Cricket

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 ...

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell produced an unbeaten half-century in a tense chase to help the hosts edge out South Africa by two wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International ...

Mohammed Siraj was inspired as India took the last four wickets in under an hour to bowl England out for 367 and win an astonishing fifth test by six runs to ...

Mitchell Starc delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history on Monday as Australia crushed the West Indies by 176 runs in the third test in Kingston, Jamaica to complete a 3...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and their talisman Virat Kohli ended a 17-season drought by winning their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title, beating Punjab Kings by six runs in the final ...

New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday to secure their place in Sunday’s final against India. Electing to bat, ...