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All you need to know ahead of the 13th, history-making edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, which is live in full on Sky Sports this autumn.When is it?The 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup runs from Tuesday September 30 to Sunday November 2 in India and Sri Lanka. The two co-hosts meet in the opening match in Guwahati, while the final will take place in either Navi Mumbai or Colombo.Every game will be shown live on Sky Sports, including England’s first fixture against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday October 3 (10.30am first ball). Image: England begin their World Cup…

ASHES TARGET Cummins will have very little running and zero bowling over the next few weeks © Getty Pat Cummins hopes to resume bowling at least a month before the start of the Ashes on November 21 but admits there is still no fixed recovery timeline from his lumbar bone stress. The Australian captain, 32, has been dealing with back trouble since the Test series win in the Caribbean two months ago and has already been ruled out of the upcoming white-ball assignments against New Zealand and India. Even in his downtime, Cummins remains intent on leading Australia into the…

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday said the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup would feature an all-female panel of umpires and match referees for the first time in the 50-over tournament’s history. “While three recent events — the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the two most recent ICC Women’s T20 World Cups — have featured all-female match official panels, this is the first time in the history of the Women’s World Cup the feat will be achieved,” the ICC said a statement. The 13th edition of the Women’s World Cup is set to be held in India and…

SQUAD ASSEMBLED Chamari Athapaththu (left) will hope to inspire her side to a memorable campaign. © Getty Sri Lanka have handed maiden World Cup call-ups to five players in their 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, which begins on September 30. The first-time World Cuppers include Kavisha Dilhari, Malki Madara, Vishmi Gunaratne, Imesha Dulani, and Dewmi Vihanga. The side will be captained by veteran Chamari Athapaththu. From the squad that featured in the tri-series against India and South Africa earlier this year (April-May), Hansima Karunaratne, Manudi Nanayakkara, and Rashmika Sewwandi have missed out. Imesha Dulani and senior…

ICC Chairman Jay Shah believes the all-female panel is an historic moment for women’s cricket and thinks it will help lead to many more success stories around the world in the future. “This marks a defining moment in the journey of women’s cricket, one that we hope will pave the way for many more trailblazing stories across all facets of the sport. The inclusion of an all-women panel of match officials is not only a major milestone but also a powerful reflection of the ICC’s unwavering commitment to advancing gender equity across cricket,” he said. “This development goes beyond symbolic…

England captain Harry Brook called the rain-affected first T20 against South Africa in Cardiff “a shambles” after his side lost by 14 runs on DLS.Rain in Wales had reduced the game to nine overs a side and the contest finally began at 8.50pm, well over two hours past the scheduled start time of 6.30pm. South Africa reached 97-5 from 7.5 overs before the wet weather returned and subsequently revised England’s ask to 69 from five overs. Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission…

ICC WOMEN’S ODI WORLD CUP It is the first time the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup will be entirely officiated by women © Getty The upcoming ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in India will be overseen and officiated by an all-female panel of umpires and referees. A total of 18 officials, 14 umpires and four referees, have been appointed for the 31-match tournament, which begins on September 30. It is the first time the Women’s ODI World Cup will be entirely officiated by women, extending a trend seen at the last two Women’s T20 World Cups and the 2022 Commonwealth…

India’s Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan will battle for javelin gold in Tokyo next week, the latest chapter in a brotherly rivalry which has soured since a deadly military conflict between their countries. The Tokyo Olympic champion, Chopra, and his successor in Paris, Nadeem, will line up at the athletics world championships for their first encounter since the nuclear-armed neighbours engaged in a four-day conflict in May, their worst since 1999. Chopra, who took Olympic silver behind his great rival a year ago, had often spoken about his friendly relations with Nadeem despite the tensions between their countries.…

Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 7 in 13 balls. ©BCCI It was a night of googlies in Dubai, and not just the kind that turned past bats. On face value, India’s wrist spinners bowled 25 balls between them, and 11 of those went the other way. Forty-four percent. It was enough to keep the UAE batters guessing, among them Harshit Kaushik, who was undone by a big-turning Kuldeep Yadav delivery that slipped through the gate. Yet, for all the trouble the googly caused, it was not the sharpest trick of the evening. The bigger ones came from places you would…