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Several of Australia’s top T20 men’s players will be back in action for their states this week Travis Head is back to spearhead South Australia’s push to reach a second straight Sheffield Shield final as members of Australia’s T20 squad return to domestic cricket following their early exit from the T20 World Cup. Josh Inglis, Cooper Connolly (both Western Australia), Matthew Renshaw (Queensland), Matthew Kuhnemann (Tasmania) and Sean Abbott (NSW) will join Head in turning out for their respective states in round nine of the Shield, beginning this Thursday. Head’s availability for this week’s clash with NSW before joining Indian…
The 33-year-old is out-of-contract after playing three seasons with Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades coach Cameron White has conceded Adam Zampa is unlikely to be at the club next season as Australia’s T20 international spinner weighs up his options before signing another Big Bash contract. The 121-game BBL veteran is currently out-of-contract after playing the past three seasons with the Renegades. Though no formal offers have been made, it’s understood Zampa has attracted interest from at least four clubs. His management said the Australian white-ball star would also consider a return to the ‘Gades should they table a competitive offer. The…
Australia’s new full-time wicketkeeper hopes a chance will arise for her predecessor to take the gloves in her final match Beth Mooney says she is relishing the challenge of keeping wicket full time for Australia but acknowledges she will need to carefully manage her increased workload in her new role. Mooney will take the gloves for this week’s day-night Test against India at the WACA Ground, a role she also performed at the MCG last summer during the women’s Ashes. On that occasion, it was to relieve Healy who was playing through a foot injury, and Mooney later admitted she…
With the conflict between Iran and US-Israeli forces intensifying, Sky Sports looks at how the Middle East crisis is affecting sport…Football – will Iran play at World Cup?Iran’s participation at the 2026 World Cup has been called into question after United States – co-hosts – and Israel launched air strikes at the country over the weekend, as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. The conflict has spread, with Iran launching attacks against US allies and assets in the Middle East. The Iran football federation president, Mehdi Taj, told local state media that “we cannot be expected to look…
Haris Rauf has been designated a marquee player as six Pakistan internationals made the top 50 “hero” list for this year’s men’s Hundred auction.Fourteen Pakistan men’s players in all are included in the longlist of 247, despite reports their players would not be considered by the four Indian-owned franchises amid geopolitical tensions between the two countries. This year’s Hundred also clashes with a Pakistan Test series. Rauf joins South Africa pair Aiden Markram and David Miller, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and West Indies spinner Sunil Narine in the group labelled “Marquee Players International”, and carries the maximum reserve price of…
Haris Rauf has been designated a marquee player as six Pakistan internationals made the top 50 “hero” list for this year’s men’s Hundred auction.Fourteen Pakistan men’s players in all are included in the longlist of 247, despite reports their players would not be considered by the four Indian-owned franchises amid geopolitical tensions between the two countries. This year’s Hundred also clashes with a Pakistan Test series. Rauf joins South Africa pair Aiden Markram and David Miller, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and West Indies spinner Sunil Narine in the group labelled “Marquee Players International”, and carries the maximum reserve price of…
If the Proteas are to keep their winning streak intact and qualify for that final in Ahmedabad that Conrad mentions then it’s likely that skipper Aiden Markram will be leading the way following his excellent tournament to date with the bat. Markram is the leading run-scorer at the T20 World Cup across the four teams remaining in the semi-finals and Conrad believes the South Africa captain has learnt a lot since the Proteas’ runner-up finish behind India at the most recent edition of the tournament in 2024. “I think obviously the guys are richer for that (2024 final) experience,” Conrad…
India looked to be in trouble when skipper Suryakumar Yadav fell for 18 in the 11th over of the run chase, but Samson combined well with Tilak Varma (27) and then Hardik Pandya (17) to bring the side within sight of victory. While India didn’t get past the West Indies’ total until the final over, Samson always had the run chase in control according to current coach Gautam Gambhir. “He is a world class player, we all know how good a player Sanju is,” Gambhir said after the victory. “And it was all about backing him. And then when the…
India opener Sanju Samson saved his finest international performance when his country needed it the most Within the space of a handful of days, Sanju Samson has gone from the outer to leading his nation into a home World Cup semi-final as India produced their highest successful run chase in men’s T20 World Cup history to down West Indies in a virtual elimination clash in Kolkata. Set 196 to seal a semi-final spot after both India and West Indies crushed Zimbabwe but lost to undefeated South Africa in their opening two Super Eight matches, Samson peeled off an imperious 97…
CREMONA: AC Milan moved closer to Champions League football next season after two late strikes gave them a 2-0 win at Cremonese on Sunday. Strahinja Pavlovic put Milan ahead in the 90th minute with his shoulder before Rafael Leao’s simple finish in stoppage time gave the away side a result which flattered a drab display in Cremona. Milan, who have been without European football this season, have little realistic hope of winning the Serie A title as the seven-time European champions are 10 points behind league leaders Inter Milan. Next weekend’s Milan derby has little more than local pride riding…