London Mitchell Starc bowled the perfect ball to Ben Stokes, knocking back the stumps, driving the third-last but deepest nail into England’s coffin. The 64-run win put Australia at 12 points and took them to the World Cup semifinals, while England are faced with uncertainty. Australia became the first teamRead More

Manchester Dashing West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will retire from international cricket after the home ODI and Test series against India scheduled in August-September, revising his earlier plan to call it quits after the ongoing World Cup. Among the high profile players in the last two decades, Gayle will followRead More

Manchester: Australians asking fans at the World Cup to stop booing David Warner and Steve Smith was “a bit strange” as their former coach Darren Lehmann had once told supporters to jeer England’s Stuart Broad, the hosts’ batsman Jonny Bairstow has said. “I’ve read that Justin Langer, the Australia coach,Read More

Manchester: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 62 runs in their World Cup match to register their third win in the tournament. Put into bat at the Hampshire Bowl, Bangladesh posted 262 for seven wickets after wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim topscored with 83 and Shakib Al Hasan (51) reclaimed his position as theRead More

Hiroshima Drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur scored a brace as India secured its place in the final round of Tokyo Olympics qualifiers by beating Chile 4-2 in the semifinals of the women’s FIH Series Finals hockey tournament here today. The top two teams from the ongoing tournament have secured their berths inRead More

Southampton A Mohammed Shami hat-trick did the trick for India as they defended a modest total of 224 against Afghanistan in their fifth match of the World Cup. Needing 16 off the final over, bowled by Shami, Afghanistan got a four off the first ball before Shami dismissed Mohammad NabiRead More

Southampton MS Dhoni was stumped for the first time since 2011 in India’s match against Afghanistan on Saturday where they were restricted to a modest 224/8 in 50 overs. The former India skipper laboured to 28 off 52 balls (3×4), bringing back to memory the days when he was questionedRead More

Southampton First, let’s get the cliché out of the way: “It’s not about against whom we’re playing. I think it’s about how we play as individuals (that matters),” said Vijay Shankar, the India allrounder, on the eve of the match against Afghanistan. But no, it does matter who you’re playing:Read More

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Despite another shaky performance in the Copa America, Argentina still have their fate in their hands to reach the quarterfinals after drawing 1-1 with Paraguay on Wednesday as fortune shined on their side three times. Argentina captain Lionel Messi levelled in the 57th minute after a handballRead More

New Delhi India skipper Virat Kohli will have the chance to add another feather to his cap by becoming the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs when he takes strike against Afghanistan in their World Cup tie at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday. Kohli currently has 19,Read More