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Adam Hose made a career-best 266 during a third-wicket stand of 395 with Jake Libby as bottom-of-the-table Worcestershire dominated day one of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Hampshire.Hose smashed 31 fours and seven sixes off 253 deliveries, while stand-in captain Libby passed 10,000 career runs on his way to an unbeaten 137. The Pears, who have won only once all season, reached 463-3 at stumps in the Division One match at Southampton.Centuries from Dom Sibley and Sam Curran helped reigning champions Surrey take control against Durham.Opener Sibley remained unbeaten on 169 and Curran contributed 108 off 124 balls in a score…
Sean Williams survived a blow to the helmet to hit 137 against the tide in Bulawayo Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams has struck a fluent 137 from 164 balls on day two of the first Test against South Africa in Bulawayo but the visitors were in command with a 216-run lead and nine second-innings wickets remaining. A South African side missing several regulars will resume on 1-49 on the third morning after Zimbabwe made 251 on Sunday in reply to the Protea’s first-innings score of 9-418 declared. Opener Tony de Zorzi is 22 not out and allrounder Wiaan Mulder has 25 as…
Najmul Hossain Shanto during the recent Test series against Sri Lanka ©Getty Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh’s most successful Test skipper stepped down as captain following the 1-0 series defeat to Sri Lanka on Saturday (June 28). It led to the question on whether Bangladesh cricket is able to provide a suitable platform for a captain to flourish and develop as a leader. If statistics are taken into account, Shanto is surely the most successful skipper with the winning percentage of 28.57 (14 Tests – four wins, one draw and nine losses) ahead of Shakib al Hasan 21.05 (19 Tests -…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Sean Williams’ sixth Test ton remained the lone fighting spark for Zimbabwe © Zimbabwe Cricket Sean Williams’ sixth Test ton remained the lone fighting spark for Zimbabwe in the first Test in Bulawayo. It was the collective bowling performance by the South Africans, led by Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj and Codi Yusuf which ensured a big 167-run lead. South Africa have now extended their lead to 216 runs at the end of Day 2. South Africa declared on their overnight score of 418 for 9 and sent Zimbabwe in to bat, first thing in…
Lando Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position in a McLaren one-two on Sunday after fending off championship-leading team mate Oscar Piastri in an early wheel-to-wheel duel and then withstanding intense pressure to the end. The Briton’s third victory of the season cut Australian Piastri’s Formula One lead from 22 to 15 points after 11 of 24 rounds, with the two McLaren drivers locked in an increasingly private title battle. Charles Leclerc completed the podium for Ferrari with teammate Lewis Hamilton fourth and George Russell, last year’s winner in Austria, fifth for Mercedes. Red Bull’s four-time world champion…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Since his fine hundred against India in the Champions Trophy, Towhid Hridoy appears to be grappling with form and clarity in the shorter formats ©AFP Towhid Hridoy’s form has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks as the young batter has struggled to live up to the expectations that followed his breakthrough performance. Since his fine hundred against India in the Champions Trophy, the right-hander has featured in one ODI and six T20Is over the past four months. But rather than building on that milestone, he appears to be grappling with form and clarity.…
AUSTRALIA TOUR OF WEST INDIES, 2025 Konstas was dismissed cheaply in both innings, often appearing caught between attack and defence © AFP Australia coach Andrew McDonald has called for patience as the Test team works through a top-order transition, backing young players to grow into their roles despite a mixed outing in the first Test against West Indies. With senior batter Steve Smith missing the Barbados Test due to injury, Australia fielded a new-look top four that included Sam Konstas as opener, Cameron Green at No.3 and Josh Inglis at No.4. All three batters failed to get big scores on…
CNN — Lando Norris held off multiple challenges from his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. Having started in pole position, the Briton led for all but a few gripping seconds in lap 11. With the McLaren team giving permission for its drivers to fight it out, Piastri darted in front of Norris at turn three, only for Norris to snatch the lead back at turn four. The Australian was undeterred, trying again in lap 20 but he locked up and nearly went into the back of his teammate’s car. Later warned…
CNN — Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca hit out at the Club World Cup organizers and suggested the United States is not a suitable host for the competition after his team’s last-16 win over Benfica was disrupted by a two-hour weather delay. “For me personally, it’s not football. It’s already seven, eight, nine games that they suspended here. I think it’s a joke,” he told reporters after Chelsea’s dramatic, extra time 4-1 win on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. “I can understand that for security reasons, you have to suspend the game. But if you suspend seven or eight games, that…
CONCUSSION REPLACEMENT Brian Bennett was hit on the head when he was on 19 © Getty Brian Bennett, the Zimbabwe opener, has been ruled out of the remainder of the first Test against South Africa in Bulawayo after being diagnosed with a mild concussion following a blow to his helmet on Sunday (June 29). Prince Masvaure has been named Bennett’s replacement for the rest of the game. Bennett was struck on his helmet by a bouncer from Kwena Maphaka in the sixth over of Zimbabwe’s innings – he tried to play a pull shot but missed the ball. He was…