC.

Dybala has been discussed as part of a deal that would have taken Romelu Lukaku to Juventus, but there are concerns about the Argentinian's desire to join United.

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He had stalled on making a decision about whether or not to quit the Italian champions for the Premier League because of a reluctance to swap Champions League football for at least one season in the Europa League. United, according to sources, do not want to meet Dybala's wage demands while complications over the 25-year-old's image rights have made him hard to value.

Juventus, according to sources, have not given up hope of signing Lukaku but their chances have taken a serious hit with United ready to pull the plug on their pursuit of Dybala.

Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic has also been discussed as part of the agreement and there remains a chance he could still end up at Old Trafford. Negotiations are ongoing with Inter Milan, who are also keen to land Lukaku, but there are doubts about whether they can meet the £80 million asking price. Inter have already seen a £54m bid rejected.

Lukaku is desperate to leave the club and while manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said earlier this summer the Belgian would be replaced, sources have told ESPN FC that stance has softened.

United have until Thursday to bring in more players after splashing £65m on winger Daniel James and full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka. They are set to announce the arrival of defender Harry Maguire after agreeing an £80m deal with Leicester on Friday.

LONDON -- Let's be brief when it comes to the "things we learned" from the Community Shield: good luck to the rest of the Premier League.

Liverpool and Manchester City, the winners of the 2019-20 curtain raiser at Wembley, show zero signs of letting up. If anything, they look more determined than ever to shatter records and set new benchmarks, both driven on by the presence of the other to be the very best versions of themselves, even in a friendly. There were 77,565 in attendance at the iconic stadium to witness a 1-1 draw that was settled 5-4 on penalties in favour to City, but the numbers were not as important as the eye-opening effort and application from the main contenders for the crown this season.

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The teams' desire to succeed could be gauged by watching Mohamed Salah, who only returned from his postseason break on Monday and played 45 minutes against Lyon before this tougher test. He was constantly speeding around the attacking third, shrugging off markers and showing fast feet to get 10 shots away -- two hit the post, one was cleared off the line (we'll come to that next) -- which was more than City managed in total.

You could see it in the 93rd minute too, when the Egypt international looked certain to have won the match for Liverpool with a header, only for a scissor kick from Kyle Walker on the goal line to avert danger just before it could go in. Those acrobatics at that stage of the encounter -- a friendly, remember -- underlined City's ruthlessness and refusal to lose a game.

The most intense element of the showdown didn't even happen on the pitch, but in the technical area of the Premier League champions.

Pep Guardiola paced throughout the match in frustration, furiously pointing out spaces his side weren't exploiting to his liking. He put his hands over his head and over his eyes in disbelief at missed chances or misplaced passes, even leaning against the advertising hoardings in annoyance after an indecisive Raheem Sterling dithered, with only Alisson to beat, and failed to make it 2-0. The 48-year-old was so worked up that he even created an imaginary red-card situation when David Silva and Joe Gomez challenged for a high ball and the Liverpool defender got to it first. Guardiola fumed to fourth official Stuart Attwell, suggesting that the England international had gone in on his player dangerously and with force. His continued protestations earned him a yellow card. In a friendly.

Tensions eventually spilled over late in the second half, with City's boss exchanging words with Jurgen Klopp, Jordan Henderson, Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk and just about anyone else in red. At the final whistle, there were a lot kinder exchanges marked by a wealth of respect, with both camps fully aware that another almighty battle will brew between them over the season ahead.

It's been 1,253 days since the last and only time these teams have previously met at Wembley, and the upgrade for both since City won the 2016 League Cup -- also on penalties -- has been staggering. They are now, by quite some distance, the supreme powers of English football.

Back then, however, Klopp had been in the Liverpool job for four months and only two of his starting XI, Henderson and Roberto Firmino, in that final were also in his Community Shield first 11 on Sunday afternoon. Guardiola wasn't in situ at the Etihad yet, with Manuel Pellegrini seeing out a final term that ended with City 15 points adrift of domestic champions Leicester City. Liverpool were 21 below the pace but fast-forwarding to the present day, it is difficult to imagine any side bar Tottenham getting remotely close enough in the league to trouble these two.

"We know which team we will face [as Premier League contenders]," Guardiola said postmatch. "They are the champions of Europe, so I give a lot of credit to the players for the way we played in the first half.

"At this level the difference is nothing: one penalty, one point. It was good to face them to show the guys how well prepared we have to be to win the title."

Klopp echoed this desire after the match. "We will try everything to win more trophies this season, and I thought what the boys showed today, they looked pretty hungry," he said. "Both teams wanted to win it today. My team is not satisfied."

And neither are City. Another epic campaign awaits.

Leicestershire 152 (Ackermann 37, Parnell 4-25) beat Worcestershire 119 (Cox 30, Griffiths 3-23, Davis 3-24) by 33 runs

Leicestershire Foxes upset the form book when they toppled holders and in-form Worcestershire Rapids by 33 runs in a North Group encounter at Blackfinch New Road.

The vaunted Rapids top order were blown away in pursuit of a target of 153 as the Foxes secured only their second win of the season.

A mixture of poor batting, disciplined bowling and some sharp catching sealed victory for the Foxes and moved them off the bottom of the table as the home side were eventually dismissed for 119 in 19.2 overs.

Will Davis picked up three crucial wickets in the top six and finished with 3 for 24. He was well supported by Gavin Griffiths, who took 3 for 23, and Callum Parkinson's 2 for 21.

It ended a run of three successive victories for the Rapids which had propelled them into second spot behind Lancashire.

The Foxes were put in to bat on the wicket that had been used for the previous two Blast matches with Durham and Derbyshire.

A stunning catch by Rapids captain Callum Ferguson brought the first breakthrough in Dillon Pennington's second over as Mark Cosgrove lofted the paceman to mid on and Ferguson held onto a one-handed effort in full flight.

Pennington then held onto a smart catch of his own, running back from short fine leg and over his shoulder to dispose of Harry Swindells off Wayne Parnell.

Aaron Lilley looked in good touch and collected four boundaries from his first six deliveries as the Foxes reached 55 for 2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Lilley holed out to deep mid-wicket off Ed Barnard and Harry Dearden was caught and bowled in Daryl Mitchell's first over.

Colin Ackermann and Lewis Hill took their time in rebuilding the Foxes' innings via a partnership of 49 in seven overs. But Barnard returned to the attack to break the stand when Hill was caught at long on.

The second half of the innings was clinically disposed of by Parnell and Pat Brown. Aadil Ali was bowled by Parnell, and then Callum Parkinson and Colin Ackermann were both caught by George Rhodes in Brown's next over, the second a fine effort over his shoulder running back from cover. Parnell wrapped up the innings in clinical fashion in removing Dieter Klein and Will Davis cheaply.

But Worcestershire's big-hitting top four were blown away in the space of 12 runs. Martin Guptill reached 15, hitting Griffiths for one straight six, but in the same over he found the hands of deep mid wicket. In the next over, Riki Wessels attempted a sweep against Davis and was caught behind. Parnell miscued high into the air in the same over and presented another comfortable catch to keeper Hill.

It became 39 for 4 when Callum Ferguson also perished in the mid wicket region off Parkinson. Ross Whiteley was pouched at deep backward square to give Davis a third scalp.

Ben Cox and Barnard briefly threatened to haul the Rapids back into contention during a steady partnership of 31. But Cox was bowled for 30 attempting a paddle sweep against Ackermann and Barnard fell at deep mid wicket off Parkinson to all but end the match as a contest.

Sussex 163 for 7 (Wiese 37, Rawlins 35*) beat Gloucestershire 159 for 6 (Cockbain 61*) by 3 wickets

Delray Rawlins hit a superb unbeaten 35 as Sussex secured a controversial three-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at the Bristol County Ground with two balls remaining.

Gloucestershire players protested in vain when they incurred a six-run penalty for a slow over-rate, leaving the visitors to score seven off the final over.

Rawlins then kept his cool to knock off the winning runs, finishing with five fours and a six from a 17-ball innings which ultimately proved decisive.

Ian Cockbain had earlier scored 61 not out, sharing in stands of 67 and 38 with James Bracey and Benny Howell for the third and sixth wickets respectively as the hosts raised 159 for 6 after being put in.

Having successfully chased to beat South Group leaders Kent by nine wickets in their previous outing, Sussex again elected to field first. That looked a good decision once new-ball bowlers Ollie Robinson and Reece Topley accounted for openers Miles Hammond and Michael Klinger in quick time as Gloucestershire's top-order again fell short of expectations.

Gloucestershire enjoyed a much-needed stroke of luck when Bracey was dropped at cover point on one by Rashid Khan off the bowling of Chris Jordan. He made good his escape, posting 30 from 26 balls and staging a restorative stand with Cockbain.

Sussex deployed spinners Khan and Danny Briggs in tandem in an attempt to stem the flow of runs, a ploy which accounted for Bracey and the dangerous Ryan Higgins and caused Gloucestershire to lose crucial momentum during the middle overs.

Heavily dependent upon Cockbain, Gloucestershire were indebted to the Liverpudlian, who punished anything short of a length in raising 50 from 41 balls to keep his side in the game.

When big-hitting Jack Taylor missed a straight delivery and was pinned lbw by Jordan in the 16th over, it was left to Howell to provide late acceleration, the veteran all-rounder scoring at two runs a ball in a valuable stand with Cockbain before holing out to long-on off Robinson in the final over.

Cockbain finished unbeaten on 61 from 49 balls, with five fours and a six, but not even his innings could dispel the feeling that Gloucestershire had fallen short of requirements.

Sussex found the going equally difficult on a two-paced pitch, Philip Salt and Laurie Evans succumbing to David Payne and Tye respectively as Gloucestershire made good use of the new ball.

Sussex remained favourites until skipper Luke Wright, having compiled a painstaking 24, lost patience and holed out to long-on off the bowling of Tom Smith. When Australian international Alex Carey played across the line and lost his off stump to Chris Liddle, they were 87 for 4.

Dropped by Cockbain at backward point on 11, David Wiese threatened to dig the visitors out of a hole until falling lbw to Payne for 37 with the score on 126 in the 17th over.

Tye then returned to dismiss Khan, while Jordan holed out to long-on in the penultimate over as Payne finished with 3 for 35. But the six-run penalty ensured Sussex were favourites going into the final over and Rawlins needed no second invitation.

Both sides wore shirts emblazoned with a rainbow in support of the Rainbow @ Grief Encounter charity, which helps bereaved children and their families, like Gloucestershire spinner Tom Smith's following the death of his wife, Laura, last August. Many players also wore rainbow face paint after Smith last week spoke of the support the organisation and the Professional Cricketers' Trust had given him and his two young daughters.

England 374 and 13 for 0 (Burns 7*, Roy*) need 385 more runs to beat Australia 284 and 487 for 7 dec (Smith 142, Wade 110, Head 51)

For the second time in four days Steven Smith wrote himself a place in Ashes folklore, while Matthew Wade completed a comeback story of his own as Australia enjoyed utter dominance with the bat to leave them as the only team with a chance of victory at Edgbaston.

Smith became just the fifth Australian to hit twin centuries in an Ashes Test as his match took on even greater proportions of greatness. Wade then cantered to a career-best 110, his third Test hundred and first for six-and-a-half-years, to set up Australia's declaration late in the evening session, after some fun from James Pattinson and Pat Cummins, leaving England needing a notional 398 in 97 overs.

Rory Burns and Jason Roy made it through seven demanding overs under gloomy skies with Nathan Lyon given the new ball on a responsive surface. There was more than enough to put a smile on his face at the potential of what's on offer. Meanwhile, by surviving to resume in the morning, Burns put himself on the list of players who will have batted on all five days of a Test barring a washout. England would probably take that, but the forecast was largely fine.

Well before the openers emerged a draw was England's best hope before heading to Lord's, which was a quite remarkable change of fortune from midway through the opening day when Australia were 122 for 8 and starring at another Edgbaston horror show. It was Smith, with help from the tail, who turned the tables then and on Sunday it was Smith who pulled Australia into a strong position before Wade made it impregnable.

Smith did the groundwork alongside Travis Head, who made a compact half-century, in a stand of 130 for the fourth wicket which took Australia from 15 behind to 115 in front. However, when Head edged Ben Stokes, England having waited 23 overs for a breakthrough on the fourth morning, there was still plenty of work to do. The stand of 126 between Smith and Wade deflated England's depleted attack. Stuart Broad had started promisingly, but Moeen Ali had a day to forget, which gave Joe Root a massive problem as he lacked control and wicket-taking threat on a surface aiding spin.

Moeen had been handed the first over of the day and it included the opening delivery grubbing at Smith as well as a full toss that flew over his head that he tried to swat away and seemed annoyed that he hadn't. There was the occasional promising sign, such as when one spun sharply to beat Head, but Moeen couldn't string together consistent overs.

Root and Joe Denly bowled 26 overs between them, with Denly's legspin at times looking the most threatening of England's options and he should have had Head stumped on 46 but Jonny Bairstow couldn't stay low in his stance to gather the ball. That was not overly costly in terms of runs, but with the ball not swinging and the pitch slow England lacked inspiration.

Chris Woakes only bowled seven overs in the day but was the man to finally dislodge Smith for 142, driving at the second new ball to leave his match tally 286 runs - just the fourth time a batsman has made two scores over 140 in a Test. Having started the day on 46 the half-century arrived early and any thought England would have found a magical formula overnight went out the window. He went to lunch on 98 and in the second over after the break drove Broad imperiously through the covers. This time the celebrations were a touch more subdued: he was just back doing what he loves.

When Smith fell Australia's lead was 241 and England might have had one final hope if the new ball had scuttled the lower order, but there was not enough left in the tank of the seamers. Root was back on with the ball six overs old, which allowed Wade and Tim Paine to pretty much do as they pleased.

Where Smith had been methodical in everything he did, Wade was more attacking from the outset - the method which has served him so well during prolific domestic and Australia A form. He took advantage of some friendly half-volleys from Denly to get his innings going and did not have to contend with the swing that troubled him on the first day. Early in his innings he was bringing out the reverse sweep although Root did beat him on occasion, which rather went to highlight Moeen's problems.

On 69, Wade was saved by the DRS when given lbw to Broad, another poor decision from Joel Wilson given it was the hard new ball and had struck Wade above the pad. It was fitting that such an enterprising century was reached with a reverse sweep and Wade embraced his captain, and Tasmania team-mate, Paine in a moment of significance for both men who find themselves in positions they could scarcely have imagined.

The pair added 76 in 13 overs as England largely abandoned hope of bowling Australia out. Stokes hurled himself into a big-hearted seven-over spell and eventually had Wade caught at deep backward square leg, then Paine fell in the next over to a ripping offbreak from Moeen that spun through the gate. While that was a boost for Moeen, it probably did more good for the Australian dressing room.

The leather-chasing wasn't over either as Pattinson avoided a pair and enjoyed the freedom to play his shots. One, in particular, will have given him great satisfaction when he launched Nottinghamshire team-mate Broad high over long-on and he also clobbered the last ball of the innings into the stands. It was a chastening day for England, but what happens on Monday could have an even greater bearing on the series.

Kent 138 for 6 (Kuhn 41) beat Hampshire 135 (Vince 44, Viljoen 3-15, Milne 3-21) by 4 wickets

Adam Milne was the star with bat and ball as South Group leaders Kent Spitfires made it six wins from seven games in the Vitality Blast with a thrilling four-wicket victory, with just one ball to spare, in a tense, low-scoring contest against Hampshire at Beckenham.

When Heino Kuhn hit a Kyle Abbott full toss straight to extra cover from the first ball of the final over, with Kent needing 10 runs to overhaul Hampshire's 135 all out, it seemed as if the visitors were favourites to complete a fourth successive win of their own and a third in four days.

But New Zealand fast bowler Milne, who had earlier taken 3 for 21 to help to restrict Hampshire's total to manageable proportions on a sluggish surface, strode in to loft his first ball for two to the leg side, strike his second ball over extra cover for four and then complete another two for a drive to long on.

Adding to the drama was the sight of non-striker Grant Stewart pulling a hamstring as he raced back for two and dived for the crease at the bowler's end, and then having to be helped from the field in clear distress.

But, with only two runs now being required off the last two balls, and Milne crucially retaining the strike due to Stewart's bravery, he top-edged a pull at Abbott's penultimate delivery over short third man for another four to finish on 12 not out from only four balls faced.

As a mark of how hard stroke play was, Kuhn top-scored for Kent with a well-judged 41 from 33 balls while James Vince's 44 for Hampshire took him 47 balls, with only two fours.

Milne was one of four Kent bowlers to record outstanding figures, which offset their fifth bowler going for a total of 56 runs from four overs. He helped to reduce Hampshire to 29 for 3 early on and also claimed two late wickets while Hardus Viljeon took 3 for 15, Stewart 2 for 23 and Mohammad Nabi 1 for 17 in his four skilful overs of off spin.

Kent's reply began with five quality boundaries from Daniel Bell-Drummond but he skied the last ball of the third over to depart for 21 and Ollie Robinson was smartly stumped for five by Lewis McManus when he drove over a near-yorker from off spinner Brad Taylor.

Taylor then brilliantly ran out Zak Crawley for 22, hitting the bowler's stumps on the turn after sprinting across the pitch to field when Kuhn turned down a short single into the legside off his own bowling and Crawley could not regain his ground.

Nabi made 14 before carving Abbott to deep cover in the 15th over, and Kuhn and Alex Blake added 32 before the left-handed Blake, on 18 and having pulled Liam Dawson for six, lofted Chris Wood to long on from the first ball of the 19th over. But Kuhn, and particularly Milne, were equal to an equation of 17 runs being needed from the last 11 balls when Blake fell.

After Hampshire had been asked to bat first, Rilee Rossouw hit the first two balls of the third over, from left arm seamer Fred Klaassen, for leg side sixes but saw Aneurin Donald sky to mid off later in the over to go for 7. Then, in the next over, Rossouw himself mishit to mid off when Viljeon replaced Milne.

Sam Northeast's latest return to bat on his native Kentish soil was not a happy one, as he edged the pacy Milne to keeper Robinson on one, and Dawson struggled for fluency in partnership with Vince as Hampshire's fourth-wicket pair could only add 33 in seven overs before Dawson pulled Stewart straight to deep square leg to go for 12.

At the halfway mark Hampshire were 58 for 3, and - despite sixes from Chris Morris off Klaassen and Stewart - they continued to find Kent's bowlers difficult to attack.

Morris fell to Stewart for 17, caught at long on, but then came an extraordinary 15th over in which Klaassen bowled two high full tosses - the second of which meant he was withdrawn from the attack. A first free hit had only cost Kent a single but now a second free hit, with Bell-Drummond employing his own medium pace to complete the over after himself starting with a no ball full toss, being struck for six over deep mid wicket by James Fuller.

Fuller also clubbed Bell-Drummond for four and, in all, 24 runs came from a nine-ball over and, suddenly, with five overs remaining, Hampshire had 110 on the board.

Milne and Nabi, however, restored order after Viljeon had removed Fuller for 17, caught upper-cutting to third man, with Nabi's off spin accounting for McManus and Milne bowling both Taylor and Vince, who was ninth out.

In the end, Hampshire could not bat through their 20 overs, with Wood skying to long on off Viljeon with four balls of the innings remaining unused.

Yorkshire 177 for 4 (Kohler-Cadmore 76*) tied with Birmingham Bears 177 for 4 (Sibley 64)

Birmingham Bears snatched a tie from the jaws of defeat against Yorkshire at Headingley, a result which realistically suits neither side in the Vitality Blast.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit 76 not out off 54 balls and was looking like underpinning Yorkshire's pursuit of 178, especially having shared 88 inside 10 overs for the first wicket with Adam Lyth, who reached 40.

But the Bears fought back to leave the Vikings needing 29 off three overs, 23 off two, 11 off the last and two off the last ball, which Kohler-Cadmore hit to mid-off for a single against Fidel Edwards.

Both sides finished on 177 for four, with Bears opener Dom Sibley earlier continuing his excellent summer with a polished 64. Sibley's 43-ball innings was the feature for the Bears after the visitors had been invited to bat. It was his first Blast innings of 2019 and included seven fours and two sixes.

While Yorkshire have now only won one from seven games in the North, Birmingham have won two from six. Both remain outside the North Group's top four places.

Rain delayed the start by 40 minutes, until 3.10pm, and opener Sibley shared 37 and 62 for the first and second wickets with Michael Burgess and Sam Hain.

Sibley hit sixes over long-leg off David Willey and over long-on off Dom Bess' off-spin on the way to his third fifty against Yorkshire in all formats this season. The 23-year-old England Lion had come into the Birmingham side in place of out of form Ed Pollock and continued the form which has had him discussed as a potential Ashes opener.

Once both Sibley and Hain had departed (99 for 2 after 13 overs and 137 for 4 in the 18th), middle order pair Will Rhodes and Liam Banks boosted the total significantly. Both hit two fours and a leg-side six apiece, with Rhodes not out on 22 off 13 balls and Banks 24 off 10. The last 17 balls of the innings yielded 40 runs.

Only Willey went at less than eight runs an over for the hosts. Former South Africa fast bowler Duanne Olivier claimed two wickets but was expensive in three overs.

Lyth then got the Vikings chase up and running by hitting the lion's share of 20 off the second over from Fidel Edwards, pulling a six over deep square-leg to take the score to 26 without loss.

Kohler-Cadmore, assuming captaincy duties from Steve Patterson after the seamer had left himself out in favour of a second spinner in youngster Jack Shutt, then took on the lead role as the hosts reached 50 in the fifth. He top-edged Henry Brookes for six over fine-leg before Lyth caught him up on 40 in the ninth over (87 without loss).

Lyth was then stumped off Jeetan Patel's off-spin in the next over before Kohler-Cadmore reached 50 off 34 balls and maintained the momentum alongside Willey, who hit three leg-side sixes in a quick-fire 30 off 15 balls. He pulled West Indian quick Edwards over the ropes twice in the 13th over before falling to Alex Thomson's off-spin - 131 for two in the 14th.

Brookes then had Gary Ballance caught at cover before Patel bowled Harry Brook scooping as the Bears fought back well, leaving the score at 151 for 4 in the 18th.

But Kohler-Cadmore pulled Brookes for six with last ball of the 19th before Jonny Tattersall scooped the first ball of the last over for four off Edwards, who recovered to seal a point.

The New Englan*d Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady are finalizing a contract extension, a league source told ESPN's Field Yates.

The two-year extension keeps Brady under contract through the 2021 season and will pay him $23 million this year, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

That $8 million increase for 2019 will make Brady the sixth-highest-paid QB in the league, a source told Schefter, tying him with Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. The Patriots, in turn, get an additional $5.5 million of salary cap space this year, a source told Schefter.

The deal will be adjusted each year Brady continues playing, according to Schefter.

Brady would have become an unrestricted free agent after the 2019 season. He had been set to make $15 million this year.

News of the extension comes a day after Brady celebrated his 42nd birthday.

On Wednesday, Brady brushed off a question about whether he felt he deserved an extension, but he did speak glowingly of his relationship with the Patriots and their staff.

"I appreciate this team and the opportunity it gave me in 2000," Brady said Wednesday. "I play for a great coach in Coach [Bill] Belichick, and [offensive coordinator] Josh [McDaniels] and I have a great working relationship. I love Mr. [Robert] Kraft and his family. We've had just incredible success. Hopefully we can keep it going."

No quarterback has ever started all 16 regular-season games at age 42, but the extension reinforces the belief that the Patriots expect Brady will be capable of doing so.

Prior to Super Bowl LIII, owner Robert Kraft said he didn't have any reservations about signing Brady to an extension despite his age.

"I would be quite surprised if he didn't continue for quite a while as our quarterback," Kraft said at the time.

The Patriots have Brady, veteran Brian Hoyer and rookie Jarrett Stidham (2019 fourth-round pick) on the quarterback depth chart. Second-year quarterback Danny Etling is transitioning to more of a wide receiver role.

ESPN's Mike Reiss contributed to this report.