C. Vivian Stringer Is the Thread Between the W.N.B.A.’s Emerging Stars


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How One Sports Season Fell Apart, Even in a Bubble


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Tom Moody appointed as Sri Lanka's director of cricket

The role will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka's international programme and domestic tournaments

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Wellington to host remainder of Australia men's and England women's matches

NZC moves matches due to logistical complications caused by shift of Friday's matches from Auckland after the city was put into a lockdown

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Collin Morikawa Wins Workday Title on a Day of Tributes to Woods


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Yankees Feel Butterflies Before Playing in Front of a Crowd


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Leon Rose’s Quiet Effect: Knicks’ Good Vibes Come Ahead of Schedule


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Honoring Tiger Woods, in Red and Black


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Wiese cameo bookends Zaman-Dunk rescue job for Qalandars

Lahore Qalandars won by six wickets after being three down early in chase

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Two Sluggers Aren’t Quite Done, but the End Is Near


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England back opening combo of Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt

Head coach Lisa Keightley believes Wyatt's ODI form 'will come good' ahead of World Cup

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Ben Foakes admits England expect more of the same from Ahmedabad pitch

Visitors must find a way to draw series on most challenging of pitches, keeper says

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Gujarat, Andhra, Karnataka qualify for Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-finals

A round-up of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Matches on Sunday, February 28

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Olympians Enter a Risky New Event: Line Jumping


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Western Australia's last-wicket pair survive to earn gripping draw

Daniel Worrall and David Grant took four-wickets each but South Australia came up agonisingly short

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Tanvir Islam bags 13 to consign Ireland Wolves to innings defeat

Yasir Ali led the way with the bat, scoring 92 in the Bangladesh Emerging Team's only innings

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Rohit Sharma attains career-best eighth spot in Test rankings, R Ashwin moves to No. 3 among bowlers

Axar Patel, who picked up 11 wickets in the third Test against England, also gained 30 slots to reach the 38th position

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Peter Handscomb's century guides Victoria to safety

It had been more than two years since Handscomb made a first-class hundred

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Amy Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr star as New Zealand end winless streak

Satterthwaite became New Zealand's second-highest ODI run-scorer during her unbeaten century

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Sune Luus to lead South Africa Women in India as Dane van Niekerk remains injured

Chloe Tryon and Masabata Klaas to miss the India tour as well because of injuries

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Angelo Mathews to be Sri Lanka's stand-in captain for T20I series in West Indies

Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a delay in obtaining a US transit visa

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Sunil Narine indicates he's 'not ready' for West Indies return

Jimmy Adams said that fitness requirements had to be strict as four players missed out on the squad

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Wahab Riaz, Saqib Mahmood and Tom Kohler-Cadmore hand Islamabad United first defeat

Peshawar Zalmi win their third game in a row to top the points table

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R Ashwin on pink-ball Tests and quick finishes: 'If you favour the bowlers a little bit, this is what might happen'

The India allrounder says day-night Tests ending sooner than expected have been the norm so far

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Stirling and Garth named Ireland men's and women's players of the decade

The late Roy Torrens recognised for his "outstanding service" to Irish cricket

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New ball or old, Jonathan Trott has 'full faith' in Dom Sibley's abilities against spin

Trott, Sibley's former Warwickshire team-mate, is England's batting consultant in India

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Babar Azam 90 helps Karachi Kings canter to victory

Kings' win made it nine victories in nine for chasing teams in PSL 2021

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R Ashwin hits back at pitch critics: 'Who defines what a good surface is?'

"I find it heinous where you have a thought process and you want everyone to follow that and think that"

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England reprimand Rory Burns for late-night tweet to Alex Hartley

Burns had taken objection to Hartley's initial tweet joking about England's big loss in Ahmedabad

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Cameron Green hits 168 as Western Australia declaration opens up contest

The home side pulled out 101 behind then took early wickets before South Australia extended their lead to 243

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Covid-19: NZC moves matches to Wellington as Auckland goes into lockdown

The remaining matches involving Australia men's team and England women's side will be played behind closed doors

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Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia left out of ODI, T20I squads for home series against South Africa

The series begins on March 7 in Lucknow starting with three ODIs followed by five T20Is

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Jasprit Bumrah granted leave, to miss fourth Test against England for 'personal reasons'

There will be no addition to India's squad for the series finale

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Jewell Loyd Is in the Gym, Building Her Game and a Community


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Nic Maddinson anchors Victoria's fightback after New South Wales take big lead

New South Wales were held up in their push for victory with Nathan Lyon taking their only wicket

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N.B.A. Investigating After Jeremy Lin Said He Was Called ‘Coronavirus’


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A Baseball Coach Sends a Drone to Help Ease Fans’ Fear


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Gymnasts’ Abusers ‘Were Buds and Protected Each Other’


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A Gymnastics Coach Was Charged With Human Trafficking. What Does That Mean?


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No squads yet, but India, South Africa women go into quarantine

WV Raman and support staff contracts extended, possibility of crowds at 40-50% being explored

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England consider lodging ICC pitch complaint as Chris Silverwood calls on batsmen to heed lessons

Tourists 'disappointed that we are sat here when there should be three days of cricket left'

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Atlanta Dream, Co-Owned by Kelly Loeffler, Is Sold to Ex-Player’s Group


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BCCI opposed to ICC's new bidding policy for world events

The Indian board would prefer for tournaments to be allocated, as they have been before

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Have You Seen This Man?


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Chris Woakes flies home from India Test tour after lengthy spell on England's sidelines

Allrounder to return for ODI series in March, having played no matches in three countries

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Rizwan, bowlers star in Multan Sultans' victory as chasing streak continues

Hafeez's 27-ball half-century in vain for Lahore Qalandars

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‘No One Can Say I Didn’t Make It’


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Double-World Cup winner Yusuf Pathan announces retirement from all cricket

"Time has come today for me to put a full stop to this innings of my life," 38-year-old allrounder says

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Charlotte Edwards unveiled as first female president of Professional Cricketers' Association

Former England captain and record run-scorer replaces Graham Gooch at helm

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Cameron Bancroft's hundred leads strong Western Australia response

Travis Head earlier completed his maiden first-class double century in a huge South Australia total

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Former India quick R Vinay Kumar retires from first-class and international cricket

Former Karnataka captain finished with 504 first-class wickets, including a record 442 in the Ranji Trophy

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Warwickshire sign Pieter Malan as County Championship overseas player

Club had been linked with Cheteshwar Pujara before he was signed in IPL auction

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Nat Sciver says England's new-ball aggression was key to comfortable win

Allrounder took 3 for 26, opening the bowling for the first time in ODIs since 2018

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James Neesham working to evolve himself as a limited-overs batsman

The allrounder played a destructive innings in Dunedin then held his nerve with the final over of the match

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Moises Henriques strengthens his Test case with a third Shield century for the summer

Henriques and Peter Nevill put Victoria to the sword after Harry Conway's career-best six-wicket haul for NSW

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Rajasthan Royals sign Ish Sodhi as team liaison officer for IPL 2021

The New Zealand legspinner had gone unsold at the 2021 IPL auction

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Umar Akmal eligible to return to cricket after CAS reduces his ban by six months

He must, however, pay a fine of PKR 4.25 million and take part in a PCB rehabilitation programme first

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India domestic season: Women's 50-over competition to begin on March 11

Matches to be held across six venues; teams to report at centres on March 4

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Aaron Finch has bounced back before, can he do it again?

The Australia captain is going through a barren run in T20 with a World Cup later in the year

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Nat Sciver and Tammy Beaumont lead the way as England make it 2-0

Brooke Halliday again impressed but New Zealand were well short after an early batting collapse

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The Impact and Influence of Tiger Woods: Here. There. Everywhere.


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Bill Wright, Who Broke a Color Barrier in Golf, Dies at 84


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Former U.S. Gymnastics Coach Charged With Human Trafficking


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ICC, IMG reach groundbreaking deal to broadcast all ICC pathway events

The ability to watch international cricket was the second-highest priority for member nations according to ICC's latest survey

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Pitch debate: Kohli says 'very good', Cook and Strauss disagree

With the Test ending in two days, and spinners taking 28 of the 30 wickets to fall, the Ahmedabad pitch has come into sharp focus

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Virat Kohli: Spinners left no room for others in bizarre game

Batsmen from both sides could have applied themselves better, says India captain

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Joe Root: 'A week like this doesn't define us as a team'

Root put his side's failure down to their first-innings collapse when they went from 74 for 2 to 112 all out

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As it happened - India vs England, 3rd Test, Ahmedabad, 2nd day

Updates, analysis and colour from the second day of the third Test

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Ashwin: 'It's been a dreamy ride. It's been a fairy tale'

In his last six Tests, Ashwin has taken 36 wickets to jump from 365 wickets into the 400-club.

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Race to WTC final: England out, anything but defeat in final Test will do the job for India

Australia will pip India to the post - and set up a final against New Zealand - if England win the fourth Test

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Tiger Woods and Another Terrible Turn of Fate


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Opponents Beware: Willow Johnson Inherited Her Father’s Left Arm


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Travis Head flays Western Australia with 189 not out

Henry Hunt also scored a century as the pair dominated the opening day in Perth

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The Retired Boys of Summer Play On


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Live Report - India vs England, 3rd Test, Ahmedabad, 2nd day

Updates, analysis and colour from the second day of the third Test

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Matt Short holds Victoria together as New South Wales dominate rain-interrupted day

Short finished 80 not out with Harry Conway taking 3 for 31

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Prithvi Shaw smashes 227* to become India's seventh List A double-centurion

This is his second century in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy

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Kane Williamson feared match could escape from New Zealand

Martin Guptill said it was good to feel the "rhythm back" back as he launched eight sixes in his 97

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Golf Without Tiger Woods? His Fellow Players Can Barely Imagine


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Australia bowl first in Dunedin, both teams unchanged

The visitors have resisted tinkering with their XI despite a heavy defeat in the opening match

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Domingo German Apologizes, Vowing to Be a ‘Different Person’


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Tiger Woods Career: Improbable Highs and Devastating Setbacks


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Zak Crawley: 'It's nowhere near over' despite England's first-innings collapse

Batsman insists a lead of 100-150 could be defendable in fourth innings on tricky pitch

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England ask match referee for 'consistency' amid third-umpire frustrations

Joe Root and Chris Silverwood speak with Javagal Srinath after on-field exasperation

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Islamabad come out winners in high-scoring, sloppy contest

Sharjeel Khan's 105 goes in vain in error-strewn match

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Pink-ball beauty is in the eye of the beholder

India see clean through the optics to dominate England on opening day/night

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Mohammad Hafeez turns down Category C PCB contract

Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam accept their upgrades after a PCB performance review

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South Africa 'have a number of tours against India' in the works, says Graeme Smith

CSA director of cricket wants to "ask some hard questions of Australia and challenge them" for postponed tour

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Live Report - India vs England, 3rd Test, Ahmedabad, 1st day

Updates, analysis and colour from the first day of the third Test

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Mitchell Swepson set to miss the rest of season with stress fracture in his neck

Scans revealed a rare stress fracture in his C6 vertebrae meaning an extended period on the sidelines for the legspinner

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Nathan Lyon faces a winter at home for the first time in his career

The offspinner won't head to Hampshire in the off-season but still holds out hope of a WTC final

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Australia's death bowling and top order in focus on Dunedin's T20I debut

New Zealand will hope for more from their top three but the middle order, led by Devon Conway, offers significant depth

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Lea Tahuhu ruled out of England ODI series with hamstring injury

Her replacement in the squad is the uncapped Canterbury seamer Gabby Sullivan

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Mitchell Starc and Steven Smith withdraw from Sheffield Shield clash

Starc's father passed away from cancer on Tuesday

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Channel Seven entitled to tiny rights discount, arbitrator finds, amid Cricket Australia dispute

A strong season of ratings for the Australia-India series and BBL appears to have weakened the position of the free-to-air network

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Stephen Fleming steps down as Trent Rockets coach, Andy Flower confirmed as replacement

Jonathan Batty replaces Lydia Greenway as Oval Invincibles coach in women's Hundred

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Kohli on 'dear friend' Ishant: 'To play 100 Tests for a fast bowler is as good as 150 Tests for a batsman'

Heaps praise on the India quick's complete "commitment and attention to Test cricket" over the shorter formats

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Upul Tharanga retires from international cricket

Former batsman ends his career with the fifth-most centuries for Sri Lanka in one-day cricket

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That Strange Feeling Going Around Is Optimism


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Virat Kohli on 36 all out - These are experiences, not scars

India's captain says pink ball Tests upend traditional batting and bowling tactics, and the team will have to adjust to that

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Chris Gayle could return to West Indies' T20 squad

Gayle has interrupted a stint with Quetta Gladiators to return to the Caribbean

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Virat Kohli on Ishant Sharma: '100 Tests for a fast bowler is as good as 150 Tests for a batsman'

"Very happy to see him enjoy his bowling over the last four-five years and really become that stalwart of the Indian fast-bowling group"

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar player tests positive for Covid-19

All other players of the squad set to undergo tests on Tuesday, with results expected by evening

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Did Royal Challengers Bangalore trick Delhi Capitals into buying Steven Smith?

In a video released by the franchise, Mike Hesson explains how RCB made a mock play to get the former Australia captain on board

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Pink ball in hand, India and England prepare for series-defining battle

For the home side, defeat in either this Test or the next one will mean missing out on the WTC final spot

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The Pandemic Has Diminished Part of Athletes’ Jobs: Signing Autographs


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Visa-related problems delay Dasun Shanaka's departure for the Caribbean

Sri Lanka's new T20I captain might be forced to miss at least a part of the series against West Indies

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Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight sweep England to eight-wicket victory over New Zealand

Tash Farrant stars in first ODI for seven years, but NZ lose tenth match in a row

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The Hundred - full 2021 squad lists

A look at the teams, players and coaches featuring in the Hundred tournament in 2021

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Champions League Adapts to a Fluid Concept: Home and Away


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Australia start to look beyond greatest generation with trans-Tasman tour

Darcie Brown and Hannah Darlington are in line for international debuts as New Zealand gear up to host three ODIs and three T20Is

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The Hundred to launch with women's fixture on July 21

ECB aims to sell out The Oval on new competition's opening night

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The Hundred - men's draft announcements

Follow rolling news of updated squads for the ECB's new competition

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Luis Suárez Rediscovers His Bite


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Dasun Shanaka appointed Sri Lanka's T20I captain

He replaces Malinga, who is understood to be out of contention for selection, having not trained with the squad in the past few months

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Jhye Richardson admits Australia missed their lengths at death

"We were all satisfied with how we went about our planning. It just comes down to an execution thing"

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India vs England 2020-21, 3rd Test, Fantasy Pick, team predictions

Fantasy suggestions for the third Test in Ahmedabad

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Mariners’ Team President Hands the Union a Weapon


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Rangers Star Takes Leave After Accusations He Assaulted a Woman in a Bar


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Cautious optimism from counties as government points to return of spectators

Prospect of full houses at height of summer, including India Tests and first season of the Hundred

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No umpire's call, permanent ban on saliva - options discussed at MCC's cricket committee meeting

Some members feel umpire's call is too confusing for the public, want a simple 'out' or 'not out' decision

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Hafeez, Zaman sparkle as Quetta sink to bottom of table

A 115-run stand made light work of a stiff target as Qalandars remain unbeaten

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MCC to consult on changes to bouncer regulations

Guardian of cricket's Laws launches global consultation on short-pitched bowling

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Muhammad Ali as You’ve Never Seen Him


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Ben Stokes: England's seamers are 'licking their lips' to use pink ball

Allrounder eyes chance to fufil one of his career ambitions and win a series in India

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Umesh Yadav added to Test squad, Shardul Thakur released

Fast bowler cleared a fitness Test and will be part of the squad for both remaining games

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Sreesanth bags five as Kerala win two in two

Robin Uthappa and Sachin Baby makes fifties as Kerala go to eight points

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SLC says Chaminda Vaas 'holding the game to ransom' after fast bowling coach's resignation

Board says former pacer made his "irresponsible move on the eve of the team's departure, based on personal monetary gain"

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Carlos Brathwaite signs for Birmingham Bears for T20 Blast

West Indies allrounder is likely to be club's only overseas player for the competition

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Graham Thorpe: 'Adapting to the pink ball will be key'

Anderson, Archer, Crawley and Bairstow all likely to be fit and competing for selection

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BCB to add clauses in central contracts after Shakib's IPL request

BCB president says star allrounder's ask to skip home Tests for the IPL has left him disappointed

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Lahiru Kumara tests positive for Covid-19, to miss West Indies tour

Quick had taken part in a practice game the day before the test was conducted

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Ishant Sharma on eve of 100th Test: Winning WTC will be the same feeling as winning the World Cup

Fast bowler says he would have got to 100 even if was playing all formats - but maybe not this quickly

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She Rowed Across the Atlantic, Joining a New Wave of Extreme Endurance Athletes


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David Warner expects to live with pain of groin injury for most of the year

"it's just getting back that confidence to sidestep and run as hard as I can and dive around again"

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Devon Conway after 99*: 'More disappointed Sodhi missed his five-for'

The New Zealand batsman has now hit five consecutive 50-plus scores in T20 cricket

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The Australian Open Promised Lessons for Pandemic Sports. Just Not These Ones.


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Billy Stanlake and Usman Khawaja highlight Queensland victory

Tasmania bowled out for 237 after Stanlake picked up a career-best 4 for 24

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Australia bowl first, Josh Philippe handed international debut

Jhye Richardson and Kyle Jamieson, who earned big at the IPL auction, both line up in Christchurch

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Pat Cummins and Alex Carey return to Sheffield Shield action

Peter Hatzoglou, who impressed for Melbourne Renegades, could make his state one-day debut for South Australia

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Danni Wyatt backed to find 50-over tempo after England's 14-month gap between ODIs

Heather Knight hopes Wyatt can build on her breakthrough hundred on New Zealand tour

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Lake Tahoe’s Sunshine Made for a Great Scene, but Bad Ice


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Lewis Gregory stuns Multan Sultans with masterful knock

United's chase was derailed by the Afridi show but the England allrounder saw them home

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In His ‘Second Career,’ Filip Polasek Wins His First Grand Slam Title


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Anderson doesn't expect reverse swing to play a part in day-night Test

Lead fast bowler also opens up on England's rotation policy

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Medvedev’s Australian Open Loss Shows the Men’s Tennis Gulf Is Still Strong


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Sri Lanka hope to appoint Tom Moody as director of cricket

He's set to receive a three-year contract that will allow him to oversee all aspects of the game in the country

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Afridi, Rashid one-two punch gives Qalandars victory

Bopara's half-century, Mahmood's double-strike in vain for Peshawar Zalmi

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Rohit: Need to be 'extra focused' at twilight time in day-night Tests

The India batsman also touched on how the team is managing the pressure of trying to make the WTC final

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Rohit Sharma: 'Debate about players and performances, not pitches'

"That's the meaning of home advantage. Else, just take it away," says India's opener

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Rajasthan Royals part ways with head coach Andrew McDonald

The IPL franchise said the decision was arrived at "mutually" with the Australian coach

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The Cleanest Open Ever


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Novak Djokovic Wins Third Straight Australian Open Title


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Peshawar Zalmi's Daren Sammy, Wahab Riaz given quarantine concession despite protocol breach

The two had breached Covid-19 protocols and were required to serve a three-day quarantine and return two negative tests

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With Charlie McAvoy, the Bruins Filled a Void From Within


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Kane Williamson admits missing England Tests for IPL 'not the preferred thing'

"We're waiting for the final dates, but the ideal scenario is to be available and around for all that cricket"

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PCB chairman Ehsan Mani wants T20 World Cup shifted if India don't give 'written assurances' on visas

"Legally and constitutionally it's our right to participate in the tournament and nobody can remove us from it"

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Six talking points ahead of the Trans-Tasman T20I series

Five matches give plenty of time for various strands to play out and here are a few things to watch for

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New Zealand's evolving dynamism another test for Australia's depth

The home side are ranked No. 6 in T20Is but have produced some strong performances this season

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Aaron Finch seeks lightness on feet after missing IPL, wary of Martin Guptill resurgence

The Australia captain believes that for a player like Guptill one shot could spark him back into form

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A Collision at Anfield Does Little to Slow Liverpool’s Fall


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Arshad Iqbal, Joe Clarke dazzle in PSL 2021 opener as Karachi Kings kick off title defence in emphatic manner

Iqbal picked up 3 for 16 before Clarke's 23-ball 46 reduced the chase to a formality

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Mixed Doubles, Often Neglected, Crowns Resilient Champions


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Bangladesh likely to play Sri Lanka Tests in second week of April

They will have a short turnaround after their New Zealand series

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Suryakumar, Tewatia, Kishan called up to India T20 squad

Bhuvneshwar, Chakravarthy back in squad; Samson misses out

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Pujara hopes for short county stint after IPL ends

"That call I'll take once the IPL is over or in-between [the tournament]." says India's No. 3 in Test cricket

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A Brief Australian Open Recap: Osaka Beats Brady


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'I still back my game against spin' - Zak Crawley hoping for fitness and press for England recall

Difficulties against Lasith Embuldeniya have not prompted England batsman to make changes

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Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev Meet for the Title


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Australian Open 2021: In Defeat, Jennifer Brady Proves She Belongs


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Australian Open 2021: Naomi Osaka Beats Jennifer Brady for Her 4th Grand Slam Title


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Player sent into isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

Two members of Peshawar Zalmi's squad, meanwhile, are in quarantine after breaching biosecure protocols

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Usman Khawaja's classy unbeaten hundred secures Queensland's big chase

Marnus Labuschagne helped form the key partnership of the day as the visitors ran down 310 in Hobart

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Peter Handscomb's delight as Victoria's youngsters overturn their idols

The team are set to spend more time on the road due to Covid-19 but the captain is happy to do whatever is needed to keep the season going

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Matthew Wade on Test omission: 'Someone was going to get left out after we lost'

The left hander lost his place for the postponed South Africa tour but the trade-off is he gets a run of T20Is against New Zealand

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N.C.A.A. Basketball Tournaments Will Welcome Fans After All


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Alex Hales: World Cup axe was 'sickening' but still hopes for forgiveness

Lifestyle changes help batsman to overcome mistakes that caused loss of England place

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The Other Serena at the Australian Open


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Sometimes the Numbers Lie


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N.F.L. Quarterbacks on the Move: a Guide


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