Cricket

Travis Head proved England’s nemesis once again as he scored his second century of the Ashes to carry Australia toward a seemingly inevitable series triumph on day three at ...

Nearly four years of Ashes planning was left in smouldering ruins on Thursday as England buckled under the heat andthe pressure at Adelaide Oval to lurch towards a series-deciding defeat ...

Hometown hero Alex Carey rode his luck to a first Ashes century to rescue Australia as England’s bowlers toiled in an Adelaide Oval cauldron on a scorching opening day ...

Australia stormed to an eight-wicket victory in the second Ashes test on Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead as England succumbed on day four to a pace blitz from ...

Australia dominated day two of the second Ashes test on Friday with a punishing batting assault on a lifeless Gabba pitch as England fumbled their chances in the field. Half-centuries ...

England’s Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on day one of the second test in Brisbane on ...

Australia’s Ashes match-winner Travis Head said he was wary of inciting England’s fast bowlers as he slogged his way to a stunning century in the first test in ...

England captain Ben Stokes declared himself shell-shocked by Travis Head’s incredible innings of 123 as Australia, seemingly on the ropes, roared back to crush England by eight wickets inside two ...

Australia trailed England by 49 runs on 123-9 at the end of an extraordinary opening day of the Ashes series on Friday at Perth Stadium, where bowlers had very much the ...

Australia and England wrapped up their Ashes preparations on Thursday with the home side showing their hand with a pair of debutants while the visitors kept their final XI under ...

The contest between England’s dialled-down ‘Bazball’ approach and Australia’s more methodical batting could determine who prevails in the Ashes series beginning in Perth on Friday. Conceived by head ...

England must look to stamp their authority on the Ashes series in Australia early or risk succumbing to yet another defeat Down Under, former England bowler Stuart Broad has warned. ...

Ravindra Jadeja’s four-wicket burst set India on course for a victory inside three days after a frenetic 15-wicket day in the low-scoring opening test against South Africa on Saturday. ...

Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary became the first ever player to smash eight successive sixes in first class cricket and also raced to an 11-ball 50 – the fastest half century in ...

By Richard Boxall The Happy Valley cricket ground at Episkopi was the venue for four days of international cricket, from which Cyprus emerged triumphant after winning all of their matches ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes to India’s women cricketers following their “historic” triumph in the World Cup final on Sunday while team captain Harmanpreet Kaur hoped it ...

The Women’s Cricket World Cup is set to crown a new champion on Sunday, when hosts India take on South Africa, as both teams look to culminate their month-long, ...

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt smashed an epic 169 to lead her side into the final of the Women’s World Cup hammering England by 125 runs in the first semi-final on ...

Australia are heading into the Ashes with their worst team in over a decade and all the pressure will be on the hosts when the five-match series begins next month, ...

Australia captain Pat Cummins said on Monday he was more likely than not to miss the first Ashes test in Perth next month and is not absolutely certain of being ...

Mitchell Marsh scored a quickfire half-century as Australia crushed New Zealand by six wickets in the series-opening T20I despite a maiden century from home batter Tim Robinson in Mount ...

Retired international cricket umpire Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird, who officiated in three World Cup finals, has died aged 92, his former clubs Yorkshire and Leicestershire said on Tuesday. Former first-class English ...

India captain Suryakumar Yadav once again chose not to shake hands with Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha at the toss ahead of their Asia Cup match on Sunday, as animosity ...

England’s record 342-run One Day International win over South Africa in Southampton on Sunday provided the recipe for future success, according to coach Brendon McCullum, as they found the ...