Sri Lanka's decision to bat first backfired when they were all out for 236 on Day 1 of the first Test.
With 10 centuries in just 54 innings over the past two and a half years, Root has gone past Sir Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run-scorer.
Rajasthan Royal Ben Stokes is to completely recover from jet lag after a long journey from New Zealand.
Stokes plundered eight sixes in his astounding innings that fashioned a wholly unlikely one-wicket win for England, bringing the five-match series level at one-all, with everything to play for in the final two Tests.
Styris did not have any doubt over Pandya's talent but the Kiwi wanted him to infuse more consistency into his performances.
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
Ben Stokes was caught using saliva to shine the ball during the second ODI against India
Ged Stokes, father of England all-rounder Ben Stokes, passed away after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
Team Europe and Team World are tied at 2 after one day of the Laver Cup after play opened Friday in Berlin.
Kriti Sanon's Greek holiday is certainly making a lot of news.
'We felt like we had a lot of different wicket-taking opportunities. The odd ball was staying low, we got the ball reversing a little bit, and got the odd ball to spin as well. It's never an easy position.'
The 24-year-old Hima was last year provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in a span of 12 months. She was, however, cleared by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) following a hearing in March.
Harry Singh's father, R P Singh Senior, played two ODIs for India in the 1980s.
Joe Root and Harry Brook's centuries powered England's strong reply on Day 3 of the first Test in Multan.
England's aggressive approach will help when they face spin-friendly conditions in Pakistan during their Test series in October, the country's former bowler Stuart Broad has said.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Thursday.
New Zealand on Monday named a strong squad, which includes five spin bowling options
Iga Swiatek was thrilled to see Ted Lasso lead Jason Sudeikis in the stands.
England have included five uncapped players for their Twenty20 series against Australia, and Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts and Jamie Smith have been named for the One-Day Internationals, the country's cricket board said on Monday.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Saturday.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that multiple rocket launches have been identified from Lebanon since the Yom Kippur fast started. Two UAVs were identified crossing from Lebanon into central Israel, according to IDF. A hit on a civilian building was identified and one UAV was intercepted.
England were in command on 30/1 at tea after bowling West Indies out for 121 on the opening day of the first Test.
Sitting in the Royal Box, Tendulkar received a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd.
Ben Stokes is confident that he will be back for the next edition.
In-form Sri Lanka right-hander Kamindu Mendis is another player on the move, with the 26-year-old improving five places to 11th and reaching a new career-high rating after he scored another century in the second Test of his side's recent series with New Zealand.
Saud Shakeel missed out on a hundred but Salman Agha smashed a brisk 79 not out to propel Pakistan to a commanding 515 for eight at tea on the second day of the contest on Tuesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin continued his absolute dominance over batters during the first Test against Bangladesh, returning with a six-wicket haul, and the star off-spinner said he enjoyed every moment of bowling on the red-soil pitch, which is often perceived as pacer-friendly, because of the steep bounce it offers.
PHOTOS from Day 1 of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday
How would Sudhaji react to these photographs of her beloved son-in-law Rishi Sunak fishing?
Carlos Alcaraz won two matches to lift Team Europe to a 13-11 victory over Team World for the Laver Cup title in Berlin.
The huge tattoo took 28 hours to complete.
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