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England Test captain Ben Stokes has returned to training with county side Durham as he ramps up preparations for this winter’s Ashes series.Stokes, 34, missed the final Test of the home summer, against India at The Kia Oval, with a shoulder problem and was expected to be out for around seven weeks. The all-rounder has now started batting in the nets.The first Ashes Test is in Perth from November 21 ahead of further games in Brisbane (from December 4), Adelaide (from December 17), Melbourne (from December 25) and Sydney (from January 4). Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
It was not until the end of July that the Asian Cricket Council announced the schedule for this month’s men’s T20 Asia Cup. The tournament had remained under a cloud of uncertainty following a four-day aerial war between Pakistan and India in May, and it was only after a conclave of the heads of the ACC that the organisation’s president, Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson, announced that the continental championship would be played. Despite the announcement of a detailed schedule the next day, doubts remained. There had been calls in India to boycott matches against Pakistan…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Monday announced the squad for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, which will be played later this month in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, marking the country’s first-ever appearance in a major international futsal competition. The national team has begun a training camp here at the Liaquat Gymnasium within the Jinnah Sports Complex, led by head coach Sakhawat Ali. Pakistan were drawn into Group ‘D’ of the qualifiers alongside Iraq, Chinese Taipei and host nation Saudi Arabia. The team will begin their campaign against Iraq on Sept 20, followed by a match against Saudi…
LONDON: Two of the four Olympic sprint titles may have evaded the United States in Paris last year but the sport’s superpower is targeting a clean sweep at the Athletics World Championships, with Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden leading the charge. The US dominated global sprinting for decades but endured an uncomfortable period in the shadows as Jamaica took command on the men’s and women’s sides. Now, as the Caribbean island’s depth has fallen away, the Americans are reasserting their dominance and are hoping for their first world championship sweep for 20 years. Lyles, of course, is the leading light…
DUBAI: Reigning 20-overs world champions India look overwhelming favourites to retain their Asia Cup title but Pakistan head into the tournament, beginning on Tuesday, with a spring in their step after their victory in a tri-series tournament with Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. Pakistan thumped Afghanistan by 75 runs on a tricky pitch in Sunday’s final in Sharjah, with Mohammad Nawaz claiming a hat-trick in a career-best five-wicket haul, and coach Mike Hesson believes it will serve as a “confidence builder” for the Asia Cup. “We have beaten Afghanistan in conditions that suited their spin attack, which was a…
Updated playing kit designs for all men’s and women’s international formats unveiled Aussie stars welcome new era of international playing kits Indigenous artwork on the shoulders and subtle colour changes in the details have been unveiled for the Australian cricket teams’ playing uniforms. An extension of Cricket Australia’s partnership with ASICS that began in 2011 has seen a subtle evolution in the kits that will be worn for the next two summers. SHOP THE NEW 2025-26 KITS NOW The most striking change this summer is the giant red W across the chest for all men’s and women’s kits, reflecting banking…
Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell tipped for Ashes impact after standout ODI performances Bring it back! Khawaja, Hazlewood rate old Aussie kits England head coach Brendon McCullum has dubbed this winter’s Ashes “the biggest series of our lives”. It is still two and a half months until his side line up for the first Test in Perth but there is no escaping the importance of a tour that could define the ‘Bazball’ project. Ordinarily, Sunday’s gargantuan 342-run win over South Africa in Southampton would be seen exclusively as a bellwether for England’s white-ball fortunes. But with Australia on the horizon,…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2025 In the past 12 months alone, men’s international cricket had to put up with four dead rubbers in Tests, a dozen in ODIs and 32 in T20Is ©Getty With apologies to The Everly Pregnant Brothers – and thus also to The Specials – here’s a message to you, Rooty: your 19th ODI century should be struck from the record. Or be qualified by an asterisk that explains you scored it in a match of diminished status; in a friendly, not a fully-fledged ODI. The game in question was between England and South Africa in…
Tait took over as Bangladesh’s bowling coach in May 2025. ©Cricbuzz Bangladesh pace bowling coach Shaun Tait is optimistic about his team’s chances in the upcoming Asia Cup. Bangladesh won three T20I series in a row leading to the continental tournament. During an exclusive chat with Cricbuzz Tait opened up about his coaching philosophy and much more. Here are the excerpts. How are the pacers responding at the moment? Look, it’s been enjoyable working with them. That’s what I know. I think they bowled pretty well in that last series. And we won the last two T20 series so that’s…
ENGLAND TOUR OF IRELAND Ireland will host England for three T20Is in Malahide © Getty Ireland will be missing the services of the experienced Mark Adair and Josh Little when they host England for a historic three-match T20I series at Malahide, starting September 17. The duo are still in rehab and were therefore unavailable for selection. The series marks the first time Ireland are hosting England at home in the shortest format. The two sides have only met twice previously in T20Is – the first in 2010 being a wash out and Ireland securing a famous five-run win at the…