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Marnus Labuschagne’s Hyderabad Kingsmen reach final of the Pakistan Super League after gripping last-ball win It’s not unusual for Marnus Labuschagne to be emotional on the cricket field but even he is rarely described as going “berserk” as he was after leading his Hyderabad Kingsmen team into the Pakistan Super League final after a last-ball thriller. It had come down to the last ball in Lahore. Chris Green, the Australian T20 specialist, had to hit it for four to book Islamabad United a place in the final. Green was 21 not out off eight balls while bowler Hunain…
Mitchell Starc made his return to action following elbow and shoulder injuries by claiming three wickets in his first outing of the IPL season with Delhi Capitals Mitchell Starc is back, and it’s like the new ball destroyer has never been away. Not that it started well in Jaipur; the Indian Premier League is not the easiest arena for a bowler to ease his way back into action. More than three months after he had last bowled in competition Starc steamed in to open up for Delhi Capitals at Rajasthan Royal’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday – and saw Yashasvi…
Friday’s County Championship saw England stalwart Joe Root struggle with Yorkshire under the pump, Nottinghamshire’s Ben Duckett strike his third half-century in a row and Ollie Robinson score a huge 100 for Sussex.Jack Carson and Robinson made centuries batting at numbers nine and 10 respectively as Sussex rallied from 92-7 against Surrey to 358-9 declared. Surrey, without a County Championship win at the Oval in nearly a year, were in the driving seat after Jordan Clark’s five wickets on a green top but Fynn Hudson-Prentice (53) and Carson dug in. Carson went on to 105 before nicking off, giving England gloveman…
Simon Helmot will explore new opportunities after a five-year stint with Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades’ title-winning coach Simon Helmot will leave the club after five years in the role. Helmot took charge of the ‘Gades in 2021 and guided his side to a second-placed finish in his first season in charge. However the highlight of his tenure was undoubtedly leading the Renegades to their inaugural title in WBBL|10 as he and captain Sophie Molineux orchestrated an emotional and historic championship for the club. Rise of the Renegades: Helmot’s footy-inspired rev-up The 54-year-old will now explore other opportunities and is currently…
Twenty-year-old Sam Konstas did not receive a Cricket Australia contract for the 2026-27 season General Manager of Sydney Thunder Trent Copeland has “zero doubt” young gun Sam Konstas will make his mark as an all-format player for Australia by the end of his professional cricket career. After being overlooked for the NRMA Insurance Men’s Ashes series, the 20-year-old was left off Cricket Australia’s full contract list for the 2026-2027 season. Konstas was one of six players to not have their contract renewed, alongside Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson and the recently retired Test opener, Usman Khawaja.Acknowledging the…
Jess Jonassen has enjoyed a brilliant start to life at Yorkshire fresh off Queensland’s WNCL win Main image by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com Evergreen allrounder Jess Jonassen looks in the mood to again put herself on Australian selectors’ radar for the upcoming World Cup after a remarkable new lease of life in the county game in England. The spinning allrounder, who just keeps impressing wherever she plays – even if it’s a while since was flavour of the month with national selectors – has been nothing short of sensational for Yorkshire in the women’s one-day cup in England, even enjoying unexpected batting…
Josh Hazlewood suffered a rare old mauling in Bengaluru’s defeat to the Gujarat Titans Just three days after delivering his most devastating Indian Premier League performance, Josh Hazlewood has been brought swiftly down to earth as he suffered one of his worst wicketless outings in the competition. The Australian veteran, usually so difficult to get away, was hammered for 56 off his four overs, clocked for four sixes, a five and five fours off his 24 deliveries, as the Gujarat Titans put his champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit to the sword with a four-wicket win in Ahmedabad on Thursday. …
The worlds of football, Formula 1, cricket, golf and rugby league come together for what promises to be a thrilling weekend of action, all exclusively live on Sky Sports Big Weekend from May 1 to May 4.Manchester United and Liverpool renew their rivalry in the Premier League while title rivals Arsenal and Man City’s matches are also live on Sky Sports, the Championship regular season reaches its climax, Man City can clinch the WSL title and the race for the Scottish title takes centre stage with Hearts, Rangers and Celtic all in action. The Formula 1 season resumes with the…
No consensus among states after Queensland Cricket sided with Cricket NSW in opposing the current plan Cricket Australia will reassess plans to immediately explore selling equity stakes in the Big Bash League clubs to private investment following Queensland Cricket’s decision to reject the current proposals. QC yesterday informed CA it does not support the current plans, joining Cricket NSW in rejecting the private ownership model presented by CA. South Australia remains in favour of a “hybrid” model with heavy caveats on investment, while Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania are firmly in favour of allowing private investment. That left the governing…
A Pakistan Super League knockout clash featuring six top Aussies has ended with Marnus Labuschagne grabbing the bragging rights over Steve Smith Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell are celebrating a triumph over a posse of their Australian international teammates as they homed in on potential glory in the Pakistan Super League. Neither of the two veterans had vintage days for Hyderabad Kingsmen in their eliminator clash on Wednesday against an Ashton Turner-captained Multan Sultans team featuring Steve Smith, Peter Siddle and Josh Philippe. But Labuschagne, captain of a Kinsgsmen outfit who’d suffered a horror start to the tournament, was left…