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Australia are preparing to embrace the unknown on their first Test tour of the Caribbean in a decade as they seek to kick off the new World Test Championship cycle with an away series win. After going down to South Africa in the 2023-25 WTC final on Saturday, Pat Cummins’ side head to the West Indies on Wednesday where just four players remain from their last Test visit in 2015 – Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith.While Australia has toured for white-ball series since, almost half of the 16-man Test squad – Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 “As we start a new cycle, we know we have to win our home series.” © Getty Sri Lankan skipper Dhananjaya de Silva said on Monday (June 16) that his team will began their 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle with a four-man bowling attack. “We’re thinking we will go with a two-two combination (two spinners, two seamers) and we haven’t finalized that,” said the skipper. “We’ll be looking at the four players who are bowling the best at the moment, and look to use those players.” Dhananjaya said that Sri Lanka missed making the…
CNN — The Los Angeles Dodgers sparked a frenzy Sunday evening when they announced two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited first start from the mound in Dodger blue Monday night. The three-time MVP has not pitched in a game since August 23, 2023, when he played for the Los Angeles Angels. That’s 663 days between pitching appearances – and 663 days since fans caught a glimpse of his wicked four-seam fastball and splitter. Ohtani threw in his first simulated plate appearances at the end of May. At the time, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he didn’t see the…
SO LONG, MATHEWS The Sri Lankan all-rounder will retire from Test cricket after the first match against Bangladesh, but hopes to continue playing white-ball cricket until the 2026 T20 World Cup © AFP Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews, who will retire from Test cricket after the opening game of the two-match series against Bangladesh in Galle, said on Monday that he is targeting the 2025 T20 World Cup as the swansong for his white-ball career, depending on his fitness. All of Galle is preparing to bid a grand farewell to Mathews, who began his Test journey at the same venue…
TNPL 2025 Madurai Panthers accused Dindigul Dragons of ball-tampering © TNCA Dindigul Dragons and their team captain, R Ashwin, have been cleared of the ball-tampering charges by Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Siechem Madurai Panthers had raised the allegations against Dragons of tampering with the match ball using chemical-laced towels, following the latter’s nine-wicket win on Saturday (June 14) night. The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) said its review found no evidence of ball-tampering in the said game. “The towels in question were TNCA-issued and equally available to both teams,” the TNPL CEO Prasanna Kannan said in a statement. ‘The…
CNN — Chicago Sky star Angel Reese became the second youngest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double as she led her team to a 78-66 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Reese recorded 11 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds for her first career triple-double at 23 years and 40 days old in the Commissioner’s Cup win, the WNBA equivalent of the men’s NBA Cup. Only Caitlin Clark has recorded one at a younger age in the league, doing so twice when she was 22. Reese, a WNBA All-Star in her first season, has recorded 30 double-doubles…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique has officially signed with Yorkshire County Cricket Club as an overseas player for the ongoing season. He is expected to join the squad next week and will be available for selection in both red and white-ball formats. The 25-year-old will feature in Yorkshire’s upcoming County Championship fixtures against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and Surrey at York. Additionally, he will play in the final four matches of the group stage of the Vitality Blast. Known for his solid technique and elegant stroke play, Shafique has already scored five centuries in just 22 Test…
CNN — Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 12th time in his career in front of a delighted home crowd in Stockholm, Sweden. Duplantis cleared 6.28 meters on his first attempt to surpass his previous record by a centimeter, immediately running over to the stands to celebrate. This was the first time that the 25-year-old had broken a world record in Sweden, saying afterwards that he felt “full to the brim” with the “special” achievement. “I’ve got a lot of family here,” said Duplantis, who was raised in the United States but represents Sweden, his mother’s…
England will get their 2025 Women’s World Cup campaign under way against South Africa on October 3 in Bengaluru, the International Cricket Council has announced.The eight-team, 50-over tournament, which will be staged in India and Sri Lanka, is set to be the first under England’s new leadership axis of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and head coach Charlotte Edwards. Australia are the defending champions after beating England in the 2022 final in Christchurch and the Ashes rivals will each play their sixth of seven group stage matches on October 22 in Indore.A round-robin format runs from September 30 until October 26, with…
Pakistan beat Japan 3-2 in their second match of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup at Kuala Lumpur’s National Stadium on Monday. Ghazanfar Ali gave Pakistan the lead when he scored in the first quarter. Less than a minute later, Japan’s Kazumasa Matsumoto scored to level the field 1-1. Koji Yamasaki scored Japan’s second goal of the match within two minutes, bringing the score to 2-1. The second quarter saw the score remain steady, but vice-captain Waheed Ashraf Rana scored for Pakistan in the third quarter to tie the score at 2-2 once more. Sufyan Khan scored a decisive goal in…