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Cricket opportunities for grassroots teams and aspiring players alike are set to be transformed after Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club took on a 25-year lease for the West Park facility in West Bridgford. The park, situated less than a mile from the county’s historic Trent Bridge headquarters, will become a hub for community cricket, while also providing high-quality facilities for the club’s expanded player pathway, which gives boys and girls the opportunity to progress towards a professional career. The site will help to meet growing demand for facilities caused by increased participation in the game, with children’s cricket sessions delivered for…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 Nadine de Klerk has been at the heart of South Africa’s two thrilling chases. © Getty The Colombo weather has already robbed the tournament of three games and if forecasts are to be trusted, that list could grow when Sri Lanka face South Africa on Friday (October 17). While political undercurrents brought games to Colombo, it’s the overhead conditions that have dominated debates since in the Sri Lankan capital. Sri Lanka have already had two washouts, against Australia and New Zealand respectively, on either side of their 89-run loss to England. Their hopes of having a…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Healy struck her second consecutive century © Getty Alyssa Healy blasted her second consecutive century in the ongoing 2025 Women’s World Cup and powered Australia to a commanding 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in Visakhapatnam on Thursday as the defending champions became the first team in the tournament to book a place in the semi-finals, with two league games still to go. Chasing 199 for victory, openers Healy and Phoebe Litchfield cleaned up the runs in only 24.5 overs. Despite the one-sided nature of the contest that it eventually proved to be, it wasn’t without some fight…
NEWS IN SHORTS The new competition will have six franchises © BCCI/IPL October 17 Test Twenty, a new format, set to begin in January 2026 Six franchises – three international and three Indian – will participate in this 80-over cricket tournament In a bid to marry the T20 format as well as Tests, the One One Six Network has come up with a new format – Test Twenty – which marries the attributes of the two. An 80-over contest, played in four intervals of 20 overs each, with both sides batting twice. Legendary cricketers like Harbhajan Singh, AB de Villiers,…
Defending champions Australia reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Cricket World Cup with two matches to spare after thrashing Bangladesh by 10 wickets.Captain Alyssa Healy hit 113 not out off only 77 balls and Phoebe Litchfield 84 not out off 72 as they reached 202 without loss in reply to Bangladesh’s 198-9. Healy and Litchfield crossed the finish line in 24.5 overs, extending Australia’s unbeaten World Cup streak to 13 consecutive games.Healy’s second consecutive hundred, after scoring 142 against India at the same venue on Sunday, included 20 boundaries and was the fastest ton of this tournament.Litchfield struck 12 fours…
Alyssa Healy struck a second straight century as Australia booked their ODI World Cup semi-final berth with a 10-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in Visakhapatnam. Healy’s unbeaten 113 from 77 balls, just four days after she hammered 142 against India also at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, powered Australia to their target of 199 in just 24.5 overs alongside opening partner Phoebe Litchfield, who hit her first half-century of the tournament to finish on 84 not out.The emphatic win means Australia have reclaimed top spot on the table from England, and with four wins and a washout from their five matches they now…
The Sky Sports mobile app will keep you up to date with the latest news from your favourite sports – here’s how to receive the alerts you want.Choose from streaming the live action on your mobile or tablet, receiving breaking news straight to your device or being notified when highlights from your favourite sports are available to watch so you don’t miss a moment while out and about. Here’s how….This season you can watch vertical clips of the best Premier League action in the Sky Sports app!For the best app and vertical video experience, make sure you have the latest…
The Sky Sports mobile app will keep you up to date with the latest news from your favourite sports – here’s how to receive the alerts you want.Choose from streaming the live action on your mobile or tablet, receiving breaking news straight to your device or being notified when highlights from your favourite sports are available to watch so you don’t miss a moment while out and about. Here’s how….This season you can watch vertical clips of the best Premier League action in the Sky Sports app!For the best app and vertical video experience, make sure you have the latest…
Gloucestershire all-rounder Daaryoush “Daz” Ahmed has signed a rookie contract with the county, extending his stay at the Seat Unique Stadium until October 2026. Ahmed, who joined the senior squad for the 2025 Metro Bank One Day Cup, has progressed through several development pathways, including the Gloucestershire Cricket Academy, the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA), and the MCC Young Cricketers Programme. He has also featured regularly for Gloucestershire’s Second XI over the past three seasons. The Bristol-born player enjoyed a breakthrough year during the 2025 campaign, taking his first professional wickets against Worcestershire Rapids. His dismissals of Isaac Mohammed and…
RANJI TROPHY 2025-26 Rajat Patidar scored an unbeaten 107 © Getty Best Batting Performances Skipper Rajat Patidar led from the front with a fine 107 not out as Madhya Pradesh marched to a lead of 73, with four wickets still in hand, against Punjab on Day 2 of their opening Ranji Trophy fixture in Indore. Sanat Sangwan (211*) and Ayush Doseja (209) both went on to post double hundreds as Delhi declared on 529/4 against Hyderabad. The duo converted their overnight unbroken partnership into a mammoth 319-run stand, setting the base for Delhi’s early dominance. Likewise in Goa, Abhinav Tejrana…