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Australia captain Cummins rocks England in 1st Ashes Test
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Australia captain Pat Cummins starred with both bat and ball as the Ashes-holders had the better of a rain-marred third day in the first Test against England in Birmingham on Sunday.
Outcome of Ashes anybody's guess as England face formidable task
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/06/2023
» The Poms and the Baggy Greens are at it again in what promises to be a gripping six weeks in the cricket calendar.
Speed demons: the 'uriko' beer vendors of Japanese baseball
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» TOKYO - In between chanting fans at Japan's Tokyo Dome baseball stadium race an army of women in fluorescent uniforms carrying unwieldy backpacks with attached spray-guns.
Australia hailed for 'momentous' WTC title but told: now win Ashes
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia's World Test Championship triumph was hailed on Monday as "momentous" -- but warned it will quickly be forgotten if they do not win the Ashes.
Kohli holds firm against Australia in WTC final thriller
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» LONDON - Virat Kohli defied Australia on Saturday to give India hope of an extraordinary win in the World Test Championship final at The Oval.
Head and Smith turn tide for Australia in WTC final against India
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» LONDON - Travis Head's dashing century was the centrepiece of an Australia fightback against India on the opening day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Wednesday.
Skyscraper totals becoming new norm in run-fest IPL
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» NEW DELHI - A marauding Faf du Plessis and emerging power-hitters including Rinku Singh have helped make team totals over 200 the new normal in this high-scoring edition of the Indian Premier League.
New Zealand avoid Pakistan whitewash despite Iftikhar run blitz
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» KARACHI - Henry Shipley and Rachin Ravindra shared six wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 47 runs in the fifth and final one-day international in Karachi on Sunday.
Going bananas over the 'Day-O' song
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2023
» The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including Britain.
'Special' Jaiswal: From homeless to IPL hero
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» NEW DELHI - He once lived in tents and sold street food to pursue his cricketing dream. Now, sizzling talent Yashasvi Jaiswal is the toast of the Indian Premier League.