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BIG BASH LEAGUE Growing up supporting Thunder, Konstas said batting alongside veteran David Warner was a great learning curve for him last season © Getty Sam Konstas has extended his contract with BBL side Sydney Thunder until the 2029 edition, the club confirmed on Tuesday (August 19). At 19, Konstas is already a Under-19 World Cup winner and has played Test Cricket for Australia. He also hit the headlines on his Big Bash League debut when he smashed a 20-ball fifty, the fastest ever for Thunder while also becoming the youngest to reach the landmark in the competition’s history. Growing…
Australia’s incumbent Test opener is learning lessons from his predecessor to develop his game Fresh off his first overseas Test appearances for Australia, 19-year-old Sam Konstas is looking towards a former Australian opener to rediscover the form that put him in the spotlight last summer. Having just signed a four-year contract extension with the Sydney Thunder, keeping him in Western Sydney until 2029, Konstas revealed his club’s skipper, David Warner, has become a source of the inspiration for the teenager. “I just like his mindset, to be honest,” said Konstas. “He takes the game on and he’s very aggressive. He’s…
Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open after top seed Jannik Sinner retired as he was feeling unwell on Monday, raising concerns about the Italian’s fitness just days before he is due to begin the defence of his US Open title. The Spanish second seed snapped the world number one’s 26-match winning streak on hardcourts when his ailing rival signalled he could no longer continue while trailing 5-0 in the first set of the final. “This is not the way that I want to win trophies, I just have to say sorry, I can understand how you must feel now,” Alcaraz…
Star fast bowler suffers ankle injury ahead of first one-dayer in Cairns, where Mitch Marsh elected to bowl first Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the BKT Tyres ODI series due to inflammation in his right ankle. Rabada played all three T20s in the preceding series and bowled his allotted four overs in the third match in Cairns on Sunday. However the superstar fast bowler began experiencing discomfort after the match and underwent a scan on Monday. The 30-year-old won’t return to South Africa but will instead remain with the squad for the remainder of the series. Kwena Maphaka…
MEN’S HUNDRED, 2025 Sam Curran and Jordan Cox added a 101-run stand for the third wicket in chase © Getty Jordan Cox’s sizzling form with the bat continued as he struck his second successive half-century to lead Oval Invincibles to another win – their fourth this season in five games. There were significant contributions from Sam Curran and Rashid Khan as well that gave Invincibles a thumping win over Southern Brave on Monday (August 18). Jason Behrendorff caused the early damage to Brave from which they never recovered after being sent into bat. The Australian quick bagged the big wickets…
JOHNS CREEK (Georgia): Pakistan’s Mohammad Ashab Irfan solidified his standing within the country’s competitive squash scene by capturing the Johns Creek Open title on Monday, defeating Malaysia’s Nathan Kueh 3-1. The 21-year-old Ashab, already a two-time title winner this year, recovered from losing the first game to secure victory 8-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 in a 40-minute match. As many as 20 players competed in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger Tour event, which offered a total prize purse of $12,000. Irfan entered the tournament as the second seed. He was among seven Pakistani players participating, joining Mohammad Asim Khan, Mohammad…
Teen phenomenon recommits to Western Sydney through to 2029 Australian young gun Sam Konstas has extended his contract with the Sydney Thunder until the end of BBL|18. The opening batter made headlines last summer after scoring the fastest half-century for the Sydney Thunder (off 20 balls) on Big Bash debut, while also becoming the youngest player to ever score a BBL fifty (19 years and 76 days). He swiftly earnt his first men’s Test cap in last summer’s Boxing Day Test, where Konstas made another statement by making 60 runs before lunch on day one against India. As a lifelong…
England batter Jordan Cox delivered another power hitting display in The Hundred as Oval Invincibles men closed out a seven-wicket win over Southern Brave at the Utilita Bowl.Cox had smashed an unbeaten 86 as the Invincibles set a new record for the highest men’s total with 226 for four against Welsh Fire on Saturday – and another superb half-century helped push his side towards their target in Southampton to move clear at the top of the table. With the Invincibles having opted to field first, Jason Behrendorff struck twice in the powerplay to remove Brave openers James Vince (seven) and…
After a hat-trick on his T20I debut four years ago, you could be forgiven for thinking it could only be downhill for Nathan Ellis in his international career. But the Sydneysider-turned-Hobartian has done the opposite: in the four years since he’s forged a reputation as one of the premier white-ball bowlers in the men’s game thanks to his tricks, deceptions and “unique” action. Bat dominated ball in Australia’s recent 5-0 T20 victory over West Indies in the Caribbean with the average runs per over for the series clocking in at 10.23. Ellis, who played all five games, was the standout…
An all-action display from Sam Curran and another eye-catching half-century from Jordan Cox eased reigning champions Oval Invincibles to a seven-wicket win over Southern Brave and extended their lead at the top of the table. Points Table Match Analysis Set 134 to win, the Invincibles lost their openers cheaply, Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye both falling to Craig Overton, but Cox continued his red-hot form with a classy 37-ball 56 and Curran capped a fine all-round performance by making an unbeaten 50 from 32 deliveries.Cox fell to Tymal Mills with 15 still required but captain Sam Billings struck three boundaries…