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Alyssa Healy’s return to cricket will come for Australia A in August series with India as skipper says her hunger for cricket remains Alyssa Healy has ruled out making this year’s ODI World Cup a farewell party, revealing recent injuries could persuade her to push back any retirement plans. Healy’s path back to cricket will be confirmed on Tuesday, with the wicketkeeper to be named as part of an Australia A squad to face India A in Queensland in August. The matches will mark the Australian captain’s first since the Ashes success at the start of the year, when she…
MLC 2025 Owen made the Super Kings pay after being dropped on 20 in the third over. © MLC Blazing half-centuries from Mitch Owen and Andries Gous powered Washington Freedom to their fourth successive win in MLC 2025, as they overhauled Texas Super Kings’ 220/6 with two balls to spare, climbing to second on the points table. Owen and Rachin Ravindra got the chase off to a flying start, hitting five boundaries in the first eight deliveries. Though Ravindra fell during the powerplay, Owen made the Super Kings pay after being dropped on 20 in the third over. Despite the…
Head believes the quick turnaround from the World Test Championship Final to the West Indies series is a positive for his side and has urged his teammates not to dwell on the loss to the Proteas when they take on the Caribbean side. “There’s added motivation to go out there and play well,” Head said of the first Test in Barbados. “We didn’t play well (against South Africa) and it’s unfortunate. “We put two years of hard work into one week and didn’t quite go to plan and the opposition played really well, so there’s another motivation. “We’ve got two…
Cromwell, Connecticut AP — Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley rallied from three shots behind with four holes to play and birdied the 18th hole before a delirious home crowd Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Travelers Championship. The victory only strengthened the case for Bradley to bring his clubs to Bethpage Black for the September matches against Europe. He moved to No. 9 in the standings. And he wound up beating Tommy Fleetwood, who scored the clinching point for Europe at Marco Simone two years ago. One shot behind Fleetwood going to the 18th hole, Bradley stuffed his…
LEEDS: Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant watches the ball drop safe after England batter Harry Brook edges it off spinner Ravindra Jadeja during their first Test at Headingley on Sunday.—AFP LEEDS: Harry Brook fell for 99 on his home ground and the brilliant Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets on Sunday to leave the first Test between England and India at Headingley finely poised. England were bowled out for 465 on the third day in reply to India’s first-innings 471. India stretched their lead by the end of the day to 96 at 90-2 thanks to K.L. Rahul’s 47 not out, with…
COLOMBO: Pakistani snooker stars made a resounding statement on the opening day of the Asian 6-Red and Team Snooker Championship, securing convincing victories in their respective group stage matches on Sunday. The championship, featuring 32 players from 13 nations divided into eight groups, commenced in Colombo. Each player will contest three matches in the league round, with the top two from each group advancing to the pre-quarterfinals. Leading the Pakistani charge was Awaisullah Munir, the defending champion. The 31-year-old from Pakistan began his title defence in style, overcoming a spirited challenge from Chi Kin Chan of Macao China with a…
CNN — Louisiana State University are national champions of college baseball for the second time in three years. The Tigers defeated Coastal Carolina 5-3 on Sunday to sweep the College World Series finals. It is LSU’s eighth title in program history, the second most in NCAA Division I history behind University of Southern California’s 12. With the LSU fans at Charles Schwab Field on Omaha, Nebraska, chanting the school’s name, pitcher Chase Shores worked his way out of jam following a lead-off single by Ty Dooley by getting Wells Sykes to ground into a game-ending double play. Tigers players jumped…
Travis Head believes Australia have the experience to cover the absences of batting duo Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne for what will be the first time in more than six-and-a-half years. Not since the Boxing Day Test against India in 2018 – when Smith was serving a year-long ban over the ball tampering scandal earlier that year – has Australia fielded a Test team without either him or Labuschagne in it. Labuschagne has played 53 consecutive Tests after coming into the side mid-match at Lord’s in 2019 when Smith was subbed out with concussion, while the latter’s streak stands at…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2025 Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj combined to bowl more than half of India’s overs in the first innings ©Getty Seven minutes before the scheduled Tea interval on Day 3 at Headingley, with England’s tail trying to wag its team into the lead, Shardul Thakur handed over his hat and jumper to the umpire and began a couple of mock run-ups before starting what was to be his seventh over of the innings. His captain Shubman Gill, who was adjusting his fielders, then had a second thought. From deep at fine leg, Jasprit Bumrah was summoned…
How 38-year-old Khawaja is connecting with teen Konstas Usman Khawaja had backed Marnus Labuschagne to fight his way back into the Test team as the veteran opener looks to build rapport with his third top-order partner in as many Tests. Khawaja, who perhaps has the most experience of being dropped as anyone in the Australian Test squad, said Labuschagne only needs to focus on “things he can control” as he plots his path back into the side after being left out for the first Test against West Indies in Barbados. “First and foremost, as his friend, I just gave a…