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Jofra Archer’s draft nomination offers tantalising prospect for clubs willing to punt on 30-year-old firebrand’s availability and fitness England quick Jofra Archer has put himself in the mix for a return to the Big Bash League, officially nominating for this week’s overseas player draft. Archer used the BBL to launch himself to international superstardom with the Hobart Hurricanes in 2017-18, playing two seasons in Tasmania that netted 34 wickets at an average of 23.26 and economy of 7.72. Whether clubs will take a punt on drafting the 30-year-old this summer remains to be seen. Archer has nominated for the draft…
CNN — Caitlin Clark says that she always dreamed of playing in the WNBA – and dreamed of playing in front of big crowds – but the seismic transformation she has inspired in women’s basketball has still taken her by surprise. “Being on the magnitude it is,” she told CNN Sports recently, “is kind of hard to imagine.” During the Indiana Fever’s first game of the new season in May, the excitement levels were at a fever pitch. Journalists covering the game against the Chicago Sky compared the energy both inside and outside of the packed 17,000-seat arena to a…
Jake Fraser-McGurk returned to form with a blazing 38-ball 88 against LAKR ©MLC Within the span of just 12 months, cricket has offered young Jake Fraser-McGurk a whirlwind preview of the highs and lows that define a professional career. It’s as if the game has injected him early with the antibodies needed to endure the long journey of petals and pricks that every cricketer must walk. From the heady highs of a breakout 2024 IPL season, where he lit up the stage and captured instant fame in a cricket-mad nation, to the proud moment of earning his Australia cap in…
MLC 2025 Noor Ahmad returned figures of 4 for 25 © MLC After having picked up a nervy win over MI New York, Texas Super Kings made it two in two in MLC 2025 following a resounding win over LA Knight Riders on Sunday (June 15) in California. It was a collective effort with both bat and ball as they beat LAKR comfortably by 57 runs. After being asked to bat first, TSK did get off to a jittery start with Faf du Plessis failing to impress again. Batting on 2 off 8 at one point, he did try to…
Sydney Thunder and NSW star Hannah Darlington will take on a different role as she heads to Papua New Guinea with the Australian Women’s Indigenous team Hannah Darlington is turning a temporary setback into a chance to grow her cricketing resume, as she takes on her first coaching role. The NSW and Sydney Thunder allrounder is in Papua New Guinea this week with the Australian Women’s Indigenous team, where she is assisting head coach Alex Stewart in the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational.The 23-year-old Kamilaroi woman has previously captained the Indigenous team on a tour to Vanuatu in 2023, but…
Los Angeles AP — The Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal. The Giants sent right-hander Jordan Hicks, lefty Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs III and minor league righty Jose Bello to the Red Sox for the 28-year-old designated hitter, who had bristled at his demotion from third base this year. The Giants were one game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers heading into Sunday night’s matchup between the NL West rivals. San Francisco shortstop Willy Adames said on the ESPN broadcast that the team found out about 15…
Gill is India’s 37th Test captain. ©Getty In September 2024, on the eve of the Duleep Trophy as India’s domestic season stirred to life under overcast Bengaluru skies, Shubman Gill allowed himself a brief glance into the near future. A long stretch of Test cricket lay ahead, his chance to steady what had been a stop-start journey in the format. “Hopefully, after these 10 Tests end, I’ll be up to my expectations or more,” said the captain of India ‘A’. He began with a century in Chennai. Then came an accomplished 90 on a turner in Mumbai. But soon, the…
PAKISTAN’S Hannan Shahid (L) vies with Malaysia’s Shello Silverius during their FIH Nation’s Cup match at the National Stadium on Sunday.—courtesy FIH KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan and Malaysia played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in their opening fixture of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup at the National Stadium on Sunday, with the Green Shirts relinquishing a lead late in the match. Pakistan began the contest on a strong note, taking a 2-0 lead in the first quarter courtesy of goals from Nadeem Ahmad and Rehman Abdul. The visitors dominated the proceedings for much of the first three quarters, effectively denying the…
LONDON: Tatjana Maria completed her fairytale run at Queen’s Club as the German qualifier beat American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final to become the oldest winner of a WTA 500 event. The 37-year-old’s victory secured the fourth singles title of her career, and her first since 2023 on the clay in Bogota. World number 86 Maria is the first German to win a WTA 500 title since Angelique Kerber in 2018 in Sydney. In the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973, Maria is the event’s first female champion since Russia’s Olga Morozova 52 years ago. When Morozova…
LONDON: South African captain Temba Bavuma poses with the World Test Championship Mace at Lord’s in a portrait released by the International Cricket Council on Sunday.—courtesy ICC LONDON: A riveting World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa went a long way to boost the sagging credentials of the five-day game, but the format of the competition is in need of a revamp, according to many of the games top observers. South Africa beat Australia by five wickets at lunch on the fourth day of a fluctuating contest at Lord’s in which the bowlers dominated the opening two days.…