[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-bell-nerve-southern-brave-last-ball-hundred-mi-london":82,"category-counts-nav":98,"related-bell-nerve-southern-brave-last-ball-hundred-mi-london":108},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. Daily analysis, long reads, and expert opinion.",[33,51,59],{"heading":34,"links":35},"Leagues",[36,39,42,45,48],{"label":37,"to":38},"Premier League","\u002Ftag\u002Fpremier-league",{"label":40,"to":41},"La Liga","\u002Ftag\u002Fla-liga",{"label":43,"to":44},"NBA","\u002Ftag\u002Fnba",{"label":46,"to":47},"Formula 1","\u002Ftag\u002Fformula-1",{"label":49,"to":50},"Champions League","\u002Ftag\u002Fchampions-league",{"heading":52,"links":53},"Content",[54,56,57],{"label":55,"to":16},"Analysis",{"label":27,"to":28},{"label":58,"to":16},"Data & Stats",{"heading":60,"links":61},"Company",[62,65,68,71,74,77],{"label":63,"to":64},"Terms of Service","\u002Fservice",{"label":66,"to":67},"Privacy Policy","\u002Fprivacy",{"label":69,"to":70},"Editorial Policy","\u002Feditorial",{"label":72,"to":73},"Contact Us","\u002Fcontact",{"label":75,"to":76},"About Us","\u002Fabout",{"label":78,"to":79},"Website Disclaimer","\u002Fdisclaimer","Built for the love of sport","© SportPulse. All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Bell's Ice-Cold Nerve Seals Last-Ball Thriller for Southern Brave","bell-nerve-southern-brave-last-ball-hundred-mi-london","long-reads","Long Reads: Football","Sarah Martinez","Lauren Bell holds her nerve on the final delivery as Southern Brave edge MI London to stay unbeaten in The Hundred.","2026-07-27 18:06:44","2 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fbell-nerve-southern-brave-last-ball-hundred-mi-london.webp",[93,94,95],"The Hundred","Women's Cricket","Southern Brave","## Bell delivers on the last ball as Brave survive MI London's late surge\n\nLauren Bell had one delivery to decide everything. MI London needed to chase down a one-run deficit at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton, and the Southern Brave quick stood at the top of her mark with her team's unbeaten record on the line.\n\nShe delivered. A dot ball sealed a last-ball victory that kept Brave's **100% record** intact in this year's edition of The Hundred.\n\nThe match had been tight throughout. MI London, growing into the tournament after a mixed start, matched Brave blow for blow through the middle overs. Their chase gathered real momentum in the final 20 balls, the required rate dropping as Brave's fielders scrambled on the boundary to defend a total that had looked safe.\n\n## Bell closes it out with six runs conceded in the final set\n\nThe equation when the final over arrived was simple: MI London needed seven or more to win, Brave needed to keep them to six or fewer. Bell had her captain in her ear and the crowd on its feet as she ran in.\n\nThe England seamer has built her reputation on pace and bounce. In the final moments, her accuracy mattered more. She conceded just **six runs** across the set, leaving MI London one short and the Utilita Bowl erupting.\n\nThat focus produced the result Brave needed: a dot off the final delivery, a defensive finish to a game that could have gone either way. The margin, when it settled, was a single run.\n\n## A home semi-final now in sight for unbeaten Brave\n\nThe win strengthens Brave's grip on a home semi-final spot. Bell now has another high-pressure performance on her record, defending a razor-thin total in front of a packed Southampton crowd.\n\nFor MI London, the defeat does not change their trajectory. They pushed the tournament's form team to the final delivery, a sign that their squad can compete with anyone in the competition.\n\n> *Updated: 2026-07-27 - Added one-run margin of victory, six-run final over concession, and Utilita Bowl venue.*","\u002Farticles\u002Fbell-nerve-southern-brave-last-ball-hundred-mi-london",[99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,85,107],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","football","general","golf","mma","tennis",[109,122,134],{"id":110,"stem":110,"path":111,"title":112,"category":85,"badge":113,"badgeType":114,"author":115,"authorRole":116,"authorInitials":117,"date":118,"readTime":90,"image":119,"imageAlt":112,"tags":120,"excerpt":121},"denzel-bentley-wbo-middleweight-champion-elevation","\u002Farticles\u002Fdenzel-bentley-wbo-middleweight-champion-elevation","Bentley inherits WBO belt after Alimkhanuly relinquishes title","Long Reads: Boxing","category","James Chen","Senior Football Analyst","JC","2026-07-21 11:31:58","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F530e\u002Flive\u002F5ce76460-84ed-11f1-8a12-25ab4abfbe1c.jpg","Boxing, WBO, Middleweight, Denzel Bentley","Denzel Bentley becomes WBO middleweight champion without throwing a punch after Janibek Alimkhanuly vacates the belt.",{"id":123,"stem":123,"path":124,"title":125,"category":85,"badge":15,"badgeType":114,"author":126,"authorRole":127,"authorInitials":128,"date":129,"readTime":130,"image":131,"imageAlt":125,"tags":132,"excerpt":133},"cochrane-couple-canoe-slalom-2028-olympic-dream","\u002Farticles\u002Fcochrane-couple-canoe-slalom-2028-olympic-dream","Cochrane Couple Chases 2028 Olympic Dream Together","Marcus Wright","SportPulse Contributor","MW","2026-07-01 07:21:02","5 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F7b2b\u002Flive\u002Fe31076b0-5c1d-11f1-92d1-ab2daf594570.jpg","Olympics, Canoe Slalom, LA 2028","Newlyweds Jake and Georgina Cochrane swap wedding vows for Olympic ambitions, targeting LA 2028 in canoe slalom.",{"id":135,"stem":135,"path":136,"title":137,"category":85,"badge":18,"badgeType":114,"author":138,"authorRole":127,"authorInitials":139,"date":140,"readTime":141,"image":142,"imageAlt":137,"tags":143,"excerpt":144},"len-bias-draft-star-overdose-changed-america","\u002Farticles\u002Flen-bias-draft-star-overdose-changed-america","The Death That Haunts the Draft","Chloe Bennett","CB","2026-06-27 15:20:15","6 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F8B50\u002Fproduction\u002F_130146653_bias_getty.jpg","NBA, Draft","Len Bias went from celebrating the NBA draft to a cautionary tale, his fatal overdose rewriting American drug policy forever."]