British weather spoils long-awaited cricket return
After a 117-day absence, international cricket returned in familiar fashion on Wednesday as rain and bad light restricted the first Test between England and West...
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Heavyweights make their mark in Cyprus cricket league
After three rounds of matches in the Cyprus Cricket Association BAO Financial T20 Cup a pattern is emerging of dominance by Punjab Lions and Riyaan,...
Massive record score by Rehman wows the world
By Richard Boxall A spectacular innings by Rehman of Riyaan CC was the highlight of the second round of matches in the Cyprus Cricket Association...
Cyprus cricket returns with higher profile
Sunday was a momentous day for Cyprus cricket. Not only did the sport resume after the enforced Covid-19 break, but it was also available to...
Cricket to resume in Cyprus on Sunday
The 2020 CCA #BAOFinancial T20 Cup commences on June 21, 2020 after the delay caused by Covid-19 pandemic. This season there are 10 teams taking...
Cricket given leading role in British sport re-opening plans, say ECB
English cricket’s governing body said it has been given the leading role for all sport in the country, including soccer, in examining how to create ‘bio-secure’ venues...
Ben Stokes named Wisden cricketer of the year
Ben Stokes has unseated Virat Kohli as Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world, ending the India captain’s three-year reign. The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2020, published...
Sport by sport look at the impact of virus outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak has decimated the sporting schedule and left major doubts over some of 2020’s biggest events. A range of sports have had to...
Ruthless England close on victory in third test
By Mark Gleeson England were seven wickets away from winning the third test on Sunday after reducing South Africa to 44 for three in their...
Inspired Stokes seals dramatic England win in South Africa
Ben Stokes took the last three wickets as England subdued a stubborn South Africa to win a thrilling second test by 189 runs late on...
Nicosia Tigers are T20 Champions
The Cyprus T20 league was won on Sunday by Nicosia Tigers, who beat Moufflons by 14 runs in the final at Ypsonas. In a fairly...
Stokes caps sensational year with BBC Sports Personality of the Year award
Ben Stokes ended a sensational 2019 by claiming the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year prize and promptly thanked those who had helped him through...
Eagerly-awaited cricket final postponed due to rain
The eagerly-awaited final of the Cyprus T20 competition between Moufflons and Nicosia Tigers fell victim to the heavy rain which made the Ypsonas ground unplayable....
Moufflons and Tigers through to cricket final
On an exciting day’s cricket at Ypsonas, Nicosia Tigers and Moufflons upset the form book to progress to the final of the 2019 CCA #MoneyGram...
Former England cricket captain Bob Willis dies aged 70
Former England captain and cricket pundit Bob Willis has died at the age of 70. The pace bowler played 90 Tests for England and has...
Positives for both sides after NZ win series v England
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and his England counterpart Joe Root both took positives from the two-test series that ended on Tuesday, with the hosts...
Joy for Tigers and Kulwinder
There was plenty of drama in the final round of group matches in the Cyprus T20 cricket league on Sunday. The last remaining place in...
Crucial wins for Moufflons and Sri Lankans in Cyprus cricket league
In the penultimate round of group matches in the Cyprus T20 cricket league, the positions became a lot clearer due to important wins for Moufflons...
Williamson dismissal puts England in front against NZ
Sam Curran produced an unplayable ball to dismiss New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and put England in a strong position at the end of the...
England restricted by NZ pace attack on even first dat
New Zealand’s experienced pace bowlers repaid the faith placed in them on the first day of the opening Test against England, bowling superbly before some...
