England v India: Three key battles LONDON: Ben Stokes’ England take on an India team under new captain Shubman Gill at Headingley on Friday in the... Published 19 Jun, 2025 03:35pm
Sports World Test Championship format needs revamping despite riveting final LONDON: A riveting World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa went a long way to boost the... Published 15 Jun, 2025 06:38pm
Sports South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win World Test Championship LONDON: South Africa won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat... Published 14 Jun, 2025 05:07pm
Sports WTC final in the balance as South Africa need 188 more runs to win LONDON: Defending champions Australia needed eight wickets and South Africa 188 more runs as both chased victory in... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:21pm
Sports West Indies recall Hope, drop Roach for home series v Australia West Indies batter Shai Hope is in line to play his first test in almost four years after being recalled to the... Published 11 Jun, 2025 01:28pm
Sports Australia’s Hazlewood returns for WTC final against South Africa LONDON: Marnus Labuschagne will open the batting for Australia and Josh Hazlewood has been selected in the bowling... Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:26pm
Sports Drugs ban gives Rabada extra motivation for WTC final, says Bavuma LONDON: South Africa are backing fast bowler Kagiso Rabada to bring extra motivation to the World Test Championship... Published 10 Jun, 2025 05:36pm
Sports India’s Sudharsan ready to bat anywhere after ‘surreal’ Test call-up NEW DELHI: Sai Sudharsan finds it “surreal” to be included in India’s Test squad for the team’s tour of England next... Published 25 May, 2025 12:27pm
Sports Pakistan to receive $0.48mn despite finishing last in ICC World Test Championship cycle The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a record-breaking prize pool for the 2023-25 ICC World Test... Published 15 May, 2025 05:12pm
Sports South Africa name Rabada in World Test Championship final squad CAPE TOWN: South Africa have included Kagiso Rabada in their squad for the World Test Championship final against... Published 13 May, 2025 02:55pm
Sports Pat Cummins, Hazlewood, Green return in Australia’s WTC final squad SYDNEY: Captain Pat Cummins, fellow quick bowler Josh Hazlewood and all-rounder Cameron Green were all named Tuesday... Published 13 May, 2025 10:27am
Sports India’s Kohli follows Rohit into Test retirement India batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a... Published 12 May, 2025 12:03pm
Sports Gill and Bumrah in race to succeed Rohit as India’s Test captain NEW DELHI: Top order batter Shubman Gill and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah are locked in a two-horse race to be... Published 08 May, 2025 02:13pm
Sports New Zealand head coach Stead quits white-ball roles New Zealand head coach Gary Stead will no longer coach the one-day international and T20 teams but may re-apply for... Published 08 Apr, 2025 11:45am
Sports Australia captain Cummins ‘heavily unlikely’ for Champions Trophy: coach MELBOURNE: Australia captain Pat Cummins is all but ruled out of the Champions Trophy while fellow paceman Josh... Published 05 Feb, 2025 12:32pm
Sports Josh Inglis gives Australia another selection headache MELBOURNE: It was a debut three years in the making but Josh Inglis made it one to remember with a thrilling century... Published 31 Jan, 2025 12:26pm
Sports South Africa need big improvement before World Test final, says coach PRETORIA: South Africa have plenty to improve on despite securing their place in next year’s World Test Championship... Published 30 Dec, 2024 04:35pm
Sports Pakistan to host West Indies for two January Tests in Multan KARACHI: Pakistan announced on Tuesday that two Tests against the West Indies next month will take place... Updated 24 Dec, 2024 12:43pm
Sports Cup in one hand and control in the other, India boss 2024 NEW DELHI: Cricket’s financial engine India ended their title drought and also tightened their vice-like grip on the... Published 02 Dec, 2024 03:39pm
Sports India’s transition could make for a tough tour Down Under NEW DELHI: As whispers about the waning powers of India’s batting stalwarts and the advancing years of their spin... Published 19 Nov, 2024 01:55pm
Sports World Test Championship makes for ‘bigger carrot’: Tom Latham MUMBAI: The World Test Championship has breathed new life into the five-day format by making every match important,... Published 31 Oct, 2024 03:08pm
Sports Adapting to Mumbai pitch key to NZ hopes of whitewash, says Stead New Zealand’s chances of delivering a famous series whitewash in India will depend on how well they adapt to the... Published 30 Oct, 2024 02:18pm
Sports Time running out for struggling India stalwarts Kohli, Rohit NEW DELHI: The inglorious end of India’s proud home record has left the cricket-mad nation grappling with the... Published 29 Oct, 2024 12:16pm
Sports South Africa confident of chasing down World Test Championship final place DHAKA: South Africa are confident they can chase down a spot in next year’s World Test Championship final, even if... Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:41pm
Sports Rabada fastest to 300th Test wicket, as Bangladesh all out for 106 MIRPUR: South Africa posted 140-6 on Monday in an action-packed first day of the opening Test, after Bangladesh... Updated 21 Oct, 2024 04:57pm
Sports India in box seat after Bumrah takes four against Bangladesh CHENNAI: India took command of the first Test against Bangladesh, extending their lead to 308 after fast bowler... Updated 20 Sep, 2024 06:39pm
Sports Ton-up Ashwin lifts India to 339-6 against Bangladesh CHENNAI: A counter-attacking century from Ravichandran Ashwin pulled India to 339-6 on day one of the first Test... Updated 19 Sep, 2024 05:06pm
Sports Kamindu Mendis century rescues Sri Lanka against New Zealand GALLE: Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand Wednesday as the hosts wrestled... Updated 18 Sep, 2024 07:37pm
Sports Bangladesh Tests ‘no dress rehearsal’, says India’s Rohit CHENNAI: Captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday warned his India team there is “no dress rehearsal” in cricket as they face... Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:53pm
Sports Sri Lanka recall batsman Fernando for New Zealand series Sri Lanka recalled top-order batsman Oshada Fernando to their 16-member squad announced on Monday for their two-Test... Published 16 Sep, 2024 02:45pm